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General University Information
UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE - Dept. Code: UMX
UMX 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, and 112. University
Experience
1 cr. – Offered Fall
The courses are designed to promote a positive transition
to university life; to facilitate a positive University of
Miami experience; to foster community building and collegial
networking; to provide information about campus resources;
and to achieve success at UM and beyond. Sections will have
particular emphasis on a particular academic theme. Special
groupings include: general, athletes, psychology and neurobiology,
international, nursing, education, sports and wellness, undecided
arts & sciences, and pre-law/pre-MBA. Classes include
both lecture and small group seminar meetings. Prerequisite:
None; free elective. Not for major, minor, or required area
of study requirement.
UMX 101. University Experience - General
1 credit Offered Fall and Spring Semesters
This course is designed to promote a positive transition to
UM; to give students the information they will need to maximize
their UM experience; and to foster community building and
networking.
UMX 102. University of Miami Experience - Athletes
1 credit Offered Fall Semester
This course is designed to facilitate student athletes in
the development and enhancement of academic and life skills
for success in the university setting and beyond. Students
will learn how to utilize existing campus resources to achieve
their academic and personal goals.
UMX 104. University of Miami Experience - Psychology
and NeuroBiology Majors
1 credit Offered Fall Semester
This course is designed to ease the transition to college
life; to give freshman the information they will need to maximize
their undergraduate experience; and to foster community building
and networking within the psychology department.
UMX 105. University of Miami Experience - International
Students
1 credit Offered Fall Semester
To promote a positive adjustment to university life; to facilitate
a positive University of Miami experience; to foster community
building and collegial networking; to provide information
about campus resources; and to achieve success at UM and beyond.
This course has a particular emphasis on the needs of an international
student.
UMX 106. University of Miami Experience - Nursing/Health
Science Majors
1 credit Offered Fall Semester
To promote a positive adjustment to university life; to facilitate
a positive University of Miami experience; to foster community
building and collegial networking; to provide information
about campus resources; and to achieve success at UM and beyond.
This course has a particular emphasis on the needs of a nursing/health
science major.
UMX 107. University of Miami Experience - Education
Majors
1 credit Offered Fall Semester
To promote a positive adjustment to university life; to facilitate
a positive University of Miami experience; to foster community
building and collegial networking; to provide information
about campus resources; and to achieve success at UM and beyond.
This course has a particular emphasis on the needs of an education
major.
UMX 109. University of Miami Experience - Sports
and Wellness
1 credit Offered Fall Semester
To promote a positive adjustment to university life; to facilitate
a positive University of Miami experience; to foster community
building and collegial networking; to provide information
about campus resources; and to achieve success at UM and beyond.
This course has a particular emphasis on sports and wellness.
UMX 110. University Experience - Undecided
Arts and Sciences
1 credit Offered Fall and Spring Semesters
This course is designed to maximize a student's potential
to achieve academic success; to adjust responsibly to the
individual and interpersonal challenges of life at UM; and
to foster community building and networking within the University.
UMX 112. University of Miami Experience - Business
Majors, Pre-Law/Pre-MBA
1 credit Offered Fall Semester
To promote a positive adjustment to university life;
to facilitate a positive University of Miami experience; to
foster community building and collegial networking; to provide
information about campus resources; and to achieve success
at UM and beyond. This course has a particular emphasis
on business majors who plan to pursue law school or an MBA.
FRESHMAN SEMINARS
Conceived as alternatives to standard freshman survey courses,
Freshman Seminars offer a limited number of students a small
class focused on a specific topic. The seminars are interdisciplinary
in nature and/or experimental in subject and design. Seminars
are taught by distinguished faculty from a wide variety of
academic disciplines. No student may take more than one. Freshman
Seminars are 3 credit courses that may be used to fulfill
general education requirements in natural sciences, social
sciences, or humanities (literature, fine arts, philosophy,
and religion).
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