First Year Seminars

Registration for First-Year Seminars is limited to newly admitted students in U0 or U1. These courses are designed to provide closer interaction with professors and peers than is available in large introductory courses. These seminars focus on the latest scholarly developments in the field and expose students to advanced research methods. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. The maximum number of students in any seminar is 25, although some have lower enrollment caps.

Arts students may take only one First-Year Seminar from either the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Science listings. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one.

Below is a complete listing of First Year Seminars for Arts Students. Click on the course link to verify whether it is being offered this academic year.


Arts FYS

ARTH 199 FYS: Themes in Art History 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

EAST 199 FYS: East Asian Culture 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ECON 199 Course not available

ENGL 199 FYS: Form and Representation 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

GERM 197 FYS: Images of Otherness 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

HIST 194 FYS: Jewish Concepts of Others 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

HIST 199 FYS: History 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ISLA 199 FYS: Narr of the Middle East 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

ITAL 199 FYS:Italy's Lit in Context 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

JWST 199 FYS:Images-Jewish Identities 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

LING 199 FYS: Language and Mind 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

LLCU 199 FYS: Literary Animals 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer


Science FYS

CHEM 199 Course not available

COMP 199 Course not available

EPSC 199 FYS: Earth & Planetary Explor. 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

PSYC 199 Course not available

PSYT 199 FYS: Mental Illness&The Brain 3 Credits
    Offered in the:
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Summer

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