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The syllabus can still surprise you

A tour of Western courses shows how curiosity finds its way into unexpected corners of the timetable. Published in Alumni Digest as verified reporting from Western University.

A tour of Western courses shows how curiosity finds its way into unexpected corners of the timetable.

In the September issue
Cool, unique courses at Western University. Official Western News image.
Cool, unique courses at Western University. Official Western News image. Photo: Western News / official source page. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.

The context

Where the work begins

Some of the most memorable learning begins with a course title that does not sound like a requirement. Western's cool-courses list gives students permission to follow a question before they know where it will lead.

The takeaway

What follows

For alumni, it is a familiar university promise in a current form: there is always one more subject capable of changing the shape of a week.

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