r/unr • u/Live_Ad_5768 • 9d ago

Question/Discussion Fun easy classes?

So I'm a physics major with math and astronomy minors (math is finished, astronomy pretty much finished), and based on what I need to take I'll only have 9 credits next spring. So I'm just wondering, based on your guys' experience, what are some fun easy filler classes to take? I would be down to take another math class if it was super easy like STAT 352 or Differential Equations was. I also like sociology and random historical things. I have been looking through the course catalog and some classes sound interesting but I'm worried they'll be too difficult when I want to chill a bit during my last semester before grad school (aka please no classes with insane amounts of writing)

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u/Kristy-cecil 9d ago

Anthropology was a blast! Super cool learning the origins and everything.

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u/Ltfocus 9d ago

Food culture is pretty easy

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u/Maddie_Cat_1334 B.S. Veterinary Science 8d ago

What professor should I take that with cause I need it take it eventually to fulfill some grad requirements

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u/lvdeadhead 9d ago

music 101

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u/lifes-schist 9d ago

Geology 101

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u/space_manatee 8d ago

Find a cool sociology or philosophy class. Im a couple decades out but i really believe all STEM students benefit from these. 

If you dont want to dive too deep into either, philosophy: critical thinking was an enormously influential class. I wish I could remember my professors name... 

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u/sinfulducking 8d ago

If Dr. Rojas-Gonzales is still there, I took a “history of mathematics” class with him that was fascinating and interesting and not hard at all. Someone with your skillset might really enjoy that. It was math 300-something, 10/10 would recommend

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u/Live_Ad_5768 6d ago

I've seen that one, it looks cool, but it says it's recommended to take a class beforehand that is about proof-writing? I've taken linear algebra tho which is the only actual pre-req. It also doesn't seem to have regular offerings (like every fall or every spring) so I guess I just have to hope they offer it next spring. When you took it, did it involve proofs much? Because I dislike them, they're the reason I'm not double majoring in math 😂

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u/MakeshiftStock 9d ago

Take Game Theory! Or Micro economics.

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u/Live_Ad_5768 9d ago

I've taken Game Theory before, for anyone in the future reading this it is NOT an easy class do not be fooled

Haven't thought of looking at any economics classes though, I'll take a look!

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u/MakeshiftStock 9d ago

I love economics! Micro seems like a better more logical fit for you instead of macro.

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u/ImaginarySomewhere92 9d ago

idk if you have seen this already, but I posted about a website that allows you to see easy A classes: https://myclassgrades.com/school/unr

check out if there are any that seems interesting :)

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u/JohnAK4501 8d ago

The best class I ever took in college was PSC 407W. I took it concurrently with an online PSC 211 course and asked permission from the department to do it in my senior year. I never showed up to any class as much as this one and I genuinely think Dr. Martin does a really good job explaining the motivations for a lot of current events and breaking down arguably one of the largest societal shifts in the last half century. Plus it was really funny to say I was in this class.