Freshman Interest Network: Linked Courses

Freshman have the exciting opportunity to explore your interests and discover how different majors relate to the real world. Two or three courses are “linked together” to create an interactive learning experience in areas such as marine science, literature, physics, politics, ecology, mathematics and history.  Assignments and learning are coordinated with case studies, inquiry, and real-life applications emphasized as you use the knowledge in your discipline to explore the theme. All FIN courses (except speech) satisfy the general education requirements. In addition, through JU 101: The Dolphin Experience, you will learn about the University and how to reach maximum success as you and your FIN classmates study, learn, explore and socialize together!

Click on the Fall 2008 FIN themes below to read more about the these engaging courses:

• Green Power: Energy, Environment, and Money
• Show Me the Money
• Sex, Love, and Immortality:  Ancient Greece
• Rock, Paper, Scissors
• The Race for the President:  America’s Ultimate Reality Show
• Fools and Their Tools
• The New Immigrants
• Out of This World
• The Science of Crime Novels
• S³ ~ Sand, Surf, and Slopes
• Widgets, Wildebeests and World Problems
  

What do FIN Professors say?

• "This program builds friendships and connections between the individual and the people around them with opportunities the average college student is not given."
   ~ Dr. H. Pordeli
• "I see and hear students in the hall talking about not only their assignments from our linked courses but planning recreational activities."
   ~ Dr. Barbara Doyle
• "The students definitely know each other, as evidenced by all the conversations happening in the hallway and classroom before class begins."
   ~ Dr. Pam Crawford

What do FIN students say?

• "We learn more because all professors are on the same page…"
• "We learn more because professors work together…"
• "Students become very close and working together becomes easier…"
• "In my FIN class I have a group of friends while my roommate is still meeting people..."
• "I love the FIN class.  It’s great that the professors collaborate…"