During an 8:00 a.m. class, students usually wonder why they decided to sign up for it. But how did that class come to be in the first place? The process of turning an idea into a class is one that is almost entirely controlled by the faculty. “Students often don’t know how curricular change happens, and I think it’s important to know,” chair of the English department … Continue reading From Class to Minor to Major, How Majors Come to Be
This week The Quadrangle is featuring programs at Manhattan College that are offered exclusively as minors. Read part 1 here. Music By: Claire Leaden, Managing Editor/Features Editor The music minor at Manhattan College started in 2004, within a joint-program with Mount St. Vincent College that offered the first “fine arts” minors at MC: music and art history. The colleges severed their partnership in 2006, but today … Continue reading Minors Only (Part 2 of 2)
This week The Quadrangle is featuring programs that are offered exclusively as minors at Manhattan College. Women and Gender Studies By: Kieran Rock, Asst. Features Editor Manhattan College was once a school only for men. In 1973, MC accepted its first female undergrads and women now comprise almost half of the full-time student body, according to the college’s website. Our campus has felt the change since 1973, … Continue reading Minors Only (Part 1 of 2)
