First-year seminar (FYSM) courses are small classes (usually with 30 students) designed to give students the opportunity to discuss and research topics of interest in a core subject area. Most university students are in their third or fourth year of study before they have the opportunity to take seminar courses. As a Carleton University Bachelor of Arts (BA) student, you are provided with this experience at the first-year level through enrolment in your First-Year Seminar.
All BA students are strongly encouraged to include a FYSM in their first 4.0 credits of registration. Students can only take one FYSM. To learn more about the BA, take a look at the Bachelor of Arts website and the Bachelor of Arts Viewbook.
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This Month @ FASS
For the summer months (May-August), This Week @ FASS will be distributed on a monthly basis. Thanks for reading!
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2013 FASS Awards
Marston LaFrance Research Fellowship Award Jesse Stewart, Music The Marston LaFrance Research Fellowship Award will allow Jesse Stewart of Music to complete a series of 118 compositions and to finish work on a single-authored book project. Stewart will also complete a recording of an ambitious piece he is writing for a string quartet and drum ... more
Nimijean is the 2012-2013 Center for the Study of Canada’s Fulbright Visiting Scholar-in-Residence
Richard Nimijean of Canadian Studies served as the Center for the Study of Canada’s Fulbright Visiting Scholar-in-Residence at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh for the academic year of 2012-2013. Recently established, the Scholar-in-Residence program is dedicated to hosting emerging and prominent scholars who have a demonstrated, professional focus on Canada and have ... more
Video: Choosing Carleton’s MA in Philosophy
Jerry Tsui and Eli Shupe are both master’s students studying Philosophy at Carleton University. They explain why they chose this program, including how the skills they are attained are transferable to other things. ... more
History Professor Receives STLHE and Desire2Learn’s Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning
Carleton University’s Shawn Graham, assistant professor in the Department of History, has been awarded the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and Desire2Learn’s Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning for 2013…Read more ... more
NEW! Electronic History newsletter
The Department of History is now releasing its newsletter online. To catch up on the stimulating ‘goings on’ in History, please visit: http://www.carleton.ca/history/history-newsletter/. Or, for History news that comes to you, subscribe to the Department of History newsletter, and receive it as an email. Just email history@carleton.ca with “Subscribe to Newsletter” in the subject line ... more