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First Seminar Program, 2009-2010The First Seminar enables first-year students to be engaged in an intellectually exciting and challenging experience in a small, seminar-style class. Topics are selected by instructors and announced in advance so students can make selections according to their interests. Important Announcement for 2009 Entering First-Year StudentsPlease review all the FSPs listed below. Click on titles for full descriptions. Note the course titles and numbers of each. Then go into PAWS to place your six selections in your shopping cart. After selecting "Freshmen Seminar Program (FSP)" and identifying undergraduate, indicate the exact number and use only the first three digits. That is, use 101, 102, 103, 104, 111, 114, 121-- up to 151. Do not select 'show open classes only.' Repeat the process until you have six FSPs in your shopping cart. Step-by-step video tutorial on using PAWS to make your FSP selections
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Video Transcript for Choosing Your Preferences for First Seminar (FSP) Coordinator of the First Seminar ProgramGlenn Steinberg School and Program Specific Details (check back for updates):Honors Program: All students in the Honors Program are expected to take at least one honors course during their first semester. It is highly recommended that honors students take an honors FSP. They are: 104H1, 111H2, 111H3, 111H4, 111H5, 131H1, 141H1, and 141H2. Contact Prof. John Sisko (sisko@tcnj.edu) if you think you may be unable to take an honors FSP. Art Majors (including fine arts, art history, and art education): It is recommended that you not select FSPs with 101, 102, 103, or 104 numbers. School of Business (all programs): Do not select FSPs meeting on Wednesday mornings. It is recommended that you select FSPs with 101, 102, 103, 104, 111, 114, 131, 132, or 134 numbers. You may also select FSPs numbered 123 or 124. School of Culture and Society (Open Option): Do not select FSPs meeting on Wednesday mornings. English Secondary Education Majors: Please select your FSPs from among the following numbers: 111, 114, 131, 132, 134, 141, or 151. School of Engineering (all engineering programs): You should select from 102, 103, 104, 114, 122, 123, 124, 132, or 134. You may not select from 141 or 151. If you select from 101, 111, 121, or 131, you will need to complete one additional civic responsibility course. School of Engineering (Technological Studies): You should not select from 141 or 151. Nursing Majors: Do not select FSPs numbered 121, 141, or 151, as these FSP sections cover Liberal Learning requirements that are satisfied by other courses in the Nursing major. School of Science (all programs): It is recommended that you do not select FSPs numbered 141 or 151. If you do, you will need to complete one additional course to meet graduation requirements. First Seminars Listed By Interdisciplinary Concentration, Fall 2009To see a page with first seminar courses linked to particular Interdisciplinary Concentrations, click on one of the links below. On the same page you will find a link for an Interdisciplinary Concentration Preference Form that will allow you to sign up for the concentration of your choice. For general information about interdisciplinary concentrations, go to: http://www.tcnj.edu/~liberal/concentrations/index.html for details. First Seminars Listed By Course Number and Title, Fall 2009
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| FSP 111 01 & 02 | Mortality, Mind, and the Meaning of Life |
| FSP 111 03 & 04 | Making Sense of Life, For Life |
| FSP 111 06 & H2 | Mind, Morality, and Free Will |
| FSP 111 07 | Engaging the Bible with an Open Mind and Heart |
| FSP 111 08 | Evolutionary Thought from Greece, to the Galapagos Islands, to the American Classroom |
| FSP 111 09 | Human Subjects in the Research Process |
| FSP 111 H3 & H4 | Menace to Society: The Condemnation of Philosophical Ideas in the Bertrand Russell Case |
| FSP 111 H5 | Early Philosophical Cosmology |
| FSP 114 01 & 02 | Buddhism and Hinduism |
| FSP 114 03 & 04 | Humanity’s Quest for Meaning and Justice |
Behavioral, Social, and Cultural Perspectives
Students should understand the social context within which they live, and understand how the social dynamics of human behavior and the structures of social institutions influence beliefs and actions.
Social Change in Historical Perspective
Students should understand how social contexts change over time and how human events have been, and continue to be, shaped by social and historical forces.
| FSP 131 01 | Radicals and Rabble-Rousers: Race, Class and Struggles for Equality |
| FSP 131 02 & 03 | The American People in the Great Depression |
| FSP 131 H1 | The Beatles and Their World |
| FSP 132 01 | Multicultural New York: The City from its Beginnings to the Present |
| FSP 134 01 | Under the Volcano: The Life and Afterlife of Pompeii |
| FSP 134 02 & 03 | Women and the Family in Modern China |
Natural Science
Students should understand the process of scientific investigation and the major features of scientific reasoning as they develop a selected, substantive knowledge of basic natural science content.
| FSP 141 01 | Color |
| FSP 141 02 | How Things Work |
| FSP 141 H1 & H2 | The Science Behind HOUSE |
Quantitative Reasoning
Students should understand quantitative reasoning so they can respond effectively to claims deriving from quantitative arguments.
| FSP 151 01 | Goedel, Escher, Bach: Pursuing the Meaning of 'Self' in Math, Art, and Music |
| FSP 151 03 | Prediction, Visualization, and Fraud Detection |
