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5 Unique Classes At LMU to Take Before Graduating By Esmeralda Ronis

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at LMU chapter.

By Esmeralda Ronis

Going to LMU, there is a lot of options for classes. The most popular and well-known classes always get filled first. So this is a list for people who are stuck and don’t know what classes to take next. Each class also has the Core below it that it would fulfill, so if you are looking for a certain core to fulfill you can find it here! This is also for people who are looking to branch out in different subjects and make new friends in new and unique classes!

1. Art and Ecology

-College: Communication and Fine Arts

-Credits: 3

-University Core Fulfilled: Creative Experience

-Course Summary:

*visual arts course mixing art and science

*Course will include readings, field trips, learning opportunities, and examples that explore visual art and environmental ethics, culture, sustainability, and resilience

*Each semester the class will focus on a different environmental issue while the Creative Experience component will remain the same

 

2. Egyptian Art and Archeology

-College: Liberal Arts

-Credits: 4

-University Core Fulfilled: History Analysis & Perspective

-Course Summary:

*Study of Egyptian art and archeology

*Studying the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains from the Egyptian periods

*Neolithic to Roman period

*Class consists of lecture, essays, and exams

 

3. Gender and Global Migration

-College: Liberal Arts

-Credits: 4

-University Core Fulfilled: Oral Skills

-Course Summary:

*Studies immigrants of the world

*Studies how their movements shape gender in their everyday life, family, and workplaces

*Also talks about how immigrants affect everyone else’s everyday lives

*Talks about the global economy and how that is affected by immigrants

 

 

4. Intro to Hispanic Literature

-College: Liberal Arts

-Credits: 4

-University Core Fulfilled: Oral Skills, Writing

-Prerequisite: Spanish 2804

-Course Summary:

*A study of terminology and concepts essential for analysis of written works in Spanish

*Oral and Written exercises

*Students are also introduced to literary periods and genres from Spanish and Spanish American authors

 

5. Introduction To Yoga

College: Communication and Fine Art

Units: 1

University Core Fulfilled: Electives

Course Summary:

*Intro to theory and practice of yoga

*Exercise, meditation, and selected readings

 

 

 

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