Freshman/Sophomore Seminar: Reading the Research University

3 credits · Undergraduate

How do undergraduates thrive in a research university? This course provides a multi-disciplinary framework for students to interrogate and analyze their educational experiences, including the structures, paradigms, and schooling practices that help shape those experiences. Students will also "read the research university" in order to understand the historical, social, cultural, and economic factors that have created and shaped UC Berkeley. Through this course, students will develop academic frameworks that will inform their learning processes and hone strategies to navigate and thrive in the university.