<p>I am a new transfer student to UT and I am looking for advice for my schedule. I was wondering if anyone knew of an easy fine arts course I can take. By easy, I mean little work and a high chance of getting an A. I already looked at UT Life and CIS and I was wondering what you all had to say. Remember not a social science but a Fine Arts (ie:architecture, art history, classical civilization, music, philosophy, theatre) Please specify any professor as well.</p>
<p>take a philosophy class...specifically dr. phillip's world philosophy.</p>
<p>and also, don't be a dumbass grade whore.</p>
<p>i've heard philosophy is hard at UT...try for History of Music I</p>
<p>Theater Arts, try to get it with Rebecca Hewitt, you will be set.</p>
<p>You just read plays, you have opportunities to get extra credit if you attend the plays themselves.</p>
<p>'take a philosophy class...specifically dr. phillip's world philosophy.</p>
<p>and also, don't be a dumbass grade whore.'</p>
<p>a philosophy class, great that would prepare me for a life as homeless person and maybe if i am lucky a full fledged hobo. as far as being a grade whore is concerned, i don't see the problem with that because in ten years while you are cashing in your welfare check at 7-11, i'll be the one paying for it. By the way you are welcome.</p>
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'take a philosophy class...specifically dr. phillip's world philosophy.</p>
<p>and also, don't be a dumbass grade whore.'</p>
<p>a philosophy class, great that would prepare me for a life as homeless person and maybe if i am lucky a full fledged hobo. as far as being a grade whore is concerned, i don't see the problem with that because in ten years while you are cashing in your welfare check at 7-11, i'll be the one paying for it. By the way you are welcome.
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<p>If you're asking for advice you should be grateful that it's being given to you, okay? </p>
<p>The fact of the matter is that yeah, there is no problem trying to take classes where you'll have a good chance of getting an A, but one thing you'll learn at UT is that no matter what, to get those A's you'll have to put out some effort. So don't expect to take a class and get grades handed to you, it's not going to go down like that. If you take Medical Terminology (a class known for high % of A's) you'll still be working every week to memorize terms to perform well on quizzes. If you take Theater Arts, you'll still have to study -- so keep that in mind. It makes much more sense to take courses you're naturally interested in because that usually carries over to how hard you're going to work for that course. </p>
<p>btw, aceestrin will have no issues with money in the future, considering he's doing a cellular engineering internship this summer</p>
<p>You are right, I went over the line and what I said was completely inappropriate. It is not my place to make fun of anyone's economic position. When I asked for advice I meant it for a required course and nothing critical to my major, so I don't want to put alot of wasted effort into it.</p>
<p>Is Introduction to Philosophy hard? And would it help if I took a catalog philosophy class last year in HS (IB TOK for anyone familar)?</p>
<p>if you can get Intro To PHL with Bonevac you should be good to go, he's a great professor for it, if you're really worried though just take intro to theater arts, it'll be easier (just for you to learn the ropes of college your first semester) and then to take a different fine arts later.</p>
<p>Ha, angelus may have gone over the line, but when one asks for advice or one's input, they don't expect to be slightly insulted in the process (in which she shouldn't have to be grateful for). There is a thing called tact that some people could learn to exercise.</p>
<p>Perhaps I did not use enough tact (or any at all) in my suggestion, but I do think that this is an attitude that needs to be curbed. To spend hundreds of dollars on a class with the kind of attitude that angelus has is just a waste.
Also, I believe, angelus, that if one or two grade-whored 'A's can make a difference between a life on the streets and one of royalty then fail me now because i'd rather live honestly. Perhaps one's fundamental motivations are skewed when they believe that happiness is correlated with the amount of green in their pocket.</p>
<p>Also, thanks for the defence dcfca. grandpabuzz, i've heard conflicting things of PHL 301 (intro to PHL). If I were you, I'd keep away from large philosophy classes like the plague(like PHL301), as they can tend to promote memorization rather than thinking. I'm a philosophy major and do not plan on ever taking intro to philosophy.</p>
<p>i signed up for PHL 304- contemporary world problems</p>
<p>It says we need 6 hours of philospohy, art, theatre, etc.. I was thinking of taking two philosophy classes, but I was also wondering if that will be sufficient for the fine arts credit if majoring in Finance? Or should I take one philosophy and one theatre, art, etc??</p>
<p>You can do two PHL classes, that will fulfill your requirement (I'm a finance major too). They changed the requirement this year, though, so that you have to take one fine arts class and then another fine arts class OR a psych/sociology/anthro class.</p>
<p>lol...im a finance major too...im doing PHL 304 and doing study abroad so. year, becaust that counts for the requirement (an upper division one though)</p>