Classes I’ve Been Taking Over the Past Seven Weeks
I meant to upload this post weeks ago, but school has been a lot. Better late than never right! So as usual, I’m going to post the classes I’m taking this quarter for future reference. If anyone has any questions about my major or the classes I’m taking, feel free to put a message in my inbox.
This quarter I’ve been taking 18 units (a lot, I know!). It’s actually been really stressful to juggle and really bad for my mental health. Even though I need to take a lot of units to graduate on time, I might be taking extra time in school to finish my degree so that I don’t have this type of quarter again. (If you want to learn more about that, feel free to ask and I will answer!)
Phil 80: Mind, Matter, and Meaning (5 Units)
This class is one of my hardest classes this quarter, mainly due to the amount of papers I have to write. This fulfills my writing in the major requirement (WIM). I really do enjoy the subject of the class even though the readings can sometimes be quite hard. I definitely think my writing is improvement and even though, I might not get the best grade in this course, I am trying my best. And in the end, that’s all you can really do. I’m learning a lot about how to write better as a philosopher at least, and that’s what really matters!
CS 147: Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction (5 Units)
This class is the next hardest class I’m taking. It’s essentially a design thinking and computer science class that focuses in on a group project that will result in the creation of a mobile app. This is a requirement for my concentration in Human-Computer Interaction. I’d say it takes up the majority of my time and has caused me a lot of stress over the quarter. However, I am learning some cool design stuff, so I guess that’s super exciting!
Phil 150: Mathematical Logic (4 Units)
This is one of my favorite classes this quarter, something I hadn’t anticipated. It’s actually a really cool logic class and a lot of the things I’m learning helps can be applied to my other philosophy class for this quarter. The concepts are really cool and intriguing. Also, the class is a nice medium. It’s not too hard that I can’t understand what’s going on in class, and it’s not too easy that I get bored. I did cry completing some homework assignments though as I didn’t finish my last one because I didn’t fully understand a concept we talked about in class. But overall, my experience with this class is pretty good.
Linguistics 1: Introduction to Linguistics (4 Units)
Honestly, I was expecting to like this class a lot more than I actually do. The lectures can be kind of boring sometimes and so are the assignments. This is definitely one of those classes that is just a look at everything in linguistics at a superficial level. I guess it’s great in that I get to learn more about Linguistics before I decide what other class I want to take for my major. Unfortunately, that leads to a lot of the lectures not being really exciting. Hopefully, I like my next Linguistics class better.
(Bonus) Music 65A: Voice Class 1 (1 Unit)
Because this class is really more of just a bonus class, I didn’t really count it in the amount of units I’m taking this quarter. It is helping me gain more confidence in my voice, which is great!
Again, if you have any questions about my classes or my major, feel free to let me know in my inbox.