Spring 1 Session 2 -- What is YOURPace?

[wildebeest]

Finished HUM 103 earlier this week, which was the only general education course I needed. Only have the final left on a second class, and it's a paper rather than a PowerPoint, so that should be pretty smooth sailing.

After that's done, I have only a 6-credit independent study to complete to be finished. I've been doing research on that for a couple weeks, since I knew the subject and what material I needed, but will do another week or two of research and then get to work on a 5,000 word project. When that's done, I'll technically be finished (that is, all degree requirements will be fulfilled), but if I have time afterwards, I may add a class or two for fun. Now that I'm not feeling the pressure I did last session, self-imposed, apparently, since I'll probably be done with time to kill this session, I'm enjoying myself much more.

What independent study are you doing instead of classes? Is it less work than the classes? Which degree are you going for?

Doing History & Political Science. Professor Sebold received a grant for a project that involves writing local histories that will be used by junior high school teachers. I am researching and writing a 5,000-word piece that will be part of the project. I don't think that it's less work than a standard course, and certainly not less work than the easier courses (I've already read a couple books and dozens of newspaper articles as research, plus searched a lot of public records), but it's more fun, in that it involves primary-source research and the puzzle aspect of putting together a story from multiple, sometimes contradictory, pieces.