What Fun Class Should You Take Next Semester?
What Fun Class Should You Take Next Semester?
As you put the finishing touches on finalizing your Spring Semester schedule, consider adding in one fun class to lighten up your week.
As you put the finishing touches on finalizing your Spring Semester schedule, consider adding in one fun class to lighten up your week.
What's your preferred genre of music?
Which dog is your spirit animal?
Who's your favorite U.S. founding father?
What was your favorite class in elementary school?
Which former SNL cast member would play you in a movie?
What's your least favorite chore?
Which Harry Potter faculty member would make you swipe right on Tinder?
Pick a shade of green.
CTCS 466: Theatrical Film Symposium
CTCS 466: Theatrical Film Symposium
This 4 unit class is supposedly the most popular elective at USC, and it's not hard to see why. Every week you listen to a lecture by famed film critic Leonard Malton, then watch a movie that hasn't been released in theaters yet, and finally listen to someone who worked on the film speak about the experiences. Adding this class to your schedule is as easy as lights, camera, ACTION!
DANC 188a: International Style Ballroom Dance
DANC 188a: International Style Ballroom Dance
Alright, quiz taker, I'm going to get real with you for a second. This 2 unit class is the single greatest class I have ever taken at USC. Taught by dance-master Jesus "Jay" Fuentes, this class--nay, this experience--is sure to provide some much needed excitement to your life, and will have you waltzing, foxtrotting, and cha-cha-ing everywhere you go.
THTR 423: Magic
THTR 423: Magic
This 2 unit class offered through the theater school will teach you the skills necessary to become a master magician (or maybe just learn basic magic tricks). Who needs Hogwarts when you have USC to teach you all the magic you could ask for?
MUSC 255: Songwriting I
MUSC 255: Songwriting I
Unleash your inner songwriter with this 2 unit class. Take some time off from academic writing to finally put your heart and soul into what you're writing.
PHIL 236g: Time and Time-Travel
PHIL 236g: Time and Time-Travel
Next semester, consider a class that literally transcends time. This 4 unit course examines time travel and the paradoxes that arise from it. A great class for people who like thinking about complex issues with no practical application. Or who knows, maybe you'll be the one to make time travel work...
ASTR 100Lxg: The Universe
ASTR 100Lxg: The Universe
Sometimes, it can be the most fun to think big. So take a class on the biggest subject we have: our universe. Consider all that may or may not be out there in this 4 unit class. Bonus: this class lets you take a field trip to just look up at the stars. Far out man!
PHED 150: Table Tennis
PHED 150: Table Tennis
Only 1 unit, but unlimited competition. Learn the skills of the ancient art of table tennis so you can school your friends on a rainy day. Keep working until you're better than Forrest Gump and can bump up USC's Olympian count at the next summer games.
ENGL 174g: Reading the Heart: Emotional Intelligence and the Humanities
ENGL 174g: Reading the Heart: Emotional Intelligence and the Humanities
Get in touch with your emotional side, and fall in love with reading again. This 4 unit class focuses on anger, happiness, love and empathy. So curl up with a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy some emotional literature. It's like a book club, but emotionally fulfilling.