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Yes. An introductory course should be designed that way to facilitate learning. They do have an introductory course before this one to get your feet wet but it
by DantesKite 4y ago
Yes. An introductory course should be designed that way to facilitate learning. They do have an introductory course before this one to get your feet wet but it isn’t a part of the degree requirements.
Berkeley doesn’t have enough faculty for all the students who join. So part of it is just pragmatism.
It also wants to maintain a certain level of prestige. The degree is fairly difficult to get.
- lofatdairy 4y agoHonestly, if you don't know that many US universities suffer from the dual problems of overpopulation and under-investment in undergraduate pedagogy, the concept of weeder courses would seem wholly counterintuitive. It's pragmatic, but at the same time because it mostly benefits those who go into the class already knowing the content, so at some point you wonder if degrees are slowly just becoming glorified certification programs.