# Fall Semester, Anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 29, 2007, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331 "2007-08-29T04:59:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Spezza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Spezza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spezza)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/41 "2007-08-30T20:57:01Z")
[QUOTE=Queen Bruin] Magic in the Ancient World Art of Victory in Ancient Greece Minoan Art and Archaeology Anthropology of Dangerous Other [/QUOTE] Your schedule makes me envious. I miss my undergrad days when I could fill up on Classics courses. The news that Olympia nearly burnt has made me pause. I cannot imagine that the forest I stood in looking over the sanctuary is now gone. Anyway, now I’m a Masters student. Sadly my graduate studies will not include anything remotely to do with Classics. Information and its Social Contexts Information Resources and Services Management of Information Organizations Information Technology Applications ---
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/42 "2007-08-30T21:37:13Z")
Grad student here. Classes are the least of my worries this semester - I have to start working on my PhD candidacy and comps reading lists. I’m also not TAing this semester, I’m working for the library instead. I’ve got: Latin - Catullus Greek - The Odyssey Proseminar on Anatolia and Greece This seems the best place to brag, though - I’m going to be TAing a three-week class in June… in Rome! ---
**Author:** ![liberty3701](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@liberty3701](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liberty3701)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/43 "2007-08-30T21:38:14Z")
'Nother grad student checking in, 2nd year of PhD classes, 4th year of grad classes: Acoustic Phonetics Semantics I Seminar in Sociolinguistics I don’t particularly want to take the last two, but Semantics is required, and if I don’t take the seminar, the prof who already hates me will hate me more, and she’s one of three profs in my subfield. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/44 "2007-08-30T22:55:56Z")
[QUOTE=Spezza] Your schedule makes me envious. I miss my undergrad days when I could fill up on Classics courses. [/QUOTE] Surely you don’t miss the “Classics? What are you going to do with _that_?” sneering too? 😛 😃 [QUOTE=Helen’s Eidolon] This seems the best place to brag, though - I’m going to be TAing a three-week class in June… in Rome! [/QUOTE] Green with envy over here. 😃 I haven’t been to Italy or to Greece (yet). I have to live vicariously through Google Earth and travel books and my own education. Congrats on your candidacy. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/45 "2007-08-30T23:20:09Z")
Grad student here. I am taking: Collection Development Cataloging It looks to be a more difficult semester than previous ones. I have no “fun” course (like adult pop lit or similar) this semester. I do hope they have the admin class next semester or I’ll be in grad school awhile longer! I wish I had the time and money to take courses like “the history of reading” etc. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/46 "2007-08-30T23:20:50Z")
I’m starting a master’s in library and information science this semester, so my introductory courses are a little dry: urses in which you are enrolled: - LIS5020: Foundations of Lib/Info Sci - LIS6603: Basic Info Sources/Services - LIS6711: Organization of Knowledge I ---
**Author:** ![Spezza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Spezza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spezza)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/47 "2007-08-31T01:08:34Z")
I can’t believe I’m not the only person here to be enrolled in Information Studies. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/48 "2007-08-31T01:17:07Z")
[QUOTE=Spezza] I can’t believe I’m not the only person here to be enrolled in Information Studies. [/QUOTE] I’m enrolled in Library and Information Science, if that makes you feel better. But I’m more attuned to the Lib side, not the Info side. :smack: I thought your post said “I can’t believe I’m the only one.” yes, I read for comprehension… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/49 "2007-08-31T04:26:15Z")
[QUOTE=chaoticbear] Beginning Swimming (required) [/QUOTE] Are you required to take swimming, or just some kind of phys ed requirement? I’m always intrigued by the courses that people who go to liberal arts colleges have to take. I did my undergrad at a technical/science school (RPI), so I never had to take a bunch of “interdisciplinary” courses. I had one English requirement (fulfilled by a high enough SAT score,) and then three other social science or arts classes. I think my school had a whopping total of two history classes. ---
**Author:** ![Soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/50 "2007-08-31T16:57:44Z")
Next to last semester until I get my Sociology (ugh) degree. I’ve got: Sociology of War and the Military Human Sexuality Theology and Culture Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants It’s a light semester for me. I need a job! ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/51 "2007-09-01T06:46:02Z")
[QUOTE=Soul] Sociology degree. [snip] I need a job! [/QUOTE] Does not compute… (only kidding: my wife has a BA in Sociology, is a few quarters from an MA in Criminal Justice, and applying to go back for a PhD. She works a job that is mental health related, but only requires a high school diploma. Sociology jobs - at least in Ohio - kind of suck, because unless you are a social work major, you can’t become licensed, and there are many LSW jobs and few social work-type jobs for non-LSW’s) Brendon Small ---
**Author:** ![Thorium\_Indium\_Potassium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c2a13f/32.png) [@Thorium\_Indium\_Potassium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thorium_Indium_Potassium)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/52 "2007-09-01T15:40:06Z")
For the first time in 21 years (including kindergarten here…) - I am not taking any courses! I’m finally done with course work, just need to make it through my one year of internship - and I’m done with school forever. Woot! (though I must say, I am slightly envious of the undergrads here - I should have taken more courses just for the hell of it than I did) ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/53 "2007-09-01T16:27:05Z")
[QUOTE=Spezza] I can’t believe I’m not the only person here to be enrolled in Information Studies. [/QUOTE] I’m more on the library side, which is good, as I’m coming from an anthropology/museum studies background and wish to stay in something “similar.” ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/54 "2007-09-01T16:27:28Z")
I’m a freshman. I’m taking: Calculus III Relativity Foundations of CS Programming in C Advanced Composition And two seminars ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Dr.Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Love)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/55 "2007-09-01T17:13:07Z")
It’s my first semester in grad school in Applied Mathematics, so I’m taking the core courses this year, which are: Principles of Analysis Numerical Analysis Methods of Applied Mathematics Case Study in Applied Mathematics (Essentially a lab where we will try to model natural phenomena I think… we’ve only had one meeting so far) ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/56 "2007-09-01T19:00:47Z")
Only one course but it’s a doozy! Nursing Care III Ostensibly, it’s nine hours but in reality it’s more like 9 class hours plus 8 clinical hours a week. Also, there are lab hours to be logged each week. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/57 "2007-09-01T21:08:12Z")
Teaching here: 3 sections of AP Language and Composition 4 sections of AP macroeconomics (but I only see two a day) 1 Section of Academic Decathlon (Academic competition team) ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/58 "2007-09-01T21:59:02Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] Are you required to take swimming, or just some kind of phys ed requirement? I’m always intrigued by the courses that people who go to liberal arts colleges have to take. I did my undergrad at a technical/science school (RPI), so I never had to take a bunch of “interdisciplinary” courses. I had one English requirement (fulfilled by a high enough SAT score,) and then three other social science or arts classes. I think my school had a whopping total of two history classes. [/QUOTE] No, I just have to take an activity class. I signed up for swimming due to lack of sweating and cute boys in speedos. Unfortunately, there are no cute boys in the class (except for the instructor!), and I’m the creepy naked guy ™. There is one stall in the locker room, and some big open space. I’m sure as hell not going to wait behind 10 guys to change in the damn bathroom stall. Guys these days seem to have some sort of problem with being naked in front of other boys. ::shrug:: ---
**Author:** ![untimelysmile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c68b51/32.png) [@untimelysmile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/untimelysmile)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/59 "2007-09-01T22:03:27Z")
g’day, g’day, sophomore here 🙂 Language and Community Calculus II Electricity & Magnetism, Quantised Electromagnetism Intro to Sociology Leadership Wonderful if not for the fact that I have to take my major subject (physics) during the night; add that to community service work, and my schedule is all boggled. You guys have some really fun sounding subjects for this semester. ---
**Author:** ![Daffyd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daffyd/32/8923_2.png) [@Daffyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daffyd)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331/60 "2007-09-02T00:05:58Z")
Even though I have 3 degrees, I’m going back to College for film school! (OK, television production - but I get to learn everything I’m going to need to make my own documentaries/films in the future) Yippeee! The fun ones… Introduction to Broadcasting Audio Production I Media Writing Introduction to New Media Television Production I Visual Skills I and a class that I haven’t figured out how to get out of… College English I. I managed to make it through a B.A., B. Ed., and M.A., and I still have to take Intro College English??? Guess I just have to deal with insane bureaucracy sometimes. College Bureaucrat - “But you never took a College level English class before.” Me - “No, but I’ve been teaching English in public schools as an elementary and secondary teacher for the last 15 years.” CB - “But you never took a College level English class before. Sorry” Me- “What about all the classes on teaching English as a Second Language?” CB - “Sorry.” **Why** am I’m going back to school again? 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-semester-anyone/417331.md?page=4)