Popular Fiat Lux seminars to offer courses related to UCLA’s 100-year history
With UCLA's Centennial Anniversary approaching in 2019, first-year students will have the opportunity to take a one-unit seminar class — called a Fiat Lux — to learn more about the 100-year history of the institution.
Starting this winter and continuing through to UCLA’s centennial anniversary in 2019, freshmen will have a chance to dive into the university’s rich history through a series of Fiat Lux seminars designed to explore various aspects of the institution's founding and growth.
For the coming winter quarter, several faculty members have signed up to teach these special seminars, which will cover wide-ranging topics — from the humanities to social sciences — within the context of the university’s first 100 years.
Coordinated by the UCLA College’s Division of Undergraduate Education, the Fiat Lux Freshman Seminar Program provides students and faculty with small group settings to engage in meaningful discussions on many different subjects. The Fiat Lux program was first conceived in 2001 to give students an academic context for the events of Sept. 11. Since then, the seminars have evolved to cover a spectrum of topics. Students receive one unit of academic credit, and faculty members from across campus have the opportunity to share their intellectual passion and expertise in different areas with undergraduates.— Jean-Paul Renaud, Dec. 9
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