Hardest College Classes
Do you know which the hardest college classes are? The answer is largely subjective because you may find a course hard to comprehend while others find it easy and vice versa.
However, there are certain courses that are notorious across college campuses for being among the most difficult college classes for undergraduates. Below is a list of courses that usually prove challenging even for students majoring in that subject.
PS: do not let this list scare you away, but if you want to enroll in one of these challenging courses be ready to put in the work.
Some of the hardest college classes are:
- Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
Philosophy of quantum mechanics pairs abstract, theoretical thinking with more practical, quantitative studies. The combination of right and left brain thinking makes it one of the hardest college classes you can take. Yet 85% of Harvard University students said they would recommend the class to others despite its difficulty. Like we said earlier if you are willing to put in the work nothing is too hard.
- Architecture
An architecture degree requires at least five years of undergraduate study which makes it one of the most work-intensive majors to pursue. Due to the major’s rigorous demands, introductory architecture classes are often designed to eliminate students and have a higher rate of failure than most other courses.
- James Joyce
The most challenging literature you are likely to encounter is that of James Joyce. You will find that an entire course is devoted to a single book, usually Ulysses or Finnegan’s Wake, and even a full semester is usually only enough time to skim the surface of the material. A single word, phrase, or sentence can be derived from various languages with multiple, often contradictory, meanings.
- Kant and Nietzsche
Immanuel Kant is one of the most prominent philosophers in Western history, and any aspiring philosophy student is required to take at least a course on his writings. Kant can be one of the more difficult philosophers to wrap your head around. Kant relates the material to non-philosophical subjects such as politics and government in addition to abstract questions about reality, space and time, and the relationship between the mind and body.
The nineteenth-century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche is no picnic either. His writings on religion, culture, science, and human nature laid the foundations of many of the twentieth century’s strands of thought including existentialism and postmodernism.
- Organic Chemistry
Do you want to pursue a career in medicine? Organic chemistry is often considered to be one of the most difficult undergraduate classes and requires a great deal of memorization. Thankfully for some, this class requires less math and more visual thinking than other chemistry courses.
In conclusion, when choosing college classes and majors, check which ones you think you are capable of putting in the work in order to succeed.