Monmouth University offers many different courses every year. In order to boost GPA, students look for easier classes to take during the year. Here are 10 of the easiest classes at Monmouth University.
1. BY 105 – Introductory Biology and Human Development
An introductory-level survey of biology with an emphasis on human biology that includes human development, aging, genetics and other topics selected to support the social work program. An introduction to neurobiology will be provided with applications in mental health.
2. AN 220 – History of Advertising
Designed to develop a critical understanding of the historical evolution of advertising in the United States, with critical attention to race, class, gender, and sexuality. We will explore the economic, political, and cultural factors that have contributed to the development of advertising, and which have been affected by advertising. Some of the topics to be discussed include: the rise of national advertising; the relation of advertising to consumption; advertising to children; political advertising, the relationship between advertisers and the medium in which they appear (magazines, television, radio, etc.) and broadcast and internet advertising.
3. DA 101 – Dance Appreciation
Introduction to the extraordinarily diverse dance forms found throughout the world. Development of an appreciation of dance as an art. The history, aesthetic elements, and communicative power of dance movements will be examined.
4. EN 101 – College Composition I
A college-level writing course designed to prepare students to make the transition from high school to college by familiarizing them with the standards for academic writing they will encounter throughout their educational and professional careers. Students will gain intense experience in writing academic prose that demonstrates knowledge, understanding, analysis, and application of ideas from a variety of progressively sophisticated and interrelated texts.
5. PR 407 – Morality and Community
Problems involved in making moral decisions in complex situations. Focuses on lying and deceit, deleterious effects on the life of the community, and also on clarifying codes of ethical behavior. The disciplines represented include Literature and Ethics.
6. PY 103 – Introduction to Psychology
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes, including motivation, emotion, intelligence, maturation, learning, personality, perception, and thinking.
7. PL 205 – Ethics and Literature
Explore the nature of ethical problems and theories through philosophy and literature.
8. TH 251 – Introduction to Theatre Production and Design
Introduction to scenic, costume, lighting, and sound design and technology, including: the problems involved in executing the technical aspects of a theatrical production; preparation of working drawings, light plots, scale models; ability to hang, focus, and program theatrical lighting; solutions of make-up and costuming problems.
9. GS 225 – Introduction to Gender Studies
Examines gender inequalities and the pervasiveness of gender as a way of structuring/organizing social life. Emphasizes how gender as a social structure intersects with other social structures such as race, class, and sexuality to legitimize power and privilege and/or constrain diverse groups of people. Critiques conventional theories of gender and sociology and covers a broad spectrum of topics using feminist and sociological perspectives. Also pays attention to the connection between social structure and human agency – how people’s experiences are both shaped by social forces and shaped through human action.
10. HS 105 – The Verdict of History
Students will explore the history of Western civilization through some of its most controversial and pivotal trials. They will study both the historical context and the particulars of such cases, as the trials of Socrates, Jesus of Nazareth, Joan of Arc, Martin Luther, Galileo, the Amistad rebels, Alfred Dreyfus, Oscar Wilde, John Scopes, Sacco and Vanzetti, Adolf Eichmann, and O.J. Simpson.
