Opinion

Recommended CSE

Note: This article is hosted here for archival purposes only. It does not necessarily represent the values of the Iron Warrior or Waterloo Engineering Society in the present day.
Michael New
3B Civil
Psych 101
My favorite CSE was probably Psych101, Introduction to Psychology. The course was very interesting and the prof (I think his name was Professor Ennis) made the lectures seem like a stand-up comedy. I got to take part in some cool experiments and I learned a lot about how the human mind works. To top it off, it’s a very easy course. If you go to class and pay attention you will get a good mark. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone. 72!
Maddy Liddy
2A Nanotechnology
Music 240
Intro to Jazz begins with African traditional music. It goes through how jazz has transformed throughout history until it reaches the present day. Each class, you will look at a specific time period and genre of jazz. You’ll learn about notable artists of the era and how they used their style to shape that era and, eventually, present day jazz. This class has an optional presentation that you may do about an artist, instrument or era. It also involves several listening tests that have you identify songs from a set playlist. You also have to attend two or three concerts and write reviews based on them. There is no midterm, and if you complete the presentation the final exam is only worth 20%. This class is good if you like to listen to a lot of jazz, learn about history and find out how notable people change and shape music in the present day.
Amanda LeDuc
3B Management
Anth102
Not only is Anth102, Introduction to  Social and Cultural Anthropology, actually really interesting, it requires virtually no work. With three 1hr lectures per week, two of which the prof talks about anthropology and his family drama/gossip and the third he uses to show movies. How could one go wrong? The only annoying part is the few self-important artsies that feel the need to spend five minutes talking in circles about something using too many big words then get to the question. I swear nobody, not even the prof, knows that the hell they are asking. I suppose there will always be a few of them who feel the need to sound smart asking an incredibly detailed and irrelevant questions. Despite this, I would still highly recommend the course, best List A CSE available!

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