Fall 2024 Courses

A total of 44 FYS courses comprise the FYS program in 2024. FYS courses reflect the academic mission of the college and they are designed to provide students with a strong foundation for life-long learning and achievement through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding.

First-Year Seminar courses promote diversity, inclusiveness, sustainability, student engagement, and community involvement.

FYS Courses by Topic and Section ID

Words & Images

• INTD 101-04 – TBA
• INTD 101-05 – The Adaptation Algorithm
• INTD 101-21 – Intelligence: Who Gets to Decide?
• INTD 101-24 – Film: A Critical Analysis
• INTD 101-30 – World Cinema: Neorealism & Beyond
• INTD 101-32 – The Films of Alfred Hitchcock
• INTD 101-34 – Coming of Age on Film
• INTD 101-42 – What Does a Modern Cinderella Look Like? Fairy Tales, Then and Now

Creativity & Innovation

• INTD 101-02 – How Poetry Can Change Your Life
• INTD 101-08 – Comedy & Satire
• INTD 101-11 – Exploring the Intersection of AI and Creativity in the 21st Century: What Creativity Means in an Increasingly Digital World
• INTD 101-23 – Exploring Issues through Performance
• INTD 101-27 – Exploring Music
• INTD 101-45 – Archetypes, the Unconscious and Psychological Transformation

Media & Communication

• INTD 101-07 – Communication at its Best
• INTD 101-10 – Education Today: Preparing a Career as a Teacher
• INTD 101-13 – Mobile Photography, Window to the World: Artistic Expression and Social Engagement in the Digital Age
• INTD 101-14 – Community Engaged Learning
• INTD 101-28 – ‘Who Run This…:’ Interrogating Beyonce’s Femme-inism and Politics
• INTD 101-31 – Popular Culture
• INTD 101-33 – Social & Media: Perceptions of Technology in Society

Science & Society

• INTD 101-03 – Issues in Health Care: Exploring a Career as a Medical Professional
• INTD 101-12 – A Brief History of Inventions
• INTD 101-15 – Arguments For and Against Alternative Medicine
• INTD 101-16 – The Scientific Agenda: Distinguishing Science, Pseudoscience, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories
• INTD 101-18 – Issues in Health Care: Exploring a Career as a Medical Professional
• INTD 101-19 – With and Beyond the Human: The Secret Lives of Animals, Plants, and Vibrant Matter
• INTD 101-26 – Arts, Health, & Wellbeing: A Humanistic View
• INTD 101-35 – “Constipado” is not “constipated”: A Beginners’ Introduction to Spanish for Health Care and Human Services
• INTD 101-44 – Extreme Weather: Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Hurricanes

Leadership & Politics

• INTD 101-01 – Trump, Biden, and You: Presidential Election 2024
• INTD 101-09 – Women in U.S. Politics and Social Activism
• INTD 101-17 – Level Up: Being a Leader in Today’s Society
• INTD 101-29 – Politics at the Movies
• INTD 101-36 – Introduction to Leadership Theories & Practice
• INTD 101-38 – War, Military, and Society: The Politics and Consequences of Armed Conflict

Business & Law

• INTD 101-06 – Public Relations: Communication in Your Future World: Issues, Perspectives and Innovations
• INTD 101-37 – Introduction to Business
• INTD 101-41 – An Introduction to Investing and the Stock Market

Culture & Place

• INTD 101-20 – K-pop and Its Global Influence
• INTD 101-22 – Exploring the Ramapough Lenape Nation: Cultural Identity
• INTD 101-25 – Machine Dreams: Technology and American Culture

Honors Sections of FYS
*Note: These sections are restricted to students already enrolled in the Honors Program.

• HNRS 101-01 – Once Upon a Time: An Exploration of the Fairy Tale
• HNRS 101-02 – TBA

Spring 2024 Courses

Two FYS courses are offered in Spring 2024. Both are interdisciplinary in nature, allowing students to explore issues from the perspectives of two or more different disciplines.

• INTD 101-01 – Archetypes, the Unconscious and Psychological Transformation
• INTD 101-03 – Dream. Believe. Dare. Do