College Stuff
 

Since so many of us are in college at the moment (or work there, or just think it's funny that some of us are still doing it...whateves) and we've yammered about college stuff on other threads, y'know...here's a dedicated one.

I'm working on my schedule for winter quarter. I get to register next Tuesday.

So how does this sound? Looks like I'm taking
Physics - Stars, Galaxies, & the Cosmos
Philosophy - Inductive Logic
English - Intro to Literary Study II
English - Post-Colonial Texts

Four is plenty!

Now I have to write a poetry paper -- I wrote the rough draft, but it's BAD. Due Tuesday.
Got a history exam on Monday.
Got my British lit exam on Monday.
Got a mid-size project for a client due Monday.

Gonna be a busy weekend.

Current courses:
HIST 211 American History Colonial Era to the Civil War
HIST 321 Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 324 Medieval Europe
HIST 357 Islam and the West
HIST 441 American Religious History

Just finishing mid-term exam week, three papers to write this weekend, one more exam next week, then Fall break.

5 more history courses next Spring semester, then I'm done and grajamacated except for two General Ed. classes.

Man I envy you these topics. I would like to take these classes.

Bullitt, how the hell do you keep all those history courses straight in your head? I like to have different subjects going, so I can change focus every now and then.

I'm not happy about having to take lots of English classes at the same time, but at least I get to spread it out some between literature, tech writing, and journalism. After winter quarter, that's about all I'll have left.

My current courses are
History 103 Modern Europe 19th-20th c
English 300 Intro to Literary Study I (poetry)
English 351 British Texts 16th c to Medieval
English 330 Business Writing

Clone thread: College Stiff.

College Smurf?
College Snuff?
Collage Stuff? (like...um, glue & modge podge?)

Some colleges let old folks audit courses for free, just show 'em your AARP card.

J/k ;)

I can keep them straight because they are about distinctly different topics. Pretty easy for me. Plus there is some overlap between classes. Example being the difference between a slave society and a society with slaves being covered and explored in my civil war class as well as my american history class. And exploring the religious roots of our nation and how it helped shape history in american history and american religious history.

I have two full year modules and two single semester modules (one in semester 1, then the next in Semester 2).

One of the two major modules is the Dissertation module, so that's just occasional guidance, the rest is you going off researching something. The other major module is:

Hist3620 - Harmony and Discord: Making of Gender in Early Industrial England

This semester's minor module is:

Hist3718 - The Second Hundred Years War: Britain versus France c.1715-1815.

Last week was week 2 of the semester and I presented a 15 minute talk (with accompanying handouts) on the question:

"How useful is the concept of 'Separate Spheres' in understanding constructions of gender?"

I have to submit a 1000 word text version of the talk by Monday.

I've also engaged in a scored VLE forum debate on Anglo-French relations during the long eighteenth century, which included an initial submission (1/2 the mark) of 350 words and contributions to other threads (1/2 the mark) in the same section. I chose to focus on a question relating to the pre-revolutionary era (1783-1793):

"Was this period of peace between Britain and France one of friendship or exhaustion?"

Which, gave me the perfect opportunity to use my all-time favourite Tom Paine quote *grins*:

"Wearied with war, and tired of human butchery, they sat down to rest and called it peace." (Rights of Man Pt 2, 1792).

How perfect is that? lol.

Alongside this I am doing some reading around issues that relate to my (hopeful) dissertation topic.

For the two taught modules and the dissertation together, I am probably averaging about 25 - 35 hours study/reading each week.

I was really a bit nervy about the second hundred years module, because of the heavy focus on military history. But I am loving it! It's really interesting and it is tying a bunch of stuff together for me...filling in some gaps.

And I am working on my scedule to pay for 2 kids trying figure out their schedules for college.

*chuckles*

That was really cold...


to kick an old unemployed guy.

-pets dar- Poor old unemployed guy. You should go to college!

(after two false starts, I'm considering going to the International Gemology something-or-other and getting diamond and colored-stone certified then working for a jeweler. Yes, I can't remember the name. No, I'm not drunk. Yes, I'm distracted by the mini-Trea bouncing on my lap)

My mom did that. Actually I don't think she graduated. But I remember being about 4 and thumbing through her big sample book of pretty rocks.

I find gemstones fascinating... like any red-blooded woman! The opportunity to WORK with them would be delightful!!