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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3D Models and Augmented Reality
Students in FYSM 1405: Turning Points in History just completed their year-end project: using 123D Catch to make models of materials conserved at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The focus of the course was on digital antiquity, and the goal of the final project was to use models to “open up the hidden museum to ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more ... more
Slamming Canadian Identity
The I Am Canadian slam poetry event was recently featured in the Charlatan, Carleton’s newspaper. Visit http://www.charlatan.ca/2012/03/slamming-canadian-identity/ to read the full article. ... more
David Mastey Visits LAWS 1000
David Mastey is a PhD candidate in the Department of English and affiliated with the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University. On March 12, 2012, he brought some provocative ideas to the Know Your Rights Cluster with his guest lecture on child soldier narratives. His work focuses on African-authored narratives about child soldiers, including ... more ... more
UNHCR Representative Visits Know Your Rights Cluster
LAWS1000P Instructor Christina Harrison Baird with UNHCR Representative Mr. Furio De Angelis LAWS1000, a part of the Know Your Rights cluster, has been focusing on the African regional human rights system, with particular emphasis on the situation of child soldiers on that continent. On Monday, March 19, 2012, students in the cluster had the opportunity to ... more ... more
Slam Poets in the News
The I (Sl)am Canadian event was recently featured in 24Hrs Newspaper: ... more
Shelley Brown Speaks About Gender and Crime Lab
ArtsOne instructor Shelley Brown recently discussed her work in Carleton’s Gender and Crime Lab: ... more