Entering DePauw students normally take four academically rigorous courses
each semester. In one course, the First-Year Seminar, discussion in a
small group, exploration of ideas, careful reading of texts, and critical
thinking are especially emphasized.
First-Year Seminars count as a full academic credit. The seminar is one
of 31 course credits every student earns toward graduation. Seminars are
small (12-15 students) and provide an opportunity for class discussion,
participation and interaction with the professor and other students. For
most seminars, the instructor also serves as the students' academic advisor.
A student mentor is assigned to each seminar group. The group will take
part in orientation activities together and will meet outside of class
to participate in programs and discussions about college life and campus
issues.
Take some time to read through the descriptions of seminars.
We hope that you will use your imagination in making your
seminar choices. Our seminars are designed to open new areas
of interest and to allow you to think in new ways. We hope
you will include in your list of choices seminars that sound
intriguing to you, no matter what subject you intend to major
in and no matter what career you have in mind.
On your course request form, you will rank 10 seminars which
are of interest to you. While we cannot guarantee that you
will get your top choice, we will try to enroll you in a
seminar that will interest you.
Click on the titles below for descriptions of the seminars. Use the reg number when completing the seminar requests form.
| reg number | Seminar Title |
| 127 | Algorithmic Art |
| 191 | The Animal Mind |
| 179 | Aretha to Xena: An Introduction to Women's Studies |
| 101 | Art, Controversy, and Ethics |
| 113 | Athens in the Age of Perikles |
| 139 | Beauty |
| 153 | The Camera’s Eye: Intersections of Literature and Photography |
| 113 | Ancient War Memorials |
| 119 | Communication Evolution: From the Cave to the Chatroom |
| 115 | Conservative and Liberal Rhetoric in the Media, 1954-1973 |
| 110 | The CSI Phenomenon |
| 121 | A Decade of Dissent: The Rhetoric of the 1960s |
| 133 | Deconstructing Difference Through Hollywood Teacher Films |
| 149 | (de)Constructing Race in the United States |
| 152 | Down and Out: Dickens and Orwell |
| 200 | East Meets West: Asian Religions in America |
| 209 | Economic and Social Issues: Women in the Third World |
| 131 | Economics and Social Issues: Women in the Third World |
| 212 | Ethics and Leadership in Film |
| 161 | The Examined Life |
| 155 | Exercise in Extreme Environments |
| 122 | Film, Communication, and Culture: The Case of James Bond |
| 101 | From Confucius to Kung-fu |
| 145 | Geology of the Colorado Plateau Region |
| 109 | Green Chemistry |
| 161 | The History of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands |
| 151 | Holocaust and History |
| 146 | Holocaust Literature |
| 116 | Homer and the Trojan War |
| 107 | Human Biology |
| 129 | Intelligence, Mind, and Computers |
| 125 | Technology and the Internet |
| 104 | Japanese Youth Cultures |
| 171 | Jerusalem: The Holy City |
| 206 | Heroines, Heros, Justice and Adventure |
| 164 | Love, Sex, Marriage and the Family in Europe, 500-1800 |
| 103 | The Making of Modern Japan |
| 143 | Representing Race: Race and Identity in Literature and Film |
| 140 | Misfits |
| 167 | Myth, Memory, History |
| 153 | Obesity in America |
| 117 | Performing Utopia |
| 175 | Perspectives on the American Dream |
| 163 | Philosophical Problems |
| 143 | Poetry of Song |
| 218 | Prisons and Race in America |
| 173 | Prisons and Race in America |
| 179 | Problems of Philosophy |
| 157 | Problem Solving |
| 194 | The Pursuit of Happiness |
| 111 | The Greeks on the Good Life: Pleasure or Virtue? |
| 185 | The Quantum Universe |
| 141 | Reading Las Vegas |
| 125 | Real and Radical: Gender Roles of the Modern Theatre in Performance |
| 149 | Recasting Narratives |
| 169 | Religion and the Meaning of Life |
| 105 | Science's Attack on Religion |
| 167 | The Science of Design: From Wooden Spoons to Web Sites |
| 123 | Seduced by a Machine? |
| 197 | Self, Society and the Sacred |
| 224 | Sex and Politics in an Age of Conflict |
| 119 | The Theatrical Experience |
| 159 | Dialogues with Utopia |
| 137 | War and Sex in Arthurian Legend |
| 173 | What is a Riddle? Paradoxes, Conundrums, and Riddles |
| 215 | Why We Read Poetry |
| 135 | Wild and Crazy Versions of Shakespeare |
