US 101US: FIRST YEAR SEMINAR
To graduate from MSU, every student is required to take a core University Seminar (US) course. University Studies offers approximately 45 sections of the US core course every year, each designed specifically for University Studies students.
In our seminar, US 101, a discussion-intensive format incorporating academic reading and writing encourages students to learn critical thinking skills as well as to explore issues that are important to their goals and objectives: academic success, educational and career planning, and the value of an education. Speaking assignments boost students' self-confidence and help them become college-level communicators of their ideas. 
Research has shown that First Year Seminar courses significantly enhance students' ability to succeed in college. The course is also designed to convey the excitement and possibilities of the learning experience at MSU.
Personalized interaction with faculty, staff, and fellow students will help you understand the responsibilities and rewards that are part of a university education.
Peers and Facilitators are an integral component of the Seminar.
If you would like more information about the course, please call or send us an e-mail.
A New Curriculum for
US 101US: UNIVERSITY STUDIES FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR
Fall 2008
Reading list:
N. Scott Momaday: The Way to Rainy Mountain
Plato: The Last Days of Socrates
Richard Paul and Linda Elder: The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking
Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson: unSpun: finding facts in a world of [disinformation]
Phil LaMarche: American Youth
Moises Kaufman: The Laramie Project
Marjane Satrapi: The Complete Persepolis
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