1999-2000 Bulletin Entry for:

(file last updated: [7/6/1999 - 13:21:47])

There are two components to the writing requirement: the University Writing Seminar and a Writing Intensive course. All first-year students take a University Writing Seminar, which is offered in conjunction with a University Seminar in Humanistic Inquiries. The purpose of the University Writing Seminar is to introduce students to the conventions of college-level writing and to continue the development of their writing skills. Special emphasis is placed on forms of argumentation. Other areas of attention include critical reading, essay structure, revision, research skills, proper documentation, and the resources of the University Libraries. University Writing Seminars will share some subject matter and written assignments with their linked University Seminars.

Writing Intensive courses are upper-level courses that are offered in departments throughout the University. Normally taken in a student's second or third year, these courses are based in a specific academic discipline and require frequent or regular attention to writing and instruction in the skills of academic writing.

The list of courses that satisfy the Writing Intensive requirement changes each year. The following list should be considered preliminary, courses that satisfy the requirement in a particular semester are designated "wi" in the course schedule for that semester. When there is a conflict between this Bulletin and the Course Schedule(s) regarding the designation of a course as Writing Intensive, then the information in the Course Schedule takes precedence. Consult with the director of University Writing if in doubt about whether a course satisfies the requirement in a specific semester.

A course in the fundamentals of writing, required as a prerequisite to the University Writing Seminar for selected students identified by the Director of University Writing. Several sections will be offered in the fall semester.

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A full-credit course for students beyond the freshman year who have yet to meet the graduation requirement otherwise met by completing the University Writing Seminar (see below). As in the University Writing Seminar, the stress is on argumentative and stylistic strategies. Usually offered every year.

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A preparatory course in college writing, with stress on writing sound argumentative essays that demonstrate mechanical and stylistic expertise. This course satisfies the first-year writing requirement. University Writing Seminars are offered in conjunction with University Seminars in Humanistic Inquiries and are limited to first-year students. Each student is automatically enrolled in the University Writing Seminar connected to the particular University Seminar in which he or she enrolls. Offered every semester.

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Classic Texts in the American Experience: Through the Civil War

Reporting Contemporary America

Models of Development: Third World

Anthropological Inquiry

Economic Anthropology: Production and Distribution

General Biology Laboratory

Topics in Greek and Roman History

Poetic Voices of Protest

Analysis of Economic Problems

Gender and Economics

European Cultural Studies: The Proseminar

Modern English Fiction

American Realism and Naturalism

The Body as Text: Castiglione to Locke

Victorian Poetry and its Readers

Whitman, Dickinson, and Melville

Methods and Approaches in the History of Art

The Seventeenth Century

The Nineteenth Century

Latin American Women: Historical Perspectives

Mysticism and the Moral Life: Abraham Heschel, Howard Thurman, Thomas Merton

Introduction to Mathematical Research

Israeli Films

Advanced Conversation and Writing Skills

Portrait of an Israeli Woman

Introduction to Modern Hebrew Literature I

Introduction to Modern Hebrew Literature II

Advanced Survey of Hebrew and Israeli Literature I

Experimental Psychology

(Spring term--Mr. DiZio only)

Global Apartheid and Global Social Movements

Spanish Composition, Grammar, and Stylistics

Seminar in Literary and Cultural Studies

Women in Culture and Society: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

Feminism for the Year 2000 and Beyond