Category: Class Suggestions

Africa 277: An Introductory Survey is a class that will challenge your conceived notions about Africa, engage you and even gives you the ability to find Kenya on a map. It focuses on the history, culture, economy, and politics of the continent, and is considered apart of multiple social science and humanities breadths. The professor, Read More…

Finishing college with a good GPA in our Business school can feel intimidating. Without the proper resources, it can be hard to make calculated decisions about what classes to take to help improve your chances of a successful semester. I was in the same boat a few short years ago, but found that the right Read More…

As we enter into this new stage of life called college we tend to have high expectations on what our life on campus would be, on the classes we will take, on how rewarding the hard classes will be but that isn’t always the case. One class that I would recommend blindfolded if available and Read More…

I was shocked to discover that there was a course completely dedicated to understanding human happiness. When I saw the description for Inter-He 201, I registered immediately, having no clue as to how much this course would change my life. I had already taken main-stream courses like Economics and Psychology, which can be a little Read More…

Hello! My name is Tyler Jones, and let me start off by saying I might be a little biased in this opinion because I’m majoring in astrophysics. But don’t let that fool you! Knowing about how electricity and magnetism affects your daily life can become an important tool. If you have to take physics, take Read More…

This past semester at UW-Madison, I decided to change my major to communication arts. Although not sure what it would entail, one of the required courses I decided to take was ComArts 368. The class is labeled as “The theory and practice of persuasion”. I was immediately intrigued. In this class comprised of about 100-200 Read More…

People tend to dread fulfilling the ethnic studies requirement; however, what if I told you that you could check it off by watching Beyoncé’s “Lemonade”? African American 156: Black Music and American Cultural History was the most interesting class I took during my two years as a Badger.  Every class we would analyze Black music, Read More…

Signing up for classes freshman year can be very overwhelming. However, if you are interested in media studies, I know the perfect class for you! You should take Communication Arts 250: Survey of Contemporary Media. This class is available fall 2019! What is CA 250? In today’s society many people turn to media. This class Read More…

Overwhelmed by large classes as an incoming freshman?  What if I told you that you can take a ten person seminar class. Yes, you heard me a ten person class in college, there is such a thing! Did I also mention that this class has no tests or exams and meets only twice a week! Read More…

What if I told you that there was a class that actually took your stresses away? I mean, besides the three exams, would you believe me if I said this class takes the time to make sure you are breathing, meditating and being mindful? Well, you should. Inter-He 201: Belonging, Purpose And The Ecology Of Read More…