Global Change II is appropriate for all students and assumes no prior background. It can be taken without prior enrollment in Global Change I. Homework and laboratories use computer-based spatial analysis, encourage students to write critically and promote personal interaction with expert faculty from NRE, LSA and Engineering. First-Year Humanities Seminar. All others need permission of instructor. Designed to introduce entering students to the intellectual life of the university in a small course taught by an experienced member of the faculty.
Topics vary according to the interests of the instructors.
Whatever their subject matter, first-year seminars emphasize critical thinking through class discussion and regular practice in writing. University Courses 150-153 differ only in their area distribution designation. First-Year Social Science Seminar. All others need permission of instructor. See University Course 150 for description.