Hello hello!
Welcome to the second week of classes. As promised, I want to talk about my classes this semester, and share what I’m looking forward to the most!
A bit of background: I am a Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences major here at Wellesley – a combination of psychology, linguistics, computer science, and philosophy. Last semester, I took two classes that were required for my major: Cognition, Statistics for Psychology. This semester, I’m taking only one! I’m taking my other classes for either distribution requirements, or purely out of interest. It’s definitely nice to spread out requirements, and have room for other classes I’m interested in, outside my major.
This semester I am taking the following classes:
- Research Methods in Cognitive Psychology (PSYC 314R)
- This class is required for my major. It’s my first 300 level research class and I’m excited for it, because I get to work on a cognitive psychology research project from scratch! I’m looking forward to running an experiment, collecting and analyzing data, and applying what I’ve learned in previous classes.
- History of Modern Philosophy (PHIL 221)
- I haven’t taken a philosophy course before, and I thought that this would be a nice place to start! We are currently reading Meditations On First Philosophy by René Descartes. It’s been so fascinating jumping into the mind of a philosopher, and learning about different approaches to thinking. As an added bonus, many concepts we discuss in this class connect to my major!
- Modern Art since 1945 (ARTH 225)
- Ah yes! This class is definitely one I’m looking forward to. I took AP Art History in high school, and absolutely adored it. This is my first art history class since then, and it’s reminding me why I love art history so much. It’s so wonderful to gain a new perspective of history through art work; learning about the social/political commentary within art is fascinating to me. This class includes a trip to MoMA in New York City: I can’t wait to stand in front of, and truly immerse myself into, a real Jackson Pollock painting – just like he intended.
- Love in Indian Cinema (SAS 243)
- I’ve been wanting to take a South Asian Studies class ever since I got to Wellesley. I grew up watching Bollywood movies, and taking a cinema class where I get to watch and analyze them is a dream come true! This past weekend, our first assignment was to view the classic 1960 film, Mughal-e-azam. It was definitely iconic!
As you can tell, my classes fall under the realm of a true liberal arts schedule. There’s a mix of work and play within all of them.
Here’s to a wonderful semester,
Shreya