Course Description

LS 101 – Curiosity Killed the Cat explores creativity, curiosity, and imagination in relation to identity formation and intellectual exploration. Some central course questions are: 

  • What are the differences between surviving and thriving? 
  • How do thinking and questioning impact human experience? 
  • What is the value of asking “why”? 

The course fufills the US (University Seminar) Core requirement.

Meeting Place and Times

Online

Instructor(s)

Jennifer Hill, PhD. Jennifer Hill holds a Masters degree in Accounting and a PhD in American Studies. She specializes in the field of reproductive history and is passionate about interdisciplinary scholarship. When she is not teaching, writing, or researching, she spends her time running, gardening, reading, and eating.

Tuition and Fees

If you are accepted into a qualified online program, see the appropriate MSU Online Only Tuition and Fee table.

If you are also taking a face-to-face course, please refer to the MSU Fee Schedules.

Required Books/Materials

  • Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston, A Child of Books, Candlewick, 2016
  • Al Kesselheim, Let Them Paddle: Coming of Age on the Water, Fulcrum Publishing, 2012
  • Ian Leslie, Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It, Basic Books, 2015
  • Michael Roth, Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters, Yale University Press, 2015
  • Jonathan Weiner, The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time, Vintage, 1995
  • Tara Westover, Educated: A Memoir, Random House, 2018

Computer Requirements:

  • Internet access
  • A device and browser that pass the system check for Brightspace LE, MSU's learning management system.

For More Information

Contact Dr. Jennifer Hill

How to Register

You must be accepted as a student to Montana State University to take this course.

Learn how to apply.

After your application has been accepted, you will register via MSU's online registration system, MyInfo.

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