ADEX 1150 The Examined Life

The Examined Life is an interdisciplinary course that addresses perennial questions by linking them to contemporary issues of significant ethical import that have bearing on daily living and social life. It is meant to bring multiple lenses to bear on topics related to our shared condition and deepen our understanding of the complex realities of human existence. Through thoughtful engagement with these topics and in community with others, students will attend to and reflect upon their personal experiences with the end goal to form ideas and opinions on how we are called to respond to the challenges confronting our world today. This course is restricted to Woods College BA students.

Course overview

Department
Advancing Studies
School
ADV
Credits
4
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Periodically in the Fall,Periodically in the Spring,Periodically in the Summer

Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.30 / 5

Based on 266 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Christopher Welch
    Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.49/5
  • David Goodman
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.86/5
  • Jeanmarie Gribaudo
    Spring 2026, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.55/5
  • Lindy Desciak
    Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.46/5
  • Mary Mylroie
    Spring 2026, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.80/5
  • Matthew Clemente
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.66/5

Sections

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