There are three joint sections of the course offered. Each section enrolls a maximum of twenty students. The three sections meet together in a plenary section on Mondays and meet with their seminar professor on Wednesdays. Core lectures on higher education and UNC will be the focus of the plenary sections with guest lectures from key participants in past and current University events, including President Molly Broad, Chancellor James Moeser, former President William Friday, and many others. The three seminar sections will focus on current specific topics each semester, and they are taught by distinguished leaders with expertise in the topics.

In addition, students can enroll in AMST 094L, the optional 1-unit field lab on Fridays from 11 - 3. We tour specific parts of UNC and the area. AMST 94 is a co-requisite or pre-requisite for AMST 94L (i.e. you can wait to take the lab in a future year, but you can't take the lab without the course). Professor Rachel Willis will be coordinating the course, arranging the plenary sections, and leading the field labs with the Teaching Assistants. Her research focuses on factors affecting access to work in the American economy with a special focus on manufacturing jobs in the southeastern U.S. Her interests in work/family balance policies, transportation, education, gender, race, immigrant status, and health, as they affect access to employment has guided her public service, research and teaching agendas.