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First Seminar Program, Fall 2011What is the First Seminar? The First Seminar (or FSP for short) is a small seminar-style class that all entering first-year students take during their first semester at TCNJ. The course enables entering students to work closely with a professor and their fellow students on a topic of their choosing outside of their major. It offers students an opportunity to engage in an intellectually exciting and challenging experience at the beginning of their college career. Here is a video that explains gives an introduction to the FSP Program and how to pick your FSP course (a written transcript is available here).
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Directions For Choosing Your FSP
School and Program Specific Details: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. Contact Prof. John Sisko (sisko@tcnj.edu) if you think you may be unable to take an honors FSP. View Honors Program FSPs 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. Music Majors (Music Education): It is highly recommended that you select four FSPs with 111,114, 141, and 151 numbers; select two FSPs with 101, 102, 103, 104, or 105 numbers. Music Majors (Performance): Please select from FSPs with 111, 114, 122, 123, 124, 125, 141, or 151 numbers. If you have AP credit you may broaden your selections. Music B.A. students are encourage to select from all FSP categories. 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 122, 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. If you expect to earn AP credits your FSP choices would be expanded. However, under certain conditions (say having AP credits in both History and Psychology) taking an FSP in a similar category could result in a duplication of credit. Please contact an advisor. 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 Course Number and Title, Fall 2011
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| 111-01 | Human Subjects in Research |
| 111-02, 111-08 | Death: Metaphysics and Ethics |
| 111-03 | The Mind-Body Connection |
| 111-05 | The Bible Unplugged : A Closer Look at Scripture |
| 111-06, 111-07 | Friendship in the Age of Facebook |
| 111-H1, 111-H2 | Morality, God, and Free Will |
| 114-01, 114-02 | Humanity's Quest for Meaning and Justice |
| 114-H1, 114-H2 | Buddhism and Hinduism |
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.
| 132-01 | Multicultural New York: The City from its Beginnings to the Present |
| 134-01, 134-02 | Women and the Family in Modern China |
| 134-03 |
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.
| 141-01 | The Art and Science of Color / (also known as Color!) |
| 141-02, 141-03 | Photography, Metals, and Dyes: The Chemistry of Creating Art |
Quantitative Reasoning
Students should understand quantitative reasoning so they can respond effectively to claims deriving from quantitative arguments.
| 151-01 | The Duel and The Tango Between Man and Modern Technology |
| 151-02 | A Random Walk in a Hacker's World |
| 151-03 | The Mathematics of Games and Gaming |
First Seminars Listed By Civic Responsibility
First Seminars Listed by Concentrations
First Seminars Listed By Keyword
