Hi,
I am coming from a CEGEP in Quebec for my first semester this upcoming fall. Meaning I transferred 5 credits. I am double majoring in Book and Media studies and Art History. I have no clue what I’m supposed to sign up for. What i’ve heard is 3 book and media studies and 2 other courses. But does that mean I take no art History courses???
What should I take, how do I make my schedule, what is a breadth course?! HELP
Sincerely,
SOS
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SOS,
Don’t freak out. You’re fine. Sometimes it can be hard to manage all the freedom you’re allowed to have and the discipline you’re expected to have.
Sooooooooooooooooo:
Question 1: “What should I take?”
Things related to your program, of course!
The Art History major is quite lenient in letting you take whatever courses you’d like here and there, and they all sound pretty interesting. Now if you don’t have some sort of “Intro to Art History” transfer credit coming over, you should definitely take FAH102H The Practice of Art History. But aside from that… just heed the major’s requirements and go crazy!
Now I consulted another student who took a good chunk of Art History courses for what he thought would be super interesting for you and got:
FAH246H Art Since 1900 – “Because you have such a short span of time to go over, memorizing all the dates is a lot easier. Also, it’s pretty fun to see the art’s influence on pop culture today. And lastly, if you ever want to sound like a pretentious art snob, this course will definitely set you up for it.”
FAH230H Renaissance Art and Architecture – “It gives a whole new meaning to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But it’s just a little bit church-y.”
FAH252H Intro to the History of Photography – “This one is new, but it sounds soooo interesting!”
And his last comment: “Minimize the number of medieval courses you take.”
As for your major in Book and Media Studies, I have a feeling you won’t have gotten any transfer credits for that one, so you’ll just have to take a good look at the requirements list.
You’re going to have to take SMC219Y Mass Media in Culture and Society, SMC228H and SMC229H, so I’d recommend getting those out of the way.
Question 2: “How do I make my schedule?”
Step 1: Make a chart going hours of day by days of week.
Step 2: Consult timetable.
Step 3: Make sure nothing overlaps!
Step 4: Enrol on ROSI and pray you get your courses.
Question 3: “What is a breadth course?”
So a breadth requirement is the university’s way of making sure you’re like cultured and stuff and that you’ve taken courses in a variety of topics. There are five “groups” that you need to work with. You need to either get 1.0 FCE in four of the five groups, or you need to 1.0 FCE in three of the five groups and then 0.5 FCE in the other two groups.
Since you’re double majoring in two humanities, I’m going to assume your difficulty will be fulfilling groups 4 and 5, so take a look at this post for some ideas on how to conquer them.
Annnnnd I guess that’s that.
Cheers!
aska