First-Year Seminar
Words and Numbers are your first-year seminar classes.
At Lewis & Clark, you’ll take one faculty-led foundational seminar per semester. These small classes (19–25 students) are designed to help you develop the reading, writing, discussion, and analytical skills you will need to succeed in college and for life. One of your two courses will focus on interpreting the meaning and significance of texts (CORE 120: Words), the other on interpreting quantitative information and models (CORE 121: Numbers). These are not simply writing and math classes; rather, these courses allow you to explore a specialized topic of particular interest with a faculty member and a small group of students.
Words teaches students to explore the meaning and significance of texts via close reading and analysis, and to express that analysis in writing.
Numbers teaches students to interpret quantitative information presented in various forms and contexts; to understand the logical structure of quantitative arguments; and to use quantitative models, theories, and data to simplify, explain, and make predictions.
Mackenzie Kirkpatrick BA ’19More about MackenzieThrough my internship, I have gained applicable skills that I can use to pursue a career in the arts.
Elijah Black BA ’23More about ElijahThe Sustainability Internship course through the entrepreneurship minor was a really informative crash course on the actual mechanisms of “being sustainable” and all of the cool stuff that is happening right now in the real world.
Tiffani Wong BA ’22More about TiffaniMy favorite class is Cold War Culture with Associate Professor Therese Augst. The class has allowed me to tap into both my knowledge of international affairs and German studies to evaluate what happened during this crucial period of history. I look forward to every class as I know that I will leave enriched from the engaging lectures and discussions.
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