{"id":37475,"date":"2023-09-25T21:24:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T02:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/?p=37475"},"modified":"2023-09-25T21:24:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T02:24:11","slug":"imsas-new-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/2023\/09\/25\/imsas-new-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"IMSA’s New Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a slew of changes coming this academic year, one that has confused many students are the courses that will be offered. <\/span>The Acronym <\/span><\/i>is here to provide a tentative list of some of the new classes that will be added or removed in the 2023-2024 Course Selection Catalog.<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\n

In the Mathematics department, the prerequisites for Introduction to Proofs has changed. In the past, <\/span>Mathematical Investigations IV <\/b>(MI4) was the prerequisite for<\/span> Introduction to Proofs<\/b>, which was a largely ignored course. Now, <\/span>Introduction to Proofs<\/b> has gained importance by becoming a prerequisite for other higher-level courses, and its own prerequisite has been lowered to MI3. As a result, classes like Number Theory and Linear Algebra do not require one or more semesters of calculus. <\/span><\/p>\n

In the Computer Science department, the course offerings remain largely unchanged. However, the Fall section of <\/span>Object Oriented Programming (OOP)<\/b> will now include other Illinois students who want to learn computer science from a premier institution like IMSA.
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The Science course offerings have changed quite a bit since the previous school year. <\/span>Physical Chemistry of Materials <\/b>(PChem) is an exciting new addition that bridges both physics and chemistry. To enroll in PChem, one must complete a semester of calculus in addition to the introductory science courses. Also, <\/span>Geology <\/b>and<\/span> Biophysics<\/b> are missing from the 2023-24 Course Catalog, due to a lack of enrollment in previous years.<\/span><\/p>\n

The core classes for English mostly remain unaffected, with one major difference: the required summer reading for LE1 was changed from The Sirens of Mars, <\/em>a scientific history and memoir by Sarah Stewart Johnson, to The Influencing Machine, <\/em>a graphic novel treatment of the history of journalism and media bias, by Brooke Gladstone and Josh Neufeld. Within the higher-level English classes, Authors and Topics: Travel Writing has transformed to <\/span>Authors and Topics: Horror Fiction<\/b>. The History\/Social Science Department has added <\/span>Ancient Greek World<\/b> to their numerous offerings. <\/span><\/p>\n

In Languages, all levels of <\/span>Russian <\/b>have been removed from the World Languages department, reducing the foreign languages offered to just French, Spanish, German, and Mandarin. A curious development in the Wellness section is the name change of the foundational course from Moving and Learning to <\/span>Foundations of Healthy Living<\/b>, as well as re-shaping the class to fit into two double mod blocks each week.<\/span><\/p>\n

 With the add\/drop period having closed, hopefully you were able to take advantage of the new courses offered and note the revisions of the 2023-2024 Course Catalog. (As the school year rolls around, students might possibly begin to notice more changes within the catalog than previously mentioned. With the add\/drop period coming up, take advantage of the new courses offered and make sure to note the revisions of the 2023-2024 Course Catalog.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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