Foundation Year Program

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The Foundation Year Program is an intensive, interdisciplinary first-year humanities course at the University of King’s College that guides students through major texts and ideas from ancient to contemporary times.

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instanceOf interdisciplinary first-year course ⓘ
university humanities program ⓘ
academicDiscipline humanities ⓘ
academicLevel undergraduate ⓘ
aimsTo develop students’ critical thinking skills ⓘ
introduce students to foundational works of the humanities ⓘ
situate texts in historical context ⓘ
assessmentMethod essay writing ⓘ
examinations ⓘ
chronologicalScope ancient to contemporary times ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
courseType core curriculum course ⓘ
survey course ⓘ
creditType undergraduate degree credit ⓘ
emphasizesSkill argumentation ⓘ
close textual analysis ⓘ
critical reading ⓘ
critical writing ⓘ
focusesOn major ideas in the Western tradition ⓘ
major texts in the Western tradition ⓘ
hasAbbreviation FYP ⓘ
linked to: F.Y.P
hasComponent history ⓘ
literature ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
political thought ⓘ
religious thought ⓘ
hasReputationFor great books curriculum ⓘ
intensive reading load ⓘ
integratedWith Bachelor of Arts programs at the University of King’s College ⓘ
Bachelor of Science programs at the University of King’s College ⓘ
isDescribedAs intensive ⓘ
interdisciplinary ⓘ
languageOfInstruction English ⓘ
locatedIn Halifax, Nova Scotia ⓘ
offeredAt King’s College campus in Halifax ⓘ
offeredBy University of King’s College ⓘ
pedagogicalApproach discussion-based learning ⓘ
historical survey of ideas ⓘ
readingFormat primary texts ⓘ
region Atlantic Canada ⓘ
relatedTo Dalhousie University arts and social sciences programs ⓘ
targetAudience first-year undergraduate students ⓘ
teachingMethod lectures ⓘ
seminar discussions ⓘ
small-group tutorials ⓘ
timeStructure full academic year ⓘ
yearOfStudy first year ⓘ

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University of King’s College → knownFor → Foundation Year Program ⓘ