MPS 1
Navigating the Mathematical and Physical Sciences
This course is offered to support first-year students in the mathematical and physical sciences with their transition to UC Berkeley. This course will highlight relevant resources on campus and help students in building community and a sense of belonging. Students will receive peer mentorship and will have the chance to learn from continuing students, graduate students and faculty about classes, curriculum, internships, and research. This course will be open to all freshman and sophomore students who are intended MPS majors (mathematics, physics, astronomy, and earth and planetary science majors).
Topics
- Upon completion of this course, students will gain: An enhanced mentoring network. Awareness of the written and unwritten rules of academic life and how to navigate them successfully. Knowledge of how a mathematics and physical sciences major connects to career opportunities and strategies for maximizing advancement into these career paths as well as exploring the potential for subsequent graduate study. Connections to successful scientists and advanced students with whom they can identify and to whom they can relate.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027