Best Electives at MU

[YoungMUFan4]

I need a non business elective for this semester...any suggestions?

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I took a movie class one year, it was really good. Class met on Mondays for 3 hours to watch a movie, attendance was optional if you could watch the movie on your own. Then there was an easy discussion on Wednesday that never lasted more than a hour. There was four papers that made up your grade, really easy work.

[ringout]

I took a movie class one year, it was really good. Class met on Mondays for 3 hours to watch a movie, attendance was optional if you could watch the movie on your own. Then there was an easy discussion on Wednesday that never lasted more than a hour. There was four papers that made up your grade, really easy work.

Was Roger Parr teaching that class?  I took him in the early 80's.  He actually took the class seriously.

[mu89]

JFK Assassination with McAdams.

[Hards Alumni]

I need a non business elective for this semester...any suggestions?

History of Jazz...  Count the basketball players in the class the first day... then the rest of the days.

Acting for non-majors (lol non-majors)

[swoopem]

I know John Grams isnt around anymore but history of jazz was the easiest class at MU ( I think 80% of the class turned in the same 6 papers that were written years ago). Some other easy ones: crim 101 with Zevits which im sure you've taken and if so take juvinile delecuency with Nicole Hanna, threatre appreciation is easy, argumntation was the easiet A I ever received but you have to go to class unlike Jazz, Sports Marketing is pretty easy but more-so its an awesome class and I highly recomend it, history of Vietnam for sure, American history with McDaniels, the other ones I can't think of.

[tower912]

Theater for non-theater majors.

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Was Roger Parr teaching that class?  I took him in the early 80's.  He actually took the class seriously.

Can't remember the name, but it wasn't that. The professor was serious, but I sure wasn't. Easy A.

[MarquetteFan94]

History of Jazz...  Count the basketball players in the class the first day... then the rest of the days.

+1

Also, if they're still offered:  Jewish Thought and Practice and Philosophy of Humor.

[MUBurrow]

I know John Grams isnt around anymore but history of jazz was the easiest class at MU ( I think 80% of the class turned in the same 6 papers that were written years ago). Some other easy ones: crim 101 with Zevits which im sure you've taken and if so take juvinile delecuency with Nicole Hanna, threatre appreciation is easy, argumntation was the easiet A I ever received but you have to go to class unlike Jazz, Sports Marketing is pretty easy but more-so its an awesome class and I highly recomend it, history of Vietnam for sure, American history with McDaniels, the other ones I can't think of.

History of Vietnam War was an awesome class, but I can't remember the prof/he might not have even been there anymore. Pretty easy workload, a couple of quizzes, etc. But the prof really set it apart. Entire class is all lecture without any kind of visual aid or anything at all, but the lectures were the most engaging I had ever attended. The guy knew the war inside and out, and does a great job with all the cultural phenomena surrounding it. I think he might have been adjunct at the time. cbowe, you remember the prof's name?

[ATLmarquettefan]

Business of Music...I think it's only offered every other year or something and technically not a business class

[swoopem]

Yeah the Vietman guy is Steven Houser (spelling's wrong but something like that) The class is unbelievable if your into history. The guy stands there and talks for an hour, but it flys by. He is a wild character who knows everything there is to know about Vietnam. You have the midterm and final with a few quizes in between and then 2 papers throughout the semester on a couple books.

I took this class my last semester and really regret finding the teacher so late in my career, I would have taken everything he had to offer because he is that entertaining/good at what he does.

[Freeport Warrior]

Women in Prison -- Sociology

[Chili]

Sports Marketing was one of my favorite classes at MU. The speakers that Joe T get's are pretty sweet. Plus, your textbook is the Sports Business Journal - it was awesome.

[cheebs09]

Nature of Mathematics taught by Wim Ruitenberg. Pretty easy A and Wim is the man.

[g0lden3agle]

Introduction to visual communication.  It's probably the most ridiculous elective I took at Marquette.  Laurence Soley's the professor you want.

[shiloh26]

Yeah the Vietman guy is Steven Houser (spelling's wrong but something like that) The class is unbelievable if your into history. The guy stands there and talks for an hour, but it flys by. He is a wild character who knows everything there is to know about Vietnam. You have the midterm and final with a few quizes in between and then 2 papers throughout the semester on a couple books.

I took this class my last semester and really regret finding the teacher so late in my career, I would have taken everything he had to offer because he is that entertaining/good at what he does.

Another +1 here.  Name is spelled Stephen Hauser.  I took this my final semester because I enjoy history, but didn't major in it, and knew very little about the Vietnam era.  The reviews are right, he knows everything there is to know about the entire era, and is one of the most enthralling professors I had at Marquette.  Not only does he offer a tremendous amount of knowledge on the topic, his lectures are bordering on the theatrical, which makes each class a lot of fun to go to.  Very few professors can hold a group of people's attention as consistently has he did.  

And yeah, the class load wasn't too hard either.  Some quizzes and two longer tests... all questions are straightforward, no tricks.  You definitely have to go and pay attention, but if you have any interest in Vietnam, the class is good enough that you'll want to anyway.

[HoopsMalone]

Theology 179 Special Topics in Morality.  The prof. gives you the questions to all the tests beforehand and there is basically no reading or homework.

[mugrad2006]

Another +1 here.  Name is spelled Stephen Hauser.  I took this my final semester because I am enjoy history, but didn't major in it, and knew very little about the Vietnam era.  The reviews are right, he knows everything there is to know about the entire era, and is one of the most enthralling professors I had at Marquette.  Not only does he offer a tremendous amount of knowledge on the topic, his lectures are bordering on the theatrical, which makes each class a lot of fun to go to.  Very few professors can hold a group of people's attention as consistently has he did.  

And yeah, the class load wasn't too hard either.  Some quizzes and two longer tests... all questions are straightforward, no tricks.  You definitely have to go and pay attention, but if you have any interest in Vietnam, the class is good enough that you'll want to anyway.

Oh man, I didn't take the Vietnam War class with Hauser but I had him for Western Civ.  We called it 'story time with Dr Hauser'.  By far the most awesome, engaging history class I've ever taken.  I still remember things I learned in that class 10 years later, and I'm not a history guy.

[Jay Bee]

I only had three true electives in my time there, but as a freshman took Criminology and it was great.  The class size was by far the largest of any of my classes, which I didn't dig, but the subject matter was great.  Can't imagine some of the stuff they cover in criminology nowadays.  Back then it was fingerprints and footprints.

[marquette09]

JFK Assassination with McAdams.

Yes, +1

[marquette09]

Oh man, I didn't take the Vietnam War class with Hauser but I had him for Western Civ.  We called it 'story time with Dr Hauser'.  By far the most awesome, engaging history class I've ever taken.  I still remember things I learned in that class 10 years later, and I'm not a history guy.

Best thing about Hauser is his impression of Lyndon Johnson

[MUBurrow]

Best thing about Hauser is his impression of Lyndon Johnson

His Herbert Hoover wasn't half bad either. LBJ to Hoover - shows his range.

[spartan3186]

Oh man, I didn't take the Vietnam War class with Hauser but I had him for Western Civ.  We called it 'story time with Dr Hauser'.  By far the most awesome, engaging history class I've ever taken.  I still remember things I learned in that class 10 years later, and I'm not a history guy.

I took him for Western Civ as well. Definitely one of my favorite professors at Marquette.

[shiloh26]

His Herbert Hoover wasn't half bad either. LBJ to Hoover - shows his range.

His Hubert Humphrey was probably my favorite.  Especially directly contrasted with his Richard Nixon and Douglas MacArthur.