<p>1) What's an easy-ish science class to take? I'm a liberal arts major, and absolutely horrible at the subject. I'm not necessarily looking for an easy A - just something that's easy to understand for people who aren't exactly proficient at the subject. (ex. I've heard astronomy is really hard.)</p>
<p>2) Generally, how large are the foreign language classes? (Particularly French & ASL.)</p>
<p>re: Science Classes for COLA majors</p>
<p>How about an intro level nutrition class? That would work.</p>
<p>Or look at this spring’s list of alternative science classes with a “1” in the middle. Do any of these appeal to you? I think that the ones that sound to you as if they would be something you would like might be the ones that will be easy-ish for you.
<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/cola/academic-affairs/_files/pdf/Course_Lists/08_Alt_Nat_Sci_Spr11.pdf[/url]”>http://www.utexas.edu/cola/academic-affairs/_files/pdf/Course_Lists/08_Alt_Nat_Sci_Spr11.pdf</a></p>
<p>I think ANT 310 Primate Cognition sounds pretty interesting, for example.</p>
<p>Daughter is in her second year of french. She has been pleasantly surprised by the class size. I think she said her accelerated first year french class had about 25 students, and the accelerated second year french has more like 35.</p>
<p>And “accelerated” means a full year’s curriculum is covered in one semester. The classes meet everyday.</p>
<p>Look for science courses that are listed as for non-science majors. Like right now I’m in PHY 309K which is the physics for non-tech majors. It is fairly easy and the lectures are interesting because of demonstrations. The only thing is that the professor can be a bit confusing at times, but I think the book makes everything clear and the first test was very easy. I know there is a Bio and Chem version too.</p>
<p>That’s a good point. A physics class that does not count for a physics major or a bio class that does not count for a bio major should not be too difficult; these classes will be much easier than the first year classes designed for the people majoring in that subject.</p>
<p>I’m in French 1 right now. There’s about 22 students. It’s a nice class, the text isn’t too hard but it is more fast paced then high school language classes. The only bad thing is - well if you think it is – is that most will take attendance. >_<</p>
<p>I was told by an advisor that the physical science classes are the easiest. I went with biology. There are a number of classes for non-majors. I have BIO 309D with Silverthorn. There are no tests and the grade distribution shows that around half the class makes an A.</p>
<p>Sorry to bump up an old thread, but has anyone here taken Sign Language at UT? I’m having trouble deciding between that and French.</p>
<p>Is the First-Year French 1 class really for people who have absolutely no prior knowledge with French? I’m okay with Spanish, but I figured I’d want to take the opportunity to learn French and was wondering if I should take this class or if it was mostly for students who have taken French in High School.</p>
<p>I’m in First-Year American Sign Language I and there are only 20 people in my class. It’s super fun and I really enjoy it. The class isn’t very difficult either, but it could be because of my professor. Most people in class currently have A’s and it’s super interesting because you aren’t allowed to speak in class, only sign or write things down if what you have to ask or say is too long to sign and you don’t know how to sign it.</p>
<p>How many people in the class knew sign language beforehand? I know a lot of people just go into the language they took in HS, so I’m worried about being at a disadvantage because of that.</p>
<p>To be honest, I think about 3/4 of my class didn’t know any sign language at all when classes first began. I knew the alphabet, but surprisingly a lot of people didn’t! Because the class is so small, it’s easier to learn things and not fall behind because the setting is very personalized and open to questions and repetition of signs if you don’t understand them. A lot of other foreign languages move very quickly but with ASL, it’s pretty chill.</p>
<p>Alright, cool. I think I’ll go with ASL, then. (:</p>