Let's face it: high schools offer very little variety when it comes to the courses they offer. But college is very different!
In college, professors are able to zero in on very specific areas and offer really interesting courses on fascinating topics. You can find a list of courses offered by your college of choice by looking through the college catalog.
This list of ten college catalogs is designed to help you explore college courses. Once you browse through this list, you can always do a search for the catalog of your own college of choice.
Here you will find course catalogs for the many schools of Harvard University. Select the school that probably contains your area of interest (literature and history are in the Arts & Sciences, etc.). You will be able to browse the many interesting courses offered by the university.
Called the Undergraduate Announcement, this online catalog provides links to individual pages. Scroll down to find your area of interest and click on the page number to find the fascinating courses you’ll find at Princeton University.
This link takes you to the table of contents for the online catalog. Scroll down to the courses and academic programs to find a link to the topics that interest you.
This link takes you to the online catalog for the University of Florida, but the additional bonus is “How to Read a Course Description.” Scroll down the page to your area of interest.
Yale offers a great online search engine for the courses they offer. In the box entitled Program/subject, select your area of interest and submit your search request. You’ll find a long list of fascinating courses to choose from!
Called the
Course Register, this online catalog provides an alphabetical list of courses offered at the University of Pennsylvania. Browse your favorite topics and discover what courses you might choose as a student.
This great site provides a list of programs as well as links to the courses and the requirements for graduation. Browse your course selections available at this Ivy League school.
This online catalog starts with a list of colleges and units. Find the college that most likely offers your area of study. Once you get to the right degree program, find the link to the individual courses offered. Browse the fascinating courses offered at Cornell University.
This catalog, called the Bulletin, provides a link to each department. From there, it gets a little tricky to find the individual course descriptions. Find the “Departments of Instruction” menu on the left and click on the appropriate link. There you’ll find a search engine for your specific courses of interest.
Brown University offers a search engine for finding the courses that will interest you. Simply select a term (that means year and semester) and search. You’ll find a list of subjects to choose from. Happy browsing!
