Ways of Thinking/Ways of Doing: This Should Be Fun

WAY

Main Subject
Areas

Example Classes (mostly

frosh-friendly, I tried)

AII:
Learn to analyze and
Aesthetic
interpret stuff (very
and
eloquent Kaitlyn wow)
Interpretive Become familiar with
Inquiry (2
human achievements,
courses req)
physical and otherwise

English
Music
Art History
Film Studies
Philosophy
Literature

PHIL 1: Introduction to

AQR:
Be able to use analytical
Applied
and numerical tools
Quantitative Visualize numerical
Reasoning
results and interpret
those visualizations

Statistics
Political science
Engineering
Economics
Earth Sciences

CEE 70: Environmental Science

Product design
Architecture
Visual arts
Creative writing
Dance
Musical and
dramatic
performance

BIO 7N: Introduction to

CE:
Creative
Expression

ED:
Engaging
Diversity

General Purpose

Think creatively
Express and

communicate ideas in
imaginative ways
Embrace our inner
Beyonc? Or
Steinbeck?

Learn and understand

cultural and societal

differences
Solve challenges in
todays interdependent
world

History
Comparative

studies in race
and ethnicity
(CSRE)
Anthropology

Philosophy

CLASSICS 24N: What is a Map?*

THINK 49: Stories Everywhere
COMPLIT 101: What is
Comparative Literature?

and Technology

GES 24N: Landscapes and

Tectonics of the SF Bay Area*

ENGR 20: Introduction to

Chemical Engineering

Conservation Photography*

ARTSTUDI 145: Painting I

ARTSTUDI 140: Drawing I
ENGLISH 9CE: Creative
Expression in Writing

DANCE 46: Social Dance

MUSIC 34N: Performing America:
The Broadway Musical

CHILATST 14N: Growing Up

Bilingual*

CSRE: Introduction to Feminist

Studies

ENGLISH 21: Introduction to

American Literature

HISTORY 4N: A World History of

Genocide

KORGEN 101N: Kangnam Style;

Korean Media and Pop Culture*

ER:
Ethical
Reasoning

Examine what is right

and wrong
Evaluate valuable
human qualities
Draw reasonable
conclusions

American studies CLASSICS 17N: To Die For:

Classics
Antigone and Political Dissent*
History
PHIL 2: Introduction to Moral
Philosophy
Philosophy
Political science ETHICSOC 178M: Introduction to
Religious studies
Environmental Ethics
FRENCH 229: Literature of
Global Health

*=Introductory Seminar, freshmen-preferred

Ways of Thinking/Ways of Doing: This Should Be Fun

WAY

General Purpose

FR:
Formal
Reasoning

Develop, understand,

Main Subject
Areas

Mathematics
and manipulate symbols Probability
Learn logical and
Computer
deductive reasoning
science
skills
Logic
Linguistics

Example Classes (mostly

frosh-friendly, I tried)

MATH 51: Linear Algebra and

SI:
Social
Inquiry

Understand human

behavior
Be responsible citizens
Explore fundamental
societal behaviors

SMA:
Analyze and synthesize
Scientific
scientific information
Method and Understand pre-existing
Analysis (2
theories and their
courses req)
strengths/weaknesses
Ask thoughtful
questions
Evaluate empirical
evidence

Differential Calculus of Several

Variables
CME 100: Vector Calculus for
Engineers
CS 106A: Programming
Methodology
STATS 48N: Riding the Data
Wave*
ECON 160: Game Theory and
Economic Applications

Social sciences
History
Psychology
Linguistics
Comparative
literature
Drama
Engineering
Religious studies
Symbolic
systems

ECON 1: Principles of Economics

PYSCH 1: Introduction to

Natural sciences
Physical sciences
Earth sciences
Engineering
Social sciences

CHEM 31A: Chemical Principles I

GES 1A: Physical Science of Earth
THINK 40: Meeting the Global

*=Introductory Seminar, freshmen-preferred

Psychology

ECON 17N: Energy, the

Environment, and the Economy*

HUMBIO 2B: Culture, Evolution,

and Society

INTNLREL 1: Introduction to
International Relations

Sustainability Challenge

PHYSICS 41: Mechanics

EARTHSYS 41N: The Global
Warming Paradox*

EARTHSYS 10: Introduction to

Earth Systems