First-Year Seminars

Upcoming Fall 2013 FYE Classes FYS 102S The Deaf Community and Its Culture GES 120Y Environmental Science and Conservation HIST 102Y American History, 1877 to the Present HIST 111Y Western Civilization 1700 to the Present HIST 200Y Themes In World History MATH 106Y Algebra and Elementary Functions SOCY 101Y Basic Concepts in Sociology

"Begin your intellectual life at UMBC with a First-Year Seminar. These seminar-style classes are taught by experienced scholars on diverse, thought-provoking topics. Experience a learning environment rich in discussion and analysis. This wonderful opportunity is designed for students new to UMBC as freshmen or transfer students."

Diane M. Lee
Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education

 

 

Learn Together
First-Year Seminars are limited to 20 students per class. The seminars are designed to create an active-learning environment enriched by field work, original research, and group projects or performance as well as more traditional reading, writing, and lecture formats. Each seminar fulfills a General Education Requirement.

 

Eco-Education

A first-year seminar class offered this semester is giving students the chance to explore environmental issues from a humanities perspective. The class, Sustainability in American Culture, focuses on eco-literacy; that is, an awareness of how cultural influences can affect our relationship with the environment. This seminar demonstrates that there is more to environmental awareness than science.

 

 

Digital Stories

This first-year seminar class explores common themes in both adolescence and  aging, stages in life that can transform a person’s sense of identity. In intergenerational teams, students will explore changes in their identities by producing video stories together that will focus on common threads, shared insights and lessons about growth. The narrative collaboration will offer opportunities for empathy and broadening of perspective, and participants will gain wisdom about creating identity in times of change.

Read about our program in the Catonsville Times!

 

For More Information:

Jill Randles
Assistant Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education
jrandles@umbc.edu | (410) 455-3715