LibArts vs. Ivy League

interesteddad
Thu, 06 Jul 2006 23:54:09 +0000

The vast majority of courses at Swarthmore, including freshman courses and especially freshman seminars, are discussion-based.

However, Intro Psych may be one of the exceptions. It is a lecture-based course that also requires some small discussion sections led by various professors. I think it’s actually one of those courses that smart Swatties try to work into their schedules to balance courseloads that are very demanding in terms of discussion and preparation. Four seminars or small discussion classes at the same time would be killer.

In general, Intro Psych is universally taught as lecture course just about everywhere.