Writing Intensive
Students must complete TWO of the following courses to fulfill the Writing Intensive requirement.
Transfer credit or test credit, such as Advanced Placement, cannot apply towards the Writing Intensive requirement.
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African American Studies
| AAS 138 | Writing about Black Culture (+)*Humanities |
| AAS 233 | The Caribbean Novel (+)*Global Experience; Humanities |
| AAS 234 | African Fiction (+)*Global Experience; Humanities |
| AAS 235 | African American Drama (+)*Humanities |
| AAS/WGS 303 | Black Women Writers |
| AAS 305 | African Orature (+)*Global Experience |
| AAS 312 | Pan Africanism (+)*Global Experience |
| AAS 338 | Creative Writing Workshop |
Anthropology
| ANT 185 | Global Encounters: Comparing World Views & Values Cross-Culturally (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| ANT/SAS/WGS 324 | Modern South Asian Cultures (+)*Global Experience |
| ANT/GEO/WGS 367 | Gender in a Globalizing World (+)*Global Experience |
| ANT 467 | Culture and Mental Disorders |
| ANT 469 | Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective |
Earth Science
| EAR 325 | Introduction to Paleobiology (Prereq)*EAR 102 or EAR 210 or BIO 345 or EFB 311 or EFB 320 |
English
| ENG 113 | British Literature, Beginnings to 1789 (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| ENG 114 | British Literature, Since 1789 (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| ENG 115 | Topics in British Literature (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| ENG 117 | American Literature, Beginnings to 1865 (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 118 | American Literature, 1865 to present (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 119 | Topics in U.S. Literature (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 121 | Introduction to Shakespeare (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| ENG 122 | Introduction to the Novel (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 125 | Science Fiction (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 142 | Narratives of Culture: Introduction to Issues of Critical Reading (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 146 | Interpretation of New Media (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 151 | Interpretation of Poetry (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 152 | Interpretation of Drama (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 153 | Interpretation of Fiction (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 154 | Interpretation of Film (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 155 | Interpretation of Nonfiction (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 156 | Interpretation of Games (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 160 | Hip Hop and Ya Don’t Stop: Issues, Debates, and Controversies (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 164 | Children’s Literature (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 170 | American Cinema, from Beginnings to Present (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 171 | World Cinema, Beginnings to Present (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 172 | The Literature of War and Peace (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 174 | World Literature, Beginnings to 1000 (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| ENG 175 | World Literature, 1000 to Present (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| ENG 181 | Class and Literary Texts (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 182 | Race and Literary Texts (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 184 | Ethnicity and Literary Texts (+)*Humanities |
| ENG/WGS 192 | Gender and Literary Texts (+)*Humanities |
| ENG 193 | Introduction to Asian American Literature (+)*Humanities |
Geography and the Environment
| GEO 171 | Human Geographies (+)*Social Sciences |
| GEO 272 | World Cultures (+)*Global Experience, Social Sciences |
| GEO 353 | Geographies of Environmental Justice |
| GEO/ANT/WGS 367 | Gender in a Globalizing World (+)*Global Experience |
History
| HST 101 | American History to 1865 (+)*Social Sciences |
| HST 102 | American History Since 1865 (+)*Social Sciences |
| HST 111 | Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815 (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| HST 112 | Modern Europe: Napoleon to the Present (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| HST 121 | Global History to 1750 (+)*Social Sciences |
| HST 122 | Global History 1750 to Present (+)*Social Sciences |
| HST 201 | Research Seminar in History (+)*Social Sciences |
| HST/MES 208 | Middle East Since the Rise of Islam (+)*Global Experience, Social Sciences |
| HST 210 | The Ancient World (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| HST 347/HNR 360 | Modern American Politics through Fiction (Honors) |
| HST/QSX 348 | Queering the Middle Ages? |
| HST 391 | Mary Magdalene: History of a Legend |
| HST 398 | Saints and Sinners in the Middle Ages |
| HST 399 | Utopia and Institution: Early Monasticism |
History of Art
| HOA 412 | From Gothic to Goth |
History of Music
| HOM 313 | Film Music |
| HOM 363 | Opera in Society |
| HOM 372 | Music in Multicultural America |
| HOM 396 | Junior Seminar: Writing about Music |
| HOM 485 | Contemporary Indigenous Soundscapes |
| HOM 493 | Music Identity |
Honors Courses (Honors Students Only)
| HNR 240 | Arts without Borders (+)*Humanities |
| HNR 260/GEO 219 | American Diversity and Unity (+)*Social Sciences |
| HNR 260/WGS 200 | History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement (+)*Social Sciences |
| HNR 340 | Fiction Writing Workshop (+)*Humanities |
| HNR 340 | Good Film, Bad People (+)*Humanities |
| HNR 340 | Tell Your Story Walking (+)*Humanities |
| HNR 360/HST 347 | Modern American Politics through Fiction (+)*Social Sciences |
| HOA 106 | Arts and Idea II (note)*Only the Honors section counts as Writing Intensive (+)*Humanities |
International Relations
| IRP/PSC 412 | Global Governance: The United Nations System (Prereq)*PSC 124 or PSC 139 |
Jewish Studies
| JSP/LIT/REL 131 | Great Jewish Writers |
| JSP/REL 215 (note)*Students can only receive credit for one of the following: JSP/REL 114 or JSP/REL 215. | The Jewish Bible/Christian Old Testament (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| JSP/LIT/REL 235 | Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages (+)*Humanities |
| JSP/LIT/REL 239 | Jewish Humor and Satire (+)*Humanities |
| JSP/REL 307 | The Temple and the Dead Sea Scrolls (+)*Global Experience |
| JSP/REL 316 | The Torah/Pentateuch as a Scripture |
| JSP/LIT/REL 333 | Yiddish Literature in Translation (+)*Global Experience |
| JSP/REL 337 | Shoah: Responding to the Holocaust (+)*Global Experience |
| JSP/REL 338 | American Judaism |
| JSP/PHI/REL 435 | Modern Jewish Thought |
Latino-Latin American Studies
| LAS/SPA 465 | Literature and Popular Culture (+)*Global Experience |
Law in the Liberal Arts
| LLA 201 | Elements of Law (+)*Social Sciences |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies
| QSX/REL 323 | Christianity and Sexuality |
| QSX/HST 348 | Queering the Middle Ages? |
| QSX/REL 357 | Queerly Religious |
Literature in English Translation
| LIT/JSP/REL 131 | Great Jewish Writers (+)*Humanities |
| LIT/REL/JSP 235 | Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages (+)*Humanities |
| LIT/REL/JSP 239 | Jewish Humor and Satire (+)*Humanities |
| LIT/REL/JSP 333 | Yiddish Literature in Translation (+)*Global Experience |
Literature in English Translation
| LIT/JSP/REL 131 | Great Jewish Writers (+)*Humanities |
| LIT/REL/JSP 235 | Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages (+)*Humanities |
| LIT/REL/JSP 239 | Jewish Humor and Satire (+)*Humanities |
| LIT 256 | Blood: A Cultural History |
| LIT/REL/JSP 333 | Yiddish Literature in Translation (+)*Global Experience |
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
| MAX 123 | Critical Issues for the United States (+)*Social Sciences |
| MAX 132 | Global Community (+)*Global Experience, Social Sciences |
Middle Eastern Studies
| MES/HST 208 | Middle East Since the Rise of Islam (+)*Global Experience, Social Sciences |
| MES 365/REL/SAS 367 | God and Beauty in Islamic Art (+)*Global Experience |
Philosophy
| PHI 107 (note)*Students can only receive credit for one of the following: PHI 107 or PHI 109. | Theories of Knowledge and Reality (+)*Humanities |
| PHI 109 (note) *Students can only receive credit for one of the following: PHI 107 or PHI 109. | Introduction to Philosophy Students can only receive credit for one of the following: PHI 107 or PHI 109. (+)*Humanities |
| PHI 111 | Plato’s Republic (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| PHI 172 | Making Decisions (+)*Humanities |
| PHI 197 | Human Nature (+)*Humanities |
| PHI/WGS 297 | Philosophy of Feminism (+)*Humanities |
| PHI 319/PSC 399/REL 371 | God in Political Theory |
| PHI/REL/JSP 435 | Modern Jewish Thought |
Political Science
| PSC 387 | Ethnic Conflict |
| PSC 399/PHI 319/REL 371 | God in Political Theory |
| PSC/IRP 412 | Global Governance: The United Nations System (Prereq)*PSC 124 or PSC 139 |
Religion
| REL/SAS 123 | Religious Auto/Biography (+)*Humanities |
| REL/JSP/LIT 131 | Great Jewish Writers |
| REL/JSP 215 (note)*Students can only receive credit for one of the following: JSP/REL 114 or JSP/REL 215. | The Jewish Bible/Christian Old Testament Students can only receive credit for one of the following: JSP/REL 114 or JSP/REL 215. (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| REL/JSP/LIT 235 | Travel Narratives and Pilgrimages (+)*Humanities |
| REL/JSP/LIT 239 | Jewish Humor and Satire (+)*Humanities |
| REL/SAS 283 | India’s Religious Worlds (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| REL 301 | Ancient Near Eastern Religions and Cultures (+)*Global Experience |
| REL/JSP 307 | The Temple and the Dead Sea Scrolls (+)*Global Experience |
| REL/JSP 316 | The Torah/Pentateuch as a Scripture |
| REL 322 | Martyrs and Saints in Christian Tradition |
| REL/QSX 323 | Christianity and Sexuality |
| REL/JSP/LIT 333 | Yiddish Literature in Translation (+)*Global Experience |
| REL/JSP 337 | Shoah: Responding to the Holocaust (+)*Global Experience |
| REL/JSP 338 | American Judaism |
| REL/QSX 357 | Queerly Religious |
| REL/SAS 367/MES 365 | God and Beauty in Islamic Art (+)*Global Experience |
| REL 371/PHI 319/PSC 399 | God in Political Theory |
| REL 385 | Religion in Chinese Society (+)*Global Experience |
| REL/JSP/PHI 435 | Modern Jewish Thought |
South Asian Studies
| SAS/REL 123 | Religious Auto/Biography (+)*Humanities |
| SAS/REL 283 | India’s Religious Worlds (+)*Global Experience, Humanities |
| SAS/ANT/WGS 324 | Modern South Asian Cultures (+)*Global Experience |
| SAS/REL 367/MES 365 | God and Beauty in Islamic Art (+)*Global Experience |
Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture
| SPA/LAS 465 | Literature and Popular Culture (+)*Global Experience |
Women’s and Gender Studies
| WGS 101 | Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (+)*Humanities |
| WGS/ENG 192 | Gender and Literary Texts (+)*Humanities |
| WGS 200/HNR 260 | History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement (+)*Social Sciences |
| WGS 201 | Global Feminisms (+)*Social Sciences |
| WGS/PHI 297 | Philosophy of Feminism (+)*Humanities |
| WGS/AAS 303 | Black Women Writers |
| WGS/ANT/SAS 324 | Modern South Asian Cultures (+)*Global Experience |
| WGS/SWK 328 | Human Diversity in Social Contexts |
| WGS/ANT/GEO 367 | Gender in a Globalizing World (+)*Global Experience |
Writing
| WRT 115 | Writing, Rhetoric, and the Environment (+)*Humanities |
| WRT 116 | Writing, Rhetoric, and Social Action (+)*Humanities |
| WRT 117 | Writing, Rhetoric, and Satire (+)*Humanities |
| WRT 118 | Writing for a Better You (+)*Humanities |
| WRT 240 | Writing through Health, Wellness and Illness (Prereq*WRT 105 or WRT 109 or ENL 211) (+)*Humanities |
| WRT 304 | Indigenous Writing and Rhetoric (Prereq*WRT 105 or WRT 109 or ENL 211) |
OTHER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
College of Sport and Human Dynamics
| SWK/WGS 328 | Human Diversity in Social Contexts |
Notes
Test credit, such as Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate, and transfer credit cannot fulfill the Writing Intensive requirement.
Courses listed under “Other Schools and Colleges” can apply towards the Writing Intensive requirements but they cannot apply towards the 61 Arts & Sciences credits required to graduate (unless the courses are cross-listed with the College of Arts & Sciences).
Some courses fulfill more than one requirement. In those cases, students receive credit only once, but the course can apply to multiple requirements. For example, a Writing Intensive course may also count as a Humanities course if it appears on both lists.