Bored of scrolling Facebook during long lectures? We’ve got your back. Here’s a guide to classes with the most interesting, fulfilling field trips.
EARTH 201: Earth Systems Revealed.
Offered: every Spring Quarter.
Field trip: During mandatory weekend trip to Baraboo, Wis., students look at different types of rocks, geological structures and landscapes. Be prepared for some beautiful scenery that will literally rock your world.
THEATRE 140: Theatre in Context.
Offered: every Fall Quarter.
Field trip: This class organizes three to six trips to some of the best venues in Chicago, like the Lookingglass Theatre Company and Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
SESP 303: Program Design & Implementation.
Offered: Fall Quarter 2014, Winter Quarter 2015, Spring Quarter 2015.
Field trip: There are individual or small group field trips to the Center on Halsted in the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago. The Center on Halsted, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to the well-being of the LGBTQ community in the Chicago area. Students will learn about the community programs the center offers to the public and how they are implemented successfully.
SOC-POL 351: Special Topics in Social Policy: Supreme Court Seminar.
Offered: last Spring Quarter.
Field trip: A daylong trip to the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. During the 2013 trip, students had a private tour of the Supreme Court. They got to meet Justices, listen to an oral argument and talk to the attorney who argued the case.
This story will appear in the Fall 2014 issue of North by Northwestern's print magazine.