Post-secondary school courses

[sailor_baby]

I don't know for any one else, but when I first started school, I wish I knew people who could help me with courses and maybe even give some suggestions of what to take....

So I thought a thread like this may be pretty helpful: What courses have you taken? what did you learn about? :)

[Juice]

I don't have a whole lot of time right now, but when I get home from cadets tonight, I will post an extensive list :)

JB

[Cadpat Sailor]

I have taken:

French Language and Literature I and II - First year French. Loved the prof, but highly recommend going into second year if you can get a waiver. Its really easy becasue it covered high school french stuff.

Oral French Experssion I and II - Really really fun class. If you need a language, I recommend taking this one (or any oral class). We got ot do games, skits, projects, debates to practice our French. Hands down, my best class ever.

Advanced French Lang I and II - good courses, basically the same as first year but with longer assignments.

Computer Science 111 - if you're not into java, don't take it. I can't stand java...for some reason, and failed the lab component so failed the course. However, I got credit for it...but dont know why. Ladies - the ratio is like 1:5 here...;)

Professional Communications - Writing for PR: Awesome class, we learned diferent mediums in which to write stuff for publication

English - Pop Culture: For the slackers (honestly!). Good course, lots of slacker first years. Interesting and makes you think. I also took Readings in Narratives but that was a dry course

World History WWII to present: Good course, lots of stuff to know. Explaned a lot of concepts about history. History = lots of writing so be prepared to research.

German I and II - I could have gotten a waiver for the course because I took high school German but nobody told me that until I finished! Fun, learn the basics of German.

Earth and Environmental Science - Helps if you have a chem/phys background and can memorize lots of stuff! its a good course - for science...lol

[shyraven]

Yah, I'm going to be taking courses to get my payroll certificate in January, so if anyone has any suggestions for me too...that would be awesome help!! But as for you suggestion, I had took massage therapy and it had taught me a lot...mostly that it wasn't for me. Too bad that was a $6500 mistake...lol...

[Cadpat Sailor]

If you have the chance, take a human resources theory course or a managament course. They really will help you deal with people

[Bright Eyes]

It TOTALLY depends on the prof. I took courses that I thought might be interesting ... and then ended up hating it because of the professor. Then others that I thought would suck, but were awesome.

The ones that I've taken that have really affected my life would be: American Women's History, Seminar Study in Musicology, and History Through Film. The profs were really super challenging and helped me learn the subject matter, as well encouraging me to think outside the class and apply the materials to my everyday life.

[wb256]

I agree with BL, it's all about the prof.

Cultural Geography and Global Inequalities was amazing for me. As was History of The Balkan Peninsula in the 20th century (partially because so much happened in the area, and partially because the prof was AMAZING).

If he were still around today, I'd reccommend that anyone attending the UofM take at least one history class with Fred Stambrook. Unforunatly, he's no longer with us, as he passed away this summer.

I, for one, will greatly miss his teaching style, his anecdotes and his sense of humour.

[Juice]

I concur about the prof as well. Now thinking about it, I could go into a long list of all my courses, blah blah blah, but in the end, it's about what YOU want to do.

JB

[Insane Power Pilot]

I don't know for any one else, but when I first started school, I wish I knew people who could help me with courses and maybe even give some suggestions of what to take....

So I thought a thread like this may be pretty helpful: What courses have you taken? what did you learn about? :)

Weellllll....I doubt you'll ever want to subject yourself to very many of these, but here goes anyways, all the courses I've completed to date:

BIOCH 203 - Introductory Biochemistry I
BIOCH 205 - Introductory Biochemistry II
BIOL 107 - Introduction to Cell Biology
BIOL 108 - Introduction to Biological Diversity
BIOL 201 - Eukaryotic Cell Biology
BIOL 207 - Molecular Genetics and Heredity
BIOL 208 - Principles of Ecology
BIOL 361 - Marine Science
CHEM 101 - Introductory University Chemistry I
CHEM 102 - Introductory University Chemistry II
CHEM 261 - Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 263 - Organic Chemistry II
ENGL 101 - Critical Reading and Writing
ENT 378 - Insect Pathology
GENET 270 - Foundations of Molecular Genetics
HIST 250 - American History prior to 1865
HIST 251 - American History 1865 - Present
HIST 295 - 20th Century Warfare
HIST 296 - World War Two
IMIN 200 - Infection and Immunity
MATH 113 - Elementary Calculus I
MICRB 265 - General Microbiology
PHYS 124 - Particles and Waves
PHYS 126 - Fluids, Fields, and Radiation
PHYSL 210 - Human Physiology
STAT 141 - Introduction to Statistics
ZOOL 352 - Principles of Parasitism
ZOOL 452 - Experimental Parasitology

When I think back on all the crap I learned in university, it's a wonder I can think at all. ;)

[sailor_baby]

lol...silly me...I forgot to post about my stuff, and because I don't really have a diverse course selection, let's just say that I've done a lot of chemisrty (organic especially), the basic maths, and an insane amount of biology.....Heck, come next semester I'l be taking my first ever course that doesn't require computations or very detailed knowledge about cells...

As for recommendations, for science stundets: microbiology and biochemistry are two great types of courses.....just watch out for the profs:)

[Juice]

I suppose I could put my class list in here. Enjoy! ;)

HIS 1101 - The Making of Canada
HIS 1110 - 20th Century World to 1945
HIS 1111 - 20th Century World from 1945
HIS 1120 - European History (16th-20th Centuries)
HIS 2100 - The Historian's Craft
HIS 2151 - United States History 1776 - 1865
HIS 2152 - United States History 1865 - 1945
HIS 2153 - United States History 1945 - present
HIS 2160 - The Middle East in the 20th Century
HIS 2171 - Latin America (Modern Period)
HIS 2181 - China in the 20th Century
HIS 2342 - Europe in the 20th Century
HIS 2336 - Early Modern Europe (16th - 18th Centuries)
HIS 2362 - British North America, 1763 - 1867
HIS 3124 - History of England (prior to 1707)/Britain (after 1707), 1485 - 1800
HIS 3320 - European Integration, 1945 - present
HIS 3325 - History of the British Empire, 1783 - present
PHI 1101 - Reasoning and Critical Thinking
PHI 1102 - Moral Reasoning
PHI 1103 - Fundamental Philosophical Questions
PHI 1104 - Great Philosophers
PHI 2174 - Texts in Ethics
PHI 2396 - Bioethics
PSY 1101 - Introduction to Experimental Psychology
PSY 1102 - Introduction to Applied Psychology
PSY 2303 - Personality
SOC 1102 - The Emergence of Sociology
ENG 1101 - Workshop in Essay Writing
ENG 1120 - Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction
ENG 1121 - Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry

Some classes have been betterr than others, but it's been a good experience thus far :)

JB

[Bright Eyes]

PHI 2396 - Bioethics
How was that? It sounds kinda cool. Reminds me of this commercial I saw about a week ago about the Stem Blood Registry. There was a woman on the commercial urging new mothers to save their baby's placenta with this registry because you're investing in the future health of your child. :rolleyes:

Well ... it looks like all the cool kids are doing it ...

1st Year
MUSC1101 - Materials of Music I
MUSC1111 - Materals of Music II
MUSC1201 - Music History & Literature I
MUSC1211 - Music History & Literature II
MUSC1500 - Chief Practical Subject I
MUSC1639 - Symphonic Band
PSYCH1001 - Introduction to Psychology I
PSYCH1011 - Introduction to Psychology II
HIST1611 - The Expansion of Europe Abroad
HIST1631 - Greece & Rome: Foundations of Western Civilization

2nd Year
MUSC2101 - Materials of Music III
MUSC2111 - Materials of Music IV
MUSC2201 - Music History & Literature III
MUSC2211 - Music History & Literature IV
MUSC2500 - Chief Practical Subject II
MUSC3333 - Woodwind Methods
MUSC2639 - Symphonic Band
HIST3151 - Europe in the Age of Chivalry
HIST3141 - Celtic & Germanic Europe in the Age of Charlamagne

3rd Year
MUSC3241 - Twentieth Century Music I
MUSC3251 - Twentieth Century Music II
MUSC3500 - Chief Practical Subject III
MUSC3311 - Elementary Methods
MUSC4311 - Secondary Methods
MUSC4951 - Seminar in Music Education
MUSC3323 - Brass Methods
MUSC3423 - Instrumental Conducting
MUSC3639 - Symphonic Band
MUSC1649 - Instrumental Jazz Ensemble
HIST3361 - Culture & Society in Early Modern Europe
HIST3371 - France in the Age of Revolution: 1750-1815

4th Year
MUSC4500 - Chief Practical Subject IV
MUSC4353 - Percussion Methods
MUSC4221 - Music History Proseminar
MUSC3211 - Women in Music
MUSC4639 - Symphonic Band
MUSC2649 - Instrumental Jazz Ensemble
MUSC2613 - Chamber Music I (sax quartet)
HIST3381 - Fascism in Europe 1870-1945
HIST3531 - American Women's History
HIST4001 - History Through Film


... man ... I must have been smart to take all of these courses! Dude ... why do I remember so very little of it ...

[Juice]

Well, I haven't *actually* taken it yet, but I am taking it next semester, so I decided to add it to my list. It looks very interesting. We look at ethical issues surrounding things such as animal rights, abortion, genetics, cloning, etc. and what different philosophers have argued. I've had the prof before as well, and she was a fairly good one, so I am looking forward to this one. :)

JB

[gunnerstoker]

1st Year
MATH 161 Intro to Statistics for Social Sciences
ACCT 100 Finacial Accounting I
ECON 211 Microeconomic Theory
ENGL 115 College Composition
ENGL 225 Business and Technical Writing
FNCE 130 Intro to FInance
HIST 111 Canadian History before Confederation
HIST 112 Canadian History since Confederation
MARK 160 Intro to Marketing
MGMT 192 Principles of Management
MGMT 292 Organizational Behaviour
QUME 185 Business and Computer Applications

2nd Year
ACCT 294 Intro to Cost and Managerial Acct.
ECON 212 Principles of Macroeconomics
FNCE 221 Financial Planning
FNCE 330 Corporate Finance
LAWW 326 Commercial Law
MARK 260 Buyer Behaviour
MGMT 230 Intro to E-Management
MGMT 293 Human Resource MGMT
MGMT 323 International Business
PHIL 100 Rhetoric and Reasoning
PSYC 111 Contemporary Psychology I
QUME 232 Business Statistics I

[Mere Fraser]

I think the most important part of choosing courses is twofold:

1) Make sure you're choosing courses that help fulfill your degree requirements before you register for electives.

2) Choose courses that you think will be interesting. Knowing the prof always helps, knowing his/her style, but I just picked what I thought would be cool and I was usually right!

[army_gurl_74]

Weellllll....I doubt you'll ever want to subject yourself to very many of these

What if I said I would like to subject myself to them? :p

[Cull]

Has anyone here gone into engineering for post secondary education .. mostly electrical or automotive?

[TBird]

Unlike these super humans that posted before me, I'd also suggest only taking 4/5 courses per semester :p

There are some profs that will make you question the value of life the class is so boring or disgustingly difficult for no reason. Then there are profs that will make you care about things you never even thought about or thought would concern you.

What school are you going too also matters. Something I'm learning is grades are not comperable. I was a scholarship student at my school until this upcoming semester but had a lower GPA than all my friends at UBC, Western, McGill, U of O, and Queens...

[Gopher]

I just finished my first semester. Here's my class list:

ENG 1100A Essay Writing
PHI2111 A HISTORY OF ETHICS
THO1307 UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE
THO2189 INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY
THO2315 ETHICS AND THE HUMAN PERSON

Next semester is
ENG1120 W LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION I
PHI1110 ELEMENTARY LOGIC
THO1306 EXPLORING THE SACRED
THO2316 RELIGION, CULTURE & DIVERSITY
THO2317 RELIGIOUS IMAGINATION & HIST

[Kortytoh]

Well, up to second year, here's the deal:

First Year
KINESIOL 1A06: Human Anatomy and Physiology
KINESIOL 1HO3: Health, Wellness and Physical Activity
KINESIOL 1E03: Psychomotor Behaviour
KINESIOL 1KL0: Introduction to Kinesiology
BIOLOGY 1A03: Cellular and Molecular Biology
BIOLOGY 1AA3: Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology
CHEMISTRY 1A03: Introductory Chemistry I
CHEMISTRY 1AA3: Introductory Chemistry II
MATH 1A03: Calculus I
STATS 1CC3: Introductory Computer-Aided Statistics

Second Year
KINESIOL 2C06: Physiology of Exercise
KINESIOL 2A03: Biomechanics
KINESIOL 2G03: Health Psychology
CHEMISTRY 2OA3: Organic Chemistry I
HISTORY 2D03: Early Latin America

* still to be completed *
KINESIOL 2H03: History and Philosophy of Kinesiology
HUMAN 2C03: Critical Thinking
CHEMISTRY 2OB3: Organic Chemistry II
BIOCHEM 2EE3: Metabolism and Physiological Chemistry
KINESIOL 2C06: (listed above -- full-year course)

So any prospective students in Kinesiology or Health/Phys. Ed., this is a good approximation of what you can expect. Substitute the chemistry and biology for some social sciences if you want.

[always a sailor]

I suppose I could put my class list in here. Enjoy! ;)

HIS 1101 - The Making of Canada
HIS 1110 - 20th Century World to 1945
HIS 1111 - 20th Century World from 1945
HIS 1120 - European History (16th-20th Centuries)
HIS 2100 - The Historian's Craft
HIS 2151 - United States History 1776 - 1865
HIS 2152 - United States History 1865 - 1945
HIS 2153 - United States History 1945 - present
HIS 2160 - The Middle East in the 20th Century
HIS 2171 - Latin America (Modern Period)
HIS 2181 - China in the 20th Century
HIS 2342 - Europe in the 20th Century
HIS 2336 - Early Modern Europe (16th - 18th Centuries)
HIS 2362 - British North America, 1763 - 1867
HIS 3124 - History of England (prior to 1707)/Britain (after 1707), 1485 - 1800
HIS 3320 - European Integration, 1945 - present
HIS 3325 - History of the British Empire, 1783 - present
PHI 1101 - Reasoning and Critical Thinking
PHI 1102 - Moral Reasoning
PHI 1103 - Fundamental Philosophical Questions
PHI 1104 - Great Philosophers
PHI 2174 - Texts in Ethics
PHI 2396 - Bioethics
PSY 1101 - Introduction to Experimental Psychology
PSY 1102 - Introduction to Applied Psychology
PSY 2303 - Personality
SOC 1102 - The Emergence of Sociology
ENG 1101 - Workshop in Essay Writing
ENG 1120 - Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction
ENG 1121 - Literature and Composition II: Drama and Poetry

Some classes have been betterr than others, but it's been a good experience thus far :)

JB



youve taken alll the courses ( give or take a few) that i am starting in the fall


how was the whole history aspect? especially the british history, and the liturature aspects?

and any idea of how psychology and philosophy are? any one?

[always a sailor]

I just finished my first semester. Here's my class list:

ENG 1100A Essay Writing
PHI2111 A HISTORY OF ETHICS
THO1307 UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE
THO2189 INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY
THO2315 ETHICS AND THE HUMAN PERSON

Next semester is
ENG1120 W LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION I
PHI1110 ELEMENTARY LOGIC
THO1306 EXPLORING THE SACRED
THO2316 RELIGION, CULTURE & DIVERSITY
THO2317 RELIGIOUS IMAGINATION & HIST


as well as you.. your taking exactly what i am wanting to take ... did you find it interesting? now that youve taken it? do you still find it interesting?

[GliderGimp]

PHYS1210 Introduction to Engineering Physics, part 1
CHEM1210 Introduction to Chemistry
MATH1210 Calculus part 1
ENGL1205 Intro to English Literature

GEOG2206 Human Demographics
PSYC1200 Intro to Psychology
SOCI1210 Intro to Sociology part 1

MGMT1281 Intro to Business Management
PSYC1235 Learning and Behaviour
PSYC2340 Research Methods in Psychology
PSYC3309 Human Factors and Performance
PSYC3327 Industrial/Organizational Psychology

CISY1225 Computer Applications
ECON1201 Intro to Microeconomics
PSYC1250 Social Behaviour
PSYC2350 Psychological Statistics (don't be fooled, this is math)
PSYC4432 Attitudes and Persuasions

Started out in physics....didn't go well. Had an experimental semester, finally decided on a major in Psychology and certificate in Human Resource Management.

My advice: see an academic advisor before picking courses: they can help you decide what courses will be most efficient for your degree program and help you avoid obstacles like prerequisite courses, which seem to appear out of nowhere at Saint Mary's this year....frown.