Though we have all been taking classes from home, listening to our professors through their blurry Zoom squares and, if you’re like me, showing up in pajamas after rolling straight out of bed, there was a time when Pitt’s campus was bubbling with students. (Weird, right? What is “outside” again?)
Yes, physically going to classes may have felt like a chore before this past spring, but now I would trade my office chair and desk for a tiny wooden chair in a Cathedral Nationality Room in an instant. In memory of those better days, here are some of HC Pitt’s favorite classes on campus!
For the STEM geniuses
Anatomy and Physiology – Jake Dechant
Intro to Thermodynamics – Matthew Barry
For the worldly & enlightened
Philosophy of Religion – Brock Bahler
Intro to Global Studies – Kavi Abraham
Death in the Ancient World – Carrie Weaver
For the creative souls
Musical Theatre Class – Becki Toth
Any of the beginner-level art studios (painting, drawing, photography, etc)!
For the gender studies experts
Human Sexuality in Cross Culture – Dr. Tyler Phan
Intro to Feminist Theory – Matthew Lovett or Bridget Keown
Representing Adolescence – Amanda Awanjo
For the literature lovers
Readings in Contemporary Nonfiction – Jen Lee
Introduction to Poetry – Dillon Jones
The Gothic Imagination – Troy Boone
For the communication gurus
Mass Communication Process – Brent Malin
Interpersonal Communication – Elfriede Fursich
And now for my personal picks
Seminar in Composition: Gender Studies – Kimberly Hoover
Social Theory – Michael Murphy
Composing Digital Media – Benjamin Miller
Here’s to hoping we get back to these wonderful classes soon! But no matter the shape or form we take our classes in, all of us at HC Pitt have nothing but the best to say about our favorite school and its incredible professors!