FORM 4900 Senior Seminar in Transformative Education
This required capstone experience for senior Transformative Educational Studies majors is a seminar-style discussion of primary texts that illuminate the nature and aims of formative experience, the conditions of and connections between individual and social transformation, and other questions related to human growth and flourishing. Exact topics and texts vary by semester. In consultation with the instructor, students develop writing projects exploring their interests in relation to the semesters texts and theme.
Course overview
- Department
- Formative Education
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Annually
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.09 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.45 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 2
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Christopher Higgins | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | — | 6 of 10 |
| Fall 2025 | Charles Zuckerman | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 5 of 7 |
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Instructors
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 01