HNRS 50
Creating Your Roadmap
Description: Seminar, three hours. Introduction to selected signature approaches to learning (interdisciplinary, experiential, integrative, illustrative), ways of being (inclusivity, self-awareness, curiosity, independence, resilience, generosity, distinctiveness), and habits of doing (collaboration, creativity, innovation). Incorporation of empirical research and writing from different academic disciplines to help students understand rationales behind those approaches and associated applications for undergraduate learning. Students design e-portfolio. Students develop personalized roadmap to guide their academic, personal, and professional growth during their undergraduate careers. May be repeated for maximum of 10 units. P/NP or letter grading.
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Winter 2026 - Professor Mattenson genuinely cares about each student and will make you feel so supported in anything you pursue. This course was by far the most useful course I've taken in my undergraduate career and I wish every UCLA student could take HC 50. The community she was able to cultivate was unlike any other class. Keep in mind she is a really picky grader. Her expectations for the written assignments are a little unclear. Make sure you go to her office hours regularly because she will give you a lot of great feedback. The workload for her class is also larger than other professors who teach this course but the assignments helped me in learning more about myself and future careers.
Winter 2026 - Professor Mattenson genuinely cares about each student and will make you feel so supported in anything you pursue. This course was by far the most useful course I've taken in my undergraduate career and I wish every UCLA student could take HC 50. The community she was able to cultivate was unlike any other class. Keep in mind she is a really picky grader. Her expectations for the written assignments are a little unclear. Make sure you go to her office hours regularly because she will give you a lot of great feedback. The workload for her class is also larger than other professors who teach this course but the assignments helped me in learning more about myself and future careers.
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Most Helpful Review
Winter 2020 - Man, I loved this class so much. The start of the course was very intimidating because I felt like an airhead compared to all the scholars in the class. It is super intimate and generally chill though, and I found everyone to be very sweet in the class. We honestly just had open discussions on most days about UCLA and our goals. So wholesome! The readings aren't entirely necessary to do, I would just call them supplementary. The workload was definitely the most for me, but it was all self reflective and creative stuff. It was very manageable. Professor Samuelson is the nicest woman ever! She is a genius and very understanding. She deserves it all! I would 100/10 recommend this class!
Winter 2020 - Man, I loved this class so much. The start of the course was very intimidating because I felt like an airhead compared to all the scholars in the class. It is super intimate and generally chill though, and I found everyone to be very sweet in the class. We honestly just had open discussions on most days about UCLA and our goals. So wholesome! The readings aren't entirely necessary to do, I would just call them supplementary. The workload was definitely the most for me, but it was all self reflective and creative stuff. It was very manageable. Professor Samuelson is the nicest woman ever! She is a genius and very understanding. She deserves it all! I would 100/10 recommend this class!
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