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First-Year Seminars

Entering students are required to enroll in a first-year seminar except for those participating in the Humanities Gateway Program, the Interdisciplinary Science Program, the InterArts Program, the Community Action Gateway Experience, or the Global Health Humanities Gateway.

Fall 2025 First-Year Seminars:

FYSM 105: Prohibitions – John Alcorn

FYSM 130: Physics in Science Fiction – David Branning

FYSM 131: Landscape Photography and Conservation – Christoph Geiss

FYSM 132: Art, Aesthetics, and the Museum – Michael Hatch

FYSM 140: Mathematical Gems – Per Sebastian Skardal

FYSM 150: Assembling “The People” – Boris Litvin

FYSM 159: Cinephilia and Philosophy – Prakash Younger

FYSM 164-01: Create, Invent, Innovate – Nicholas Marino

FYSM 164-02: Create, Invent, Innovate – Rosario Hubert

FYSM 164-03: Create, Invent, Innovate – Natassja Gunasena

FYSM 164-04: Create, Invent, Innovate – Tim Landry

FYSM 166: Arab Publics Visual Culture – Azzedine Azzimani

FYSM 169: Reefer – Nadja Eisenberg-Guyot

FYSM 170: Orientalism – Zayde Antrim

FYSM 171: Beyond Happiness – Maminur Islam

FYSM 172: Modern Family – Allison Rodriguez

FYSM 173: Community Wellness – Julia Bekanich

FYSM 174: Latinx Legacy – Aidali Aponte-Aviles

FYSM 175: Virtual Selves – Laura Holt

FYSM 178: The Art of the Con – Alex Helberg

FYSM 181: BIPOC Writers – Catina Bacote

FYSM 182: The American City – Garth Myers

FYSM 183: Science and Speculation – Adam Hill

FYSM 184: The Art of Food (Writing) – Chloe Wheatley

FYSM 186: Herstory of China – Shunyuan Zhang

FYSM 188: Reasoning Together – Carmen De Schryver

FYSM 189: Transgender Stories – Blase Provitola

FYSM 195: Talking Trash – Anna Terwiel

FYSM 196: Food History in Latin America – Dario Euraque

 

Browse the course descriptions of Fall 2025 First-Year Seminars​​ here!