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...classes in Lit and Arts B. A musical or artistic background might come in handy, but a specialized knowledge of visual art or music is not needed to succeed. Lit and Arts B allows students to explore fields like music or art without braving difficult departmental courses. These Cores, when taught well, provide information about paintings or compositions as well as elementary training in the methods used to analyze those works. Like many Core areas, Lit and Arts B provides some very specific offerings which might appeal to individuals with equally specific (obscure?) tastes (B-48, “Chinese...
...best of worlds, Cores are classes to be enjoyed rather than obstacles to be overcome. Unfortunately, Lit & Arts C just happens to be damn near the worst of worlds. The Courses of Instruction describe this Core area as a study of “creative cultural epochs in history,” exploring “how works of literature and art function within a given society.” Which is excellent, because the courses have equally obtuse subject matter and syllabi. Students might question the ties that bind classes like C-20, “The Hero...
There are lots of reasons to be moral: avoiding prison, hell, and appearances on Gawker.com are just a few. But you’re in luck, oh principle–perplexed undergrad, for Harvard has bestowed its most righteous of all Cores, Moral Reasoning, upon thee. Unfortunately, it’s often righteously boring.In theory, Moral Reasoning courses will help you learn to deal with tough ethical questions, and face up to quandaries that enable you to hone your moral compass. Though the MR menu provides a seemingly gourmet spread of professors, readings, and course titles, reality is often more...
...over for years. This style of learning isn’t for everyone, but those who like the intellectual precision of the Philosophy concentration enjoy small classes and lots of individual attention. The course offerings are ample, covering a broad range of topics without the academic fluffiness of the Core. It’s annoying, though, that only one Philosophy class is cross-listed in the Core (Phil 178, “Equality and Democracy”). “Out of step” indeed. Philosophy courses are unique in their maddening, yet intriguing specificity. You?...
...hell you plan to do here, much less in life, and you’ve just been given a 10-pound Courses of Instruction to sift through. What the hell do you do? Well, the mature, intelligent thing to do would be to knock off some of those core requirements while you get your bearings. But mature, intelligent decision are for the weak! Be daring, impulsive, self-indulgent. Take something you don’t particularly need, but will probably be interesting as hell. Your Destination: Psych 1. You’re not going to be a psychologist, therapist, counselor...