Good UL credits on Brightspace? (not history/poli sci)

[umpidawg10]

Hi everyone-

I was curious if anyone can recommend some good "easy" UL courses? Preferably not the history ones. I know those ones are pretty simple, but I find it really hard to stay interested/motivated in those courses

Thanks in advance!

[Chankosumo]

Hi everyone-

I was curious if anyone can recommend some good "easy" UL courses? Preferably not the history ones. I know those ones are pretty simple, but I find it really hard to stay interested/motivated in those courses

Thanks in advance!

If you indeed know that the history/political science courses are simple, then knowing this itself can be a good enough reason to stay motivated. Some among them, notably "European Governments and the European Union" and "History of Infectious Disease" are short (if not the shortest) courses you can take. Some of the longer HTY/POS courses may feel boring at times but knowing that I will likely end up completing a degree, I kept going. So if UL electives is all you need, I would still suggest you to consider taking at least the two I mentioned here. They are short enough to not require any kind of motivation.

[Duneranger]

Hi everyone-

I was curious if anyone can recommend some good "easy" UL courses? Preferably not the history ones. I know those ones are pretty simple, but I find it really hard to stay interested/motivated in those courses

Thanks in advance!

If you indeed know that the history/political science courses are simple, then knowing this itself can be a good enough reason to stay motivated. Some among them, notably "European Governments and the European Union" and "History of Infectious Disease" are short (if not the shortest) courses you can take. Some of the longer HTY/POS courses may feel boring at times but knowing that I will likely end up completing a degree, I kept going. So if UL electives is all you need, I would still suggest you to consider taking at least the two I mentioned here. They are short enough to not require any kind of motivation.

They are short but if you don't know both of the topics well already, they might be longer than you think. But yes, less milestones for sure.

[Chankosumo]

Hi everyone-

I was curious if anyone can recommend some good "easy" UL courses? Preferably not the history ones. I know those ones are pretty simple, but I find it really hard to stay interested/motivated in those courses

Thanks in advance!

If you indeed know that the history/political science courses are simple, then knowing this itself can be a good enough reason to stay motivated. Some among them, notably "European Governments and the European Union" and "History of Infectious Disease" are short (if not the shortest) courses you can take. Some of the longer HTY/POS courses may feel boring at times but knowing that I will likely end up completing a degree, I kept going. So if UL electives is all you need, I would still suggest you to consider taking at least the two I mentioned here. They are short enough to not require any kind of motivation.

They are short but if you don't know both of the topics well already, they might be longer than you think. But yes, less milestones for sure.

There is some feedback across the forum already regarding these 2 classes and we are yet to see anyone struggling with them; the experience is the exact opposite (mine included) - short and easy classes. And it is not only that the milestones are less - the reading content is also less too. Enough with this fearmongering. If we are to accept that one *might* be having a hard time with no prior knowledge, then what are we to suggest at all?
I'll repeat - these 2 courses are so short in terms of reading content that prior knowledge is not required in order to succeed. If anyone who actually took these classes disagrees, please describe the module/chapter that you struggled with.

[Duneranger]

Hi everyone-

I was curious if anyone can recommend some good "easy" UL courses? Preferably not the history ones. I know those ones are pretty simple, but I find it really hard to stay interested/motivated in those courses

Thanks in advance!

If you indeed know that the history/political science courses are simple, then knowing this itself can be a good enough reason to stay motivated. Some among them, notably "European Governments and the European Union" and "History of Infectious Disease" are short (if not the shortest) courses you can take. Some of the longer HTY/POS courses may feel boring at times but knowing that I will likely end up completing a degree, I kept going. So if UL electives is all you need, I would still suggest you to consider taking at least the two I mentioned here. They are short enough to not require any kind of motivation.

They are short but if you don't know both of the topics well already, they might be longer than you think. But yes, less milestones for sure.

There is some feedback across the forum already regarding these 2 classes and we are yet to see anyone struggling with them; the experience is the exact opposite (mine included) - short and easy classes. And it is not only that the milestones are less - the reading content is also less too. Enough with this fearmongering. If we are to accept that one *might* be having a hard time with no prior knowledge, then what are we to suggest at all?
I'll repeat - these 2 courses are so short in terms of reading content that prior knowledge is not required in order to succeed. If anyone who actually took these classes disagrees, please describe the module/chapter that you struggled with.

What a bizarre response. I have taken a huge chunk of the HTY and POS classes. They are a breeze to me, but I could see where they could give someone trouble if they come in with zero knowledge or do not write well or efficiently.  All college classes are going to have their pros and cons and one being "shorter" doesn't always mean it's easier. 

In reality,  NONE of the classes at UMPI are hard. But by taking a class you 1. Have no interest in and 2. Have no knowledge in, is not going to be as easy as you think.

So how about you answer OPs question?

[Chankosumo]

Hi everyone-

I was curious if anyone can recommend some good "easy" UL courses? Preferably not the history ones. I know those ones are pretty simple, but I find it really hard to stay interested/motivated in those courses

Thanks in advance!

If you indeed know that the history/political science courses are simple, then knowing this itself can be a good enough reason to stay motivated. Some among them, notably "European Governments and the European Union" and "History of Infectious Disease" are short (if not the shortest) courses you can take. Some of the longer HTY/POS courses may feel boring at times but knowing that I will likely end up completing a degree, I kept going. So if UL electives is all you need, I would still suggest you to consider taking at least the two I mentioned here. They are short enough to not require any kind of motivation.

They are short but if you don't know both of the topics well already, they might be longer than you think. But yes, less milestones for sure.

There is some feedback across the forum already regarding these 2 classes and we are yet to see anyone struggling with them; the experience is the exact opposite (mine included) - short and easy classes. And it is not only that the milestones are less - the reading content is also less too. Enough with this fearmongering. If we are to accept that one *might* be having a hard time with no prior knowledge, then what are we to suggest at all?
I'll repeat - these 2 courses are so short in terms of reading content that prior knowledge is not required in order to succeed. If anyone who actually took these classes disagrees, please describe the module/chapter that you struggled with.

What a bizarre response. I have taken a huge chunk of the HTY and POS classes. They are a breeze to me, but I could see where they could give someone trouble if they come in with zero knowledge or do not write well or efficiently.  All college classes are going to have their pros and cons and one being "shorter" doesn't always mean it's easier. 

In reality,  NONE of the classes at UMPI are hard. But by taking a class you 1. Have no interest in and 2. Have no knowledge in, is not going to be as easy as you think.

So how about you answer OPs question?

What is more bizarre is how you in yet another topic post comments of absolutely no utility and full of fallacies. If you take a moment, you will see that I did answer the OPs question by suggesting classes, despite the fact that they are in subjects that he or she is not interested in. And how did you answer the OP's question? What classes did you suggest? All empty bla-bla-bla. 
NONE of the classes at UMPI are hard? You have taken ALL the classes at UMPI? Incredible! Not bizarre at all!

"by taking a class you 1. Have no interest in and 2. Have no knowledge in, is not going to be as easy as you think."
How exactly do you establish that? What makes you believe that this is certainly true? Explain to me how you gauge interest and knowledge. I do not consider myself all that much interested in the history of infectious disease nor I had any knowledge about it. Yet I took the class according to the feedback of one member here and I did very well. 
Statements about a class that "could give some trouble" or "might be longer than you think", again, offer no utility. Could = could not; might = might not. 
But hey, who am I to argue with someone who says that "NONE of the classes at UMPI are hard"!

[rachel83az]

Please stay on topic regarding the original post of this thread.

[umpidawg10]

Hi everyone-

I was curious if anyone can recommend some good "easy" UL courses? Preferably not the history ones. I know those ones are pretty simple, but I find it really hard to stay interested/motivated in those courses

Thanks in advance!

If you indeed know that the history/political science courses are simple, then knowing this itself can be a good enough reason to stay motivated. Some among them, notably "European Governments and the European Union" and "History of Infectious Disease" are short (if not the shortest) courses you can take. Some of the longer HTY/POS courses may feel boring at times but knowing that I will likely end up completing a degree, I kept going. So if UL electives is all you need, I would still suggest you to consider taking at least the two I mentioned here. They are short enough to not require any kind of motivation.

They are short but if you don't know both of the topics well already, they might be longer than you think. But yes, less milestones for sure.

Thank you both for your input! I will definitely switch into those two classes. As you guys both said- it's not that the courses are hard, it's just that if I have the choice of not taking classes that I struggle to stay interested in (with or without prior knowledge) I'd love to know if others have any other recommendations so I can choose accordingly. I agree though, sometimes you just have to take a course even if you're not interested just to complete the degree.