<p>So I'm looking for elective credits and I was hoping that some of my fellow CCers could maybe shed some light on classes that they took that were useful (applicable to everyday life) and interesting (doesn't necessarily have to be "fun", but at least a class that you didn't mind going to).</p>
<p>I was thinking along the lines of maybe taking a Human Sexuality course in the Psych. dept. and/or maybe like a writing course.</p>
<p>Anywho, thanks for the help.</p>
<p>There are several classes I want to take at some point that just keep conflicting with classes for my major:</p>
<ul>
<li>Politics and the Mass Media</li>
<li>Financial Accounting</li>
<li>Environmental Resources and Energy Policy</li>
<li>Meditation (PE)</li>
</ul>
<p>psych or philosophy (not logic)</p>
<p>I loved American Sign Language... it's what started me going to my school in the first place
Ceramics was a great class, and a few of the students in my 2 semesters are now selling their work for extra money while going to school (that pays well up here!)
I think the dream psychology and the near death experience psych classes at my school look interesting, they just never fit around my schedule.
And one class that really helps if you plan on traveling in life is intercultural communication classes - teaches about other cultures, culture shock and how to deal with it, and just in general teaches some very useful info.</p>
<p>Interesting:
Human Sexuality
Abnormal Psychology
Survey of Philosophy or Religion
Wine Appreciation (yes, my school has this. I'll take it when I'm 21).</p>
<p>Useful:
CPR certification class
Personal Finance</p>
<p>You might like to try an introductory course in a discpline outside of your major/minor. I know English majors who took Econ 101 or Psych 101 as electives and learned a lot and are glad they took them, and math/science majors who tried Intro to Fiction Writing or Intro to American History and enjoyed them. I know a biology major who took a religion course for fun and consequently made religion his minor.</p>
<p>If your uni has one, a film studies course might be quite interesting and a lot of fun.</p>
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CPR certification class
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<p>I agree with this one. I took a health class that focused on emergency situations where we learned CPR, how to attend to burns and broken bones and other wounds etc, and I am really glad I took it. You learn a lot by practical demonstration, and there was little writing or test taking involved.</p>
<p>I think my Intro to Phys Geography is pretty interesting. It's nice to know the reasons for the weather acting up and explain it to other people.</p>
<p>definitely branch out... intro level classes in other disciplines will likely be not too much work, and expose you to something you wouldn't otherwise know about.</p>
<p>I took Adventure Games
I heavily recommend intro level economics to everyone</p>
<p>Some cool ones that I've taken are:
- Game Theory (emphasis on politics)
- Anatomy
- Fascism (including discussion of modern day "fascist" regimes)
- Reading/Composition class on "Whiteness"</p>
<p>I'm looking forward to taking Negotiations and Conflict Resolution, Introduction to Intellectual Property (@ the law school), Psychology of Personality, and Biomedical Physiology for Engineers...I have very varied interests =P</p>
<p>Physical Anthropology was both useful and interesting - my class was mostly about primates, evolution, human genetic variation, etc. That's a fantastic thing to be educated about, especially because so many people today pride themselves on ignorance IRT evolution and race. </p>
<p>Learning about fossils and different primates and their behavior was also cool.</p>
<p>Financial Mathematics, Operations Research, and Game Theory.</p>
<p>No way Russell7! Symbolic logic was the best elective course I have taken so far. That might have been because I had a great professor and like that kind of thinking, but it certainly helps your argumentative skills, problem-solving skills, and introduces you to some of the classic philosophical arguments. I still am a beast at predicate logic proof theory :) . Philosophy of Language and Existentialist Philosophy are also great courses if your college offers them.</p>