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advice needed for history or political science course

sandbar
edited July 2008 in General
Hi all,

I needed to take one 100 or 200 level History or Political Science course, but I really wanted to avoid writing any essays/papers.
do you guys know which 100 or 200 level History or Political Science course that doesn't involve any essay writing?

also for POL 151, i found out that the grading is as follow(summer 08, distance ed.; same prof. in fall dist. ed. as well):

Diagnostic assignment (mandatory) 0%
2 short answers (10% each) 20%
Memorandum 20%
2 short answers (10% each) 20%
Final examination (closed book) 40%

anyone know what is expected to do in the Memorandum section?
and are the short answers just paragraph-long answers?

really wanted to avoid writing any essays.


Thanks.

Comments

  • randomuser
    edited July 2008
    arent essays and long assignments and short answer quizz all you do in history and poli sci?
  • Makall
    edited July 2008
    I think all B-Soc courses involve some kind of writing...

    POL 100 is pretty good.
  • Student0667
    edited July 2008
    As this forum's most vocal History/ Humanities Double Major, I find your unwillingness to write any essays disturbing.

    Randomuser is right, essays and long assignments are a BIG part of History and Political Science. Also, you should be glad that essays and long assignments are such big parts of my programs, because it meant that quizzes and exams will worth less. Therefore, suck it up or try begging your advisors to exempt you from this. I am guessing that you are a Business Major, right?

    However, if you are really that insistant on avoiding writing any essays, you can try your luck by convincing your academic advisors to accept HUM-105 as a History course. I mean, HUM-105 was once HIST-105.
  • sandbar
    edited July 2008
    sorry guys. I know understand that essays are the major components of these courses. I'm really bad at history and political science, and having to write 2500 words essay on those topics would be very hard for me.(I know this is disturbing, sorry again)

    so can anyone give me some idea of what is expected to do in the "memorandum" and "short answers" parts?

    Thanks for all the replies, and I'll try my luck on HUM-105.
  • randomuser
    edited July 2008
    i doubt youre going to be writing anything that large in first and second year courses, especially first year, i think poli sci would require less work than history
  • SpectreFire
    edited July 2008
    History and Political science courses are extremely easy. All you need is an opinion and something to back it up with.

    If you can't do that, then you're not longed for university.
  • Broken Lizard
    edited July 2008
    my advice,,
    drop out
    move to whalley
    become crack addict

    got a better chance to succeed than taking history/polisci

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