Academic Programs
First Year Program
In their first year, students will take two Madison courses per semester: MC111-112, "Identity and Community: An Approach to Writing," and MC201-202, "Introduction to the Study of Public Affairs." The other classes students take during the first year are drawn from outside Madison. Some possibilities students might consider include foreign languages, economics, mathematics, history, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and computer science.We recommend that students begin their foreign language during their first year. MSU has a wide array of language offerings -- Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swahili, among others. It also has excellent language laboratory facilities. If students place into the third year level of a foreign language, they should consider continuing with it or beginning a second foreign language.