<p>As you probably know, the University of Chicago has a core curriculum requirement, including a year-long social science core course. Students have a limited range of options for that course, but the most popular one year after year is a course called Self, Culture and Society. No one would call it “hippy dippy”.</p>
<p>Now, granted, UCSC in general is a lot more hippy dippy than UChicago, and just because the courses have similar names doesn’t mean they have similar content or rigor. On the other hand, you are assuming an awful lot about the course from its name (which is pretty anodyne) and where it’s taught. My guess is that you really don’t know the first thing about it.</p>