Fall 2024 Meta-Majors

Meta-major categories:

  • Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
  • Business
  • Education
  • Exploratory
  • Human Health & Behavior
  • Science, Technology, Engineering, & the Environment

 Please note: some FYE courses and Learning Communities may fall into more than one meta-major category.

Fall 2024 Meta-Majors

  • Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
    • ANTH 111: Construction & Deconstruction of Race / FYE: TBD (ARCH Scholars)
    • ANTH 115: Introduction to Cultural Sustainability / FYE: TBD
    • CLAS 203: Special Topics / FYE: Homer’s Iliad & Odyssey: Gods, Demigods, & Monsters (ARCH Scholars)
    • ENGL 110: Intro to Academic Writing / FYE: Civic Engagement through Speaking & Writing
    • ENGL 110: Intro to Academic Writing / FYE: Crip the Vote!
    • FREN 101: Beginning French Through Culture I / FYE: Beginning French Through the Culture of Food
    • INTL 100: Introduction to International Studies / FYE: Crossing Borders – People & Places in the Era of Globalization
    • PSYC 221: Psychopathology / FYE: Mental Health in the Digital Age
    • RELS 101: Approaches to Religion / FYE: "Who do voodoo? We all do!"
    • SPAN 202: Intermediate Spanish through Culture / FYE: ¡Conoce España: Comunidades, Costumbres, y Cocina!
    • SOCY 102: Contemporary Social Issues / FYE: TBD
    • FYSE 105: Arts & Crafts of Charleston
    • FYSE 111: Comics & American Culture
    • FYSU 114: 1967 Legacy & Beyond: Reflections on Desegregation & the Black Experience at the College of Charleston REI - US
    • FYSE 114: Ecology & the Literary Imagination
    • FYSE 114: Writers Change the World
    • FYSE 121: The Meaningful Life
    • FYSU 121: Unlearning American History: Myths, Lies, & Why We Live With Them REI-GLOBAL
    • FYSE 125: Spanish Cities on Film
    • FYSE 125: Brazil & the US: Business and Culture
    • FYSG 125: Freedom By Water: Coastal Communities of the African and Black Diasporas in the Americas REI - Global
    • FYSE 129: When the selfie becomes the self: Reflections on technology and selfhood
    • FYSU 129: Black Music of the Americas
    • FYSE 132: The Holocaust on Screen
    • FYSE 132: Social Justice in the Jewish World
    • FYSE 135: American Popular Culture
    • FYSE 139: Dancing on the Stage and Screen: Investigating the Perspective of Artist & Audience
    • FYSE 143: Navigating a Post-Truth World
    • LC 1: Sex, Violence, & Rock'n'Roll: Birth of Modernity in Asia
    • LC 2: Queer America: Archives and History of the LGBTQ+ Community (ARCH Scholars)
    • LC 5: Beyond Bratwursts & BMWs: Understanding German Business Culture
    • LC 7: Psychology of Women’s Studies & Gender Issues
    • LC 10: Mangia! Eating & Speaking Like an Italian
    • LC 11: History, Built Here: Architecture & Historic Preservation in the Holy City
    • LC 12: From the Indigenous Americas to Contemporary Charleston: History, Politics, & Memory
    • LC 14: Play/Write
    • LC 15: WHO DAT: New Orleans, World Politics, & Cultural Rhetoric
    • LC 16: The Architecture of Music
  • Business
    • ENTR 200: Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice / FYE: Women in Entrepreneurship
    • ENTR 200: Exploring Entrepreneurship
    • MGMT 105: Introduction to Business / FYE: Designing Your Life: Finding Your Way in the World of Business
    • FYSE 115: Personal Finance as a Form of Empowerment
    • FYSE 136: Planes, Trains, & Automobiles: More Than Just a Movie
    • LC 8: Sending the 'Write' Message: Managing Tourism in Charleston
    • LC 13: Government Policy & Business Outcomes
  • Education
    • EDFS 201: Foundations of Education / FYE: Schools & Society: Learning from Lived Experiences REI - US
    • FYSE 138: Teaching Fellows (and Call me MISTER students)
    • FYSE 138: FitCatZ Aquatic & Motor Therapy
    • FYSE 138: Fierce & Fearless: Women Education Activists of Color
  • Human Health & Behavior
    • HEAL 230: Global Health / FYE: Health for all? Examining Contemporary Practices in Global Health
    • FYSE 119: Reps with Risk: The Health Consequences of Sports & Physical Activity Activity (ARCH Scholars)
    • LC 4: Gateway to Neuroscience
    • LC 6: Structure Determines Function: The Convergence of Biology and Yoga
    • LC 18: Biology & Precalculus for Pre-Med Students
  • Science, Technology, Engineering, & the Environment
    • ASTR 129: Introductory Astronomy I / FYE: From CofC to the Cosmos: Expanding Human Presence Beyond Earth
    • BIOL 112: Biodiversity, Conservation & Ecology/ FYE: Climate Change From Seascapes to Landscapes to Biomedicine
    • CHEM 111: Principles of Chemistry / FYE: Chemistry for Future Health Professionals & Scientists (ARCH Scholars)
    • CITA 180: Computers, Music, & Art / FYE: Computers, Music, & Art (ARCH Scholars)
    • DATA 101: Introduction to Data Science / FYE: Storytelling with Data in the Generative AI Era (ARCH Scholars)
    • FYSE 130: How Things Work
    • FYSE 142: Sustainable Seas: Navigating Environmental & Social Issues in Modern Fisheries (ARCH Scholars)
    • FYSE 143: Full STEM Ahead! Exploring Charleston Harbor’s Mysteries & Sustainability Challenges
    • FYSG 143: Beyond the Screen: Exploring the Impacts of Algorithmic Bias REI-GLOBAL
    • FYSG 143: What is the Metaverse? REI-GLOBAL
    • LC 3: Bringing Physics to Life
    • LC 4: Gateway to Neuroscience
    • LC 9: Engineering: Perspectives & Communication
    • LC 17: A Sustainable Earth for All!
    • LC 18: Biology & Precalculus for Pre-Med Students