What are seminar classes like?

qipao
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:29:08 +0000

What class are you looking at particularly?

Seminars are usually 5-20 people.
Fiat Luxes (1 unit) have little ‘homework’ – readings rather. They meet once a week for 1-2 hours usually.

191 seminars (departmental seminars) are usually research seminars and are writing intensive (I’m speaking mostly about history, sociology, political science…) You can expect to write 15-20 pages ++++ and lots of reading. Although only 4 units, they’re usually some of the more painful upper division courses you’ll have to take.

lower division seminars – e.g. History 97 are reading and writing intensive. You sit there for three hours technically prepared to discuss the week’s readings

Lecture/Section - Basically you sit in a large class (180-300 people) 2-3x a week. You’re assigned readings and some homework. You have section to discuss the material once a week (specifically referring to north campus).