College Bulletin 2022-2023 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
College Bulletin 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENGL 009C. First-Year Seminar: Why College? The Past and Future of Liberal Arts


Cross-listed as EDUC 009C  
Look past the brochures and the info sessions and ask: what is college in the early 21st Century, how did it get that way? Why do people go to college? Should they? Students in this course will examine the history of higher education, and study controversies over the economics, mission, and values of colleges and universities as they appear in curricula, admissions and financial aid policies, student life, and more. Students will develop an understanding of the behind-the-scenes operations of higher education institutions like Swarthmore through reading, seminar discussion, visits from experts, and independent research.
Humanities
Writing course.
1 credit.
Spring 2023. Hines.
Catalog chapter: English Literature  
Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/english-literature


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