X. Institutionally Designated Option: Writing in the Disciplines

Objectives

The objective of a writing in the disciplines component of a core curriculum is to enable the student to communicate effectively in clear and correct prose in a style appropriate to the subject, occasion, and audience.

Writing intensive courses require substantial writing (at least 3000 words, including at least one piece of work done outside of class and returned to the student prior to the end of the semester or term with the instructor’s written evaluation of grammar, style, and content).

The following courses satisfy the core requirements in Writing in the Disciplines. See the current Course Listings for prerequisites and other restrictions, additions, and deletions.

Writing in the Disciplines: Approved Core Courses

• ANTH 2304 - Introduction to Language and Culture Cr. 3.
• ANTH 3348 - Anthropology of Religion Cr. 3.
• ANTH 3361 - Human Origins Cr. 3.
• ANTH 3381 - Global Hinduism Cr. 3. *
• ARAB 3314 - Women and Gender in Arabic Literature Cr. 3. *
• ARCH 1359 - Design since 1945 Cr. 3.
• ARTH 3312 - Pre-Columbian Art Cr. 3.
• BCHS 4311 - Biochemistry Lab II Cr. 3.
• BIOL 3311 - Genetics Laboratory Cr. 3.
• CLAS 4305 - Fifth-Century Athens: Readings in Intellectual, Literary, and Political History Cr. 3.
• CLAS 4381 - Latin Classics in Translation Cr. 3.
• COMM 1302 - Introduction to Communication Theory Cr. 3.
• COMD 3380 - Professional Writing in Communication Sciences and Disorders Cr. 3.
• ECON 3334 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Cr. 3.
• ENGI 2304 - Technical Communications Cr. 3.
• ENGL 2330 - Writing in the Discipline of English
• GENB 4350 - Business Law and Ethics Cr. 3.
• HIST 3314 - Liberals vs. Conservatives: US Politics from FDR to Present Cr. 3.
• HIST 3333 - Chicano History Since 1910 Cr. 3.
• HIST 3337 - Texas-Mexican Music in 20th Century Cr. 3.
• HIST 3341 - Latino Struggles for Educational Equality Cr. 3.
• HIST 3343 - Latinos and American Education in 20th Century Cr. 3.
• HIST 3351 - Work and Family Life in Modern Europe Cr. 3.
• HIST 3369 - Colonial Mexico Cr. 3.
• HIST 4315 - The Chicano Brown Power Movement Cr. 3.
• HIST 4335 - Greek and Roman Historians Cr. 3.
• HIST 4339 - Modern European Intellectual History Cr. 3.
• HDCS 1300 - Human Ecosystems and Technological Change Cr. 3.
• HDFS 1300 - Development of Contemporary Families Cr. 3.
• IDNS 4392 - History of 20th Century Science Cr. 3.
• ITAL 4308 - Dante and His World Cr. 3.
• ITAL 4309 - Women Writers and Filmmakers of Modern Italy *
• LAST 3300 - Latin America: Hemispheric and Global Perspectives Cr. 3.
• MATH 3311 - Functions and Modeling Cr. 3.
• MATH 3379 - Introduction to Higher Geometry Cr. 3.
• MUSI 3303 - Popular Music of the Americas Since 1840 Cr. 3.
• MUSI 4366 - Music in the United States Cr. 3.
• PHIL 1334 - Introduction to the Mind Cr. 3.
• PHYS 3313 - Advanced Laboratory I Cr. 3.
• POLS 2340 - Greek Classics Cr. 3.
• POLS 2341 - Renaissance Classics Cr. 3.
• POLS 3311 - Introduction to Comparative Politics Cr. 3.
• POLS 3313 - Introduction to International Relations Cr. 3.
• POLS 3314 - Introduction to Public Administration Cr. 3.
• POLS 3318 - Introduction to Public Policy Cr. 3.
• PSYC 2344 - Cultural Psychology Cr. 3.
• PSYC 3310 - Industrial-Organization Psychology Cr. 3.
• PSYC 4321 - Abnormal Psychology Cr. 3.
• RELS 2335 - Rabbinic Biblical Interpretation Cr. 3.
• RELS 2340 - Introduction to Hinduism Cr. 3. *
• RELS 2350 - Introduction to Islam Cr. 3. *
• RELS 2360 - Introduction to Buddhism Cr. 3. *
• RELS 3370 - The Bible and Modern Science Cr. 3. *
• RELS 3375 - Christianity and Ethics Cr. 3. *
• RELS 3381 - Global Hinduism Cr. 3. *
• SOC 2310 - Social Problems Cr. 3.
• SOC 2325 - American Minority Peoples Cr. 3.
• SOC 3330 - Introduction to Social Psychology Cr. 3.
• SOC 3351 - Social Class and Mobility in America Cr. 3.
• SOC 3357 - Urban Sociology Cr. 3.
• SPAN 3384 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature Cr. 3.
• TELS 3363 - Technical Communications Cr. 3.
• THEA 2344 - American Drama Cr. 3.
• WCL 3365 - World Fiction & Reportage Cr. 3. *
• WCL 4322 - Seminar in Scholarly Production Cr. 3.
• WCL 4351 - Frames of Modernity I Cr. 3.
• WCL 4352 - Frames of Modernity II Cr. 3.
• WCL 4356 - World Film & Film Theory Cr. 3. *
• WCL 4367 - Voices from Exile and Diaspora Cr. 3.