Welcome to all new Rutgers students! As a first year student, you have an exclusive opportunity to enroll in any of the following seminars. These are small classes specially designed for freshmen only. All of them are standard 3-credit courses.
Please note that some of the seminars have a special section of English Composition reserved for students in the seminar. All new freshmen will take an English Composition course, but in these cases, students will be in the same class for both their seminar and their English class.
Please
read the descriptions of these courses and submit your preferences on the
attached form. If you have any questions, send them to: Professor
Stuart Charmé
Director of Freshman Seminar Program
| A. Introduction to Language | |
| B. Religion and Film | Tu 1:30-4:10 |
| C. Creative Writing | TuTh 11:00-12:20 |
| D. Intermediate French--(3 years high school French required) | MWF 11:15-12:10 |
| E. Poverty and the Urban Environment | TuTh |
| F. Introduction to Religion and Contemporary Culture | TuTh 9:30- 10:50 |
| G. Human Rights | MW 1:20-2:50 |
| H. The Psychology of Everyday Life | MW 4:20-5:40 |
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350:305 TuTh 11:00-12:20
Instructor: Kathy
Volk Miller
[with special section
of English Composition reserved for students in this class -- TuTh 9:30-10:50]
Creative Writing Freshman Seminar is an introduction
to the writer's craft that surveys the genres of poetry, fiction, and creative
nonfiction. We will read published work, but we will spend the better of
our time on our own writing. To develop independent learning, students
will "find" work on the Internet, and bring it into the class for group
discussion. The abundance of literature on the web, along with the individuality
of students, ensures that this assignment is dynamic. To encourage students
learn from one another, most of our work will be explored in small workshop
groups.
420:131 MWF 10:10-11:05
Instructor: Louise
Horowitz
This section of the first semester of Intermediate
French is directed exclusively to entering freshmen. Classroom time focuses
on a comprehensive review of French grammar, while also supporting the
active speaking, reading, and writing of the language. Short entertaining
cultural readings will supplement the textbook and workbook. Regular homework,
in a controlled amount, will permit the development of all skills and will
be gone over in class. Considerable individual attention is assured,
with the goal of ensuring every student's progress.
840:108 TuTh 9:30 -
10:50
Instructor: Joanna
Lightner
[with special section
of English Composition reserved for students in this class -- TuTh 11:00-12:20]
An examination of the BIG QUESTIONS and the
way our culture addresses them. If you're wondering about the meaning of
life, come and hear what your classmates think, and discover the wide variety
of answers offered by other religions and cultures.
Political Science 790:102
MonWed 1:20 - 2:50
Instructor:
Arthur Klinghoffer
This seminar will study the relationship
between individual liberty and government authority, various violations
of the rights of citizens, and the means available to prevent or prosecute
human rights violations. How do international agreements on
human rights conflict with the principle of sovereignty, and is humanitarian
intervention a practical solution to human rights problems? Among
the issues discussed will be genocide, crimes against humanity and rights
pertaining to women, children, workers and indigenous peoples.
830:100 MW 4:20-5:40
Instructor:
Dan Hart
[with special section
of English Composition reserved for students in this class -- MW 1:20-2:40]
How can I achieve happiness? What does
it mean to be in love? Why aren't people convinced by my arguments?
In the course, we'll examine these and other questions concerning psychology
in everyday life. The goal of the class is to explore the contributions
of psychological research and psychological principles to issues of societal
and personal concern. This exploration will lead us into related
disciplines--anthropology, sociology, and philosophy--that contribute to
an appreciation of the complexity of the questions and their answers.