seeking1 Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Alright, so we all know about the dreaded possibility of having to take at least some Arts courses. Anyone take any that are interesting? Better yet, anyone actually take any that were fun and gave good marks in the end? Me being opportunistic, I'm hoping that more UW students will post here, but hey, suggest if you so please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamer Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Econ, for me at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking1 Posted May 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 ...econ's considered an Arts course? I thought it was business... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamer Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 It's under the faculty of Arts and Business at the U of A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supafield Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 UWO Geo of Ontario and Great Lakes, Geo of Canada, Classics of English, Sport in Antiquity... some of the easier classes I took.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughboy Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Alright, so we all know about the dreaded possibility of having to take at least some Arts courses. Anyone take any that are interesting? Better yet, anyone actually take any that were fun and gave good marks in the end? Me being opportunistic, I'm hoping that more UW students will post here, but hey, suggest if you so please. UW? Try the second year Greek and Roman mythology courses ('The Gods' and 'The Heroes' or somesuch...it's been a while) in the Classics department. Basically the prof sits and reads you stories for 45 minutes each lecture, and the exams are pretty straight-forward. There might be an essay, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 I quite enjoyed my psych and linguistics courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheena815 Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 If you're at uwo, I highly recommend "philosophy of witchcraft" as an elective. (Its more like philosophy/ history of religion during the witchcraze). The prof is awesome, the course is interesting, and the exams are extremely easy. One had a possible bonus 15%! I ended up with 100 in the course overall with minimal effort. (thanks to those bonus marks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrne Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 If you're at UWO, Classics - Sport and Recreation in the Ancient World was a great course. A fairly light load, interesting and great prof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenD Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 I filled up my arts options with mostly psych courses, which I found fascinating. Another suggestion- if your University offers any ethics courses or better yet, bioethics courses, I would highly recommend taking one of those. I took a bioethics course at the U of A, and not only was it a pretty easy A+, it helped me out immensely in preparing for my med school interviews! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webshy Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Econ, for me at least. I agree. ECON 101 & 102 with Larry Smith. Elaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostgirl123 Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 anyone took speech 143 at uwo? it seems like a really interesting course. how about biomedical ethics? again, seems really interesting but the essay part worries me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking1 Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Just for clarification, by UW I mean the University of Waterloo. Thanks Elaine et al. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughboy Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 I agree. ECON 101 & 102 with Larry Smith. I managed to spend seven years at UW without taking a course from Larry Smith. One of my regrets in life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztekxero Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Anyone know any easy electives at U of T? Specifically, I need to take 2 humanities or social science courses chosen from this list: http://www.undergrad.engineering.utoronto.ca/information/calendar/electives/HSS.htm I'm looking for something I could easily achieve a good grade in, preferably with a relatively light writing component. If anyone has taken any of these, please let me know. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJack Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Oh, the dreaded arts courses: If you're looking for a good GPA, then avoid the "hard" arts like English, Philosophy, and History. A lot of these courses tend to be subjectively scored, and some professors are pure evil when it comes to marking their students. One English prof at Dal, whose name I can't remember, refused to give any student a mark greater than B. That really doesn't help someone who is trying to apply to a professional school. Also, ask around about some really contemporary music courses. There are some courses that outline the history of jazz, or rock, or Bob Dylan etc., and these are generally scored with less contempt than the "hard" arts. I'd say ask around though. What you're hearing from me is assumptions based on past experience. If your school offers Econ as an arts option, that's good because Econ is essentially University math, but simpler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking1 Posted June 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 I'll go ahead and contribute to this properly then. If you must do an English at UW (University of Waterloo), take ENGL 140R, The Use of Grammar. I was ridiculously half-assed in this course and got an easy 82%. Prof. John Vardon does his best to make the subject interesting and makes the best jokes possible with the subject matter, but don't be surprised if you're bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale.of.a.time Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 I took "Cosmos". Best. Course. Ever. One of our exams involved going out at night and staring at the stars. But that was in Montreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking1 Posted June 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Interesting idea...I know UW has an observatory on the physics building, I wonder if I should take some astro courses...sure, they aren't arts, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughboy Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Interesting idea...I know UW has an observatory on the physics building, I wonder if I should take some astro courses...sure, they aren't arts, but still... I took "Introductory Astronomy" at UW. It's listed as an SCI course, but I forget the number. There are two versions, one for arts students and one for science students. I honestly forget which version I took (long story), but it was really easy and enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking1 Posted June 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Yeah, I was looking into that recently, I don't know if they've redesignated it under a different faculty, but I'm thinking about it. I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about Speech Comm. courses at UW. There are some really interesting ones available as 2nd and 3rd year courses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllieGee Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Anyone know any easy electives at U of T? Specifically, I need to take 2 humanities or social science courses chosen from this list: http://www.undergrad.engineering.utoronto.ca/information/calendar/electives/HSS.htm I'm looking for something I could easily achieve a good grade in, preferably with a relatively light writing component. If anyone has taken any of these, please let me know. Thanks! I took ANT100 at UofT, and I can safely say it was one of the easiest courses I took...no writing, just 3 tests (MCQs): 2 x 25% and then a 50% final. The final and the second test were within like a week of eachother and the material overlapped, so you'd already studied for it! I didn't do anything in the course till the end, and even after getting in the 70s on the first test, I finished with an 86. I took it a few years ago though, so it may have changed since then! You just have to be comfortable with some memorization, that's what it was all about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 haha yeah I've never met someone who didn't do well in ANT100... if you want something a lot more interesting but a little more challenging, take POL200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking1 Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 ...seriously, does anyone have any knowledge on the Speech Comm courses at Waterloo? Anyone at all? I will accept advice from friend's friends.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmsc Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 anyone at UWO know any good philosophy essay courses or english essay courses (half term)?????????? what did u guys htink of: philosophy 1) right and wrong 2) philosophy of science 3) architects of reason 4) death 5) business ethics english 1) fantasy 2) scifi thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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