Fall 2024 Courses

A total of 45 FYS courses comprise the FYS program in 2024. FYS courses reflect the academic mission of the college and they are designed to provide students with a strong foundation for life-long learning and achievement through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding.

First-Year Seminar courses promote diversity, inclusiveness, sustainability, student engagement, and community involvement.

FYS Courses by Topic and Section ID

Culture & Place

• INTD 101-20 – K-pop and Its Global Influence
• INTD 101-22 – Exploring the Ramapough Lenape Nation: Cultural Identity
• INTD 101-25 – Machine Dreams: Technology and American Culture
• INTD 101-40 – Stories We Tell: Narratives of Identity, Resistance, Change

Words & Images

• INTD 101-04 – Stories:  What, Why, and How
• INTD 101-05 – The Adaptation Algorithm
• INTD 101-21 – Intelligence: Who Gets to Decide?
• INTD 101-24 – Film: A Critical Analysis
• INTD 101-32 – The Films of Alfred Hitchcock
• INTD 101-42 – What Does a Modern Cinderella Look Like? Fairy Tales, Then and Now

Creativity & Innovation

• INTD 101-02 – How Poetry Can Change Your Life
• INTD 101-11 – Exploring the Intersection of AI and Creativity in the 21st Century: What Creativity Means in an Increasingly Digital World
• INTD 101-23 – Storytelling and Culture
• INTD 101-27 – Exploring Music
• INTD 101-30 – Creativity and Entrepreneurship
• INTD 101-38 – Exploring Issues through Performance
• INTD 101-45 – Archetypes, the Unconscious and Psychological Transformation

Media & Communication

• INTD 101-07 – Communication at its Best
• INTD 101-08 – Signs, Symbols, Signification
• INTD 101-10 – Education Today: Preparing a Career as a Teacher
• INTD 101-13 – Mobile Photography, Window to the World: Artistic Expression and Social Engagement in the Digital Age
• INTD 101-14 – Community Engaged Learning
• INTD 101-31 – Storytelling: Myths, Heroes, and Ourselves  
• INTD 101-33 – Social & Media: Perceptions of Technology in Society
• INTD 101-39 – Social Media Trends in Pop Culture

Science & Society

• INTD 101-03 – Issues in Health Care: Exploring a Career as a Medical Professional
• INTD 101-12 – A Brief History of Inventions
• INTD 101-15 – Arguments For and Against Alternative Medicine
• INTD 101-16 – The Scientific Agenda: Distinguishing Science, Pseudoscience, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories
• INTD 101-18 – Issues in Health Care: Exploring a Career as a Medical Professional
• INTD 101-19 – With and Beyond the Human: The Secret Lives of Animals, Plants, and Vibrant Matter
• INTD 101-26 – Arts, Health, & Wellbeing: A Humanistic View
• INTD 101-35 – “Constipado” is not “constipated”: A Beginners’ Introduction to Spanish for Health Care and Human Services
• INTD 101-44 – Extreme Weather: Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Hurricanes

Leadership & Politics

• INTD 101-01 – Trump, Biden, and You: Presidential Election 2024
• INTD 101-09 – Women in U.S. Politics and Social Activism
• INTD 101-17 – Level Up: Being a Leader in Today’s Society
• INTD 101-28 – The History of Student Activism
• INTD 101-29 – Politics at the Movies
• INTD 101-36 – Introduction to Leadership Theories & Practice

Business & Law

• INTD 101-06 – Public Relations: Communication in Your Future World: Issues, Perspectives and Innovations
• INTD 101-37 – Introduction to Business
• INTD 101-41 – An Introduction to Investing and the Stock Market

Honors Sections of FYS
*Note: These sections are restricted to students already enrolled in the Honors Program.

• HNRS 101-01 – Once Upon a Time: An Exploration of the Fairy Tale
• HNRS 101-02 – Power and Place in Sub-Urban New Jersey
• HNRS 101-03 – The Power of the Political Voice