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Writing and Communication

Cognitive Skill and Processes: Wiring and Communication, Quantitative and Formal Reading, Information Technology and Research

Students take two degree credit-bearing courses (6 credits) including Expository Writing 01:355:101; and one WCd course. In doing so, students will be able to

  • Communicate complex ideas effectively, in standard written English, to a general audience. [WC:01:355:101]
  • Communicate effectively in modes appropriate to a discipline or area of inquiry; evaluate and critically assess sources and use the conventions of attribution and citation correctly; and analyze and synthesize information and ideas from multiple sources to generate new insights. [WCD]

Students receiving a score of 4 or above on the AP English composition or literature tests are exempted from Expository Writing 01:355:101, and for such students the writing and communication goals become a one-course requirement: WCd.

SEBS Core courses taught each semester are available to view in the Schedule of Classes. After selecting a semester, New Brunswick, and Undergraduate and hitting "Continue", choose the tab on the left labeled "Core Code". The dropdown list will show each of the SEBS Core codes. After selecting one of the options, courses will appear from all departments that fulfill that SEBS Core goal.

Expository Writing [WC]
Course # Course Title Credits Core Codes
01:355:101 College Writing 3 WC
01:355:103 Exposition and Argument 3 WC
01:355:104 College Writing Extended 4.5 WC
Discipline-Based Writing and Communication [WCd]
Course # Course Title Credits Core Codes
Art
07:081:423 Composing Graphic Narratives 3 AHr, WCd
African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures
01:013:372 Islamic Mystical Literatures 3 AHo, WCd
01:013:401 Senior Seminar in Literature and Society 3 WCd
01:013:430 Gender, Nation, and Literature in South Asia 3 WCd
01:013:445 Storytelling in the Muslim World 3 WCd
Africana Studies
01:014:490 Seminar in Africana Studies 3 WCd
American Studies
01:050:310 Approaches to American Studies 3 WCd
01:050:327 Latino Ethnography 3 WCd
01:050:353 American Animated Cinema 4 WCd
01:050:389 Junior Seminar in American Studies 3 WCd
Anthropology
01:070:207 Prehistoric Archaeology of Europe 3 WCd
01:070:284 Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women Religious Leaders 3 WCd
01:070:321 Latino Ethnography 3 WCd
01:070:417 Writing Ethnography 3 WCd
Art History
01:082:253 Contemporary Photography 3 AHp, WCd
01:082:316 Mexican Art Across Borders 3 WCd
01:082:491 Seminar in Art History 3 WCd
01:082:492 Seminar in Art History 3 WCd
Arts and Sciences
01:090:292 SAS Honors Program Seminar 3 WCd
01:090:293 SAS Honors Program Seminar 3 WCd
01:090:294 SAS Honors Program Seminar 3 WCd
01:090:295 SAS Honors Program Seminar 3 WCd
01:090:296 SAS Honors Program Seminar 3 WCd
01:090:297 SAS Honors Program Seminar 3 WCd
Asian Studies
01:098:241 East Asian Civilizations: Traditional Era 3 HST or SCL, WCd
01:098:444 Seminar on East Asian Societies 3 WCd
Cell Biology and Neuroscience
01:146:405 Honors Seminar 3 WCd
Chinese
01:165:310 Modern Chinese Literature in Translation 3 AHp, WCd
Chinese Studies
01:170:284 Chinese Philosophical Themes and Literary Writings 3 AHo or AHp, WCd
01:170:328 Special Topics in Modern Chinese Literature and Film 3 AHo or AHp, WCd
01:170:350 Confucianism and East Asian Modernities 3 AHo, WCd
Cinema Studies
01:175:349 Contemporary German & European Cinema 3 AHp, WCd
01:175:353 American Animated Cinema 3 WCd
01:175:425 Senior Seminar in Cinema Studies (NB) 3 WCd
Classics
01:190:323 Criminals and Saints: Power in Greek Political Life and Imagination 3 WCd
Communication and Information
04:189:152 The Structure of Information 3 WCd
04:189:251 Strategic Presentation Methods in Digital Media 3 WCd
Communication
04:192:346 Intercultural Communication 3 WCd
04:192:354 Communication and Technology 3 CCO, WCd
04:192:359 Persuasive Communication 3 WCd
04:192:390 Approaches to Leadership 3 WCd
04:192:408 Health Message and Campaign Design 3 WCd
04:192:446 Communication and Social Change 3 CCD, WCd
04:192:478 Family Communication 3 WCd
Comparative Literature
01:195:203 Masterworks of Western Literature 3 AHp, WCd
01:195:204 Masterworks of World Literature 3 AHp, WCd
01:195:233 Understanding the French Enlightenment with Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, etc. 3 AHp, WCd
01:195:246 Fairy Tales Then and Now 3 AHp, WCd
01:195:251 Major French Writers in Translation 3 AHp, WCd
01:195:262 Life Writing in France 3 AHp, WCd
01:195:274 Major French Plagiarists: Literature between Reception and Originality 3 AHp, WCd
01:195:314 German and Comparative Literature 3 Aho or AHp, WCd
01:195:348 Stories of Russian Life: Memory, Invention, Experience 3 AHo or AHp, WCd
01:195:430 Gender, Nation, and Literature in South Asia 3 WCd
01:195:489 Tolstoy's War and Peace 3 WCd
Computer Science
01:198:405 Seminar in Computers and Society 3 CCO, WCd
East Asian Languages and Area Studies
01:214:241 East Asian Civilizations: Traditional Era 3 HST or SCL, WCd
Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources
11:216:317 Conservation Ecology 3 CCO, WCd
English
01:355:201 Research in the Disciplines 3 WCd
01:355:301 College Writing and Research 3 WCd
01:355:302 Scientific and Technical Writing 3 WCd
01:355:303 Writing for Business and the Professions 3 WCd
01:355:312 Writing for Biology and the Professions 3 WCd
01:355:315 Writing Grant Proposals 3 WCd
01:355:322 Writing for Engineers 3 WCd
01:355:342 Science Writing 3 WCd
01:355:352 Writing as a Naturalist 3 WCd
01:355:355 Writing in the Professions 3 WCd
01:355:375 Collaborative Writing Practices 3 WCd
01:355:410 Composing Graphic Narratives 3 AHr, WCd
01:355:425 Web Authoring 3 WCd
01:359:201 Principles of Literary Study 3 AHp, WCd
Environmental Planning and Design
11:573:202 Environmental Issues in the United States 3 CCO, WCd
Environmental Policy, Institutions and Behavior
11:374:310 Storytelling for Scientists 3 WCd
11:374:311 Environmental Writing: Rhetorical Strategies for Complex Ecological Issues 3 WCd
Environmental Science
11:375:310 Analytical Environmental Chemistry Laboratory 3 WCd
European Studies
01:360:349 Contemporary German and European Cinema 3 AHp, WCd
French
01:420:214 Advanced French II : Writing Styles 3 AHp or AHq, WCd
01:420:215 Modern Literature in French 3 AHo or AHp, WCd
01:420:216 French Literature from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment 3 AHo or AHp, WCd
01:420:217 Modern Literature in French Honors 3 AHo or AHp, WCd
01:420:218 French Literature from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment Honors 3 AHo or AHp, WCd
01:420:230 Understanding the French Enlightenment 3 AHp, WCd
01:420:241 Major French Writers in Translation 3 AHp, WCd
01:420:242 Major French Writers in Translation 3 AHp, WCd
01:420:243 20th Century Women Writing in French 3 AHp, WCd
01:420:260 The Theater of France (in English) 3 AHp or AHq, WCd
01:420:261 Life Writing in France 3 AHp, WCd
01:420:271 Francophilia: Literature and Sexuality in Modern France 3 CCD, WCd
01:420:272 Major French Plagiarists: Literature between Repetition and Originality 3 AHp, WCd
01:420:281 French and Francophone Text(s) and Image(s) 3 AHp, WCd
Genetics
01:447:410 Research in Genetics - Writing Intensive 3 WCd
01:447:415 Thesis Writing and Communication in Genetics 2 WCd
01:447:430 Effective Communication Skills in Genetics 3 WCd
01:447:460 Genetics of Compulsive Behavior (NB) 3 WCd
Geography
01:450:322 Remote Sensing 3 WCd
01:450:355 Principles of Cartography 3 WCd
German
01:470:225 Fairy Tales Then and Now 3 AHp, WCd
01:470:232 Advanced German (formerly Advanced Conversation & Composition) 3 WCd
01:470:275 Introduction to German Studies 3 AHp, WCd
01:470:285 Enchanted Worlds 3 AHp, WCd
01:470:301 Introduction to Literary and Cultural Analysis 3 AHp, WCd
01:470:302 Introduction to Literary and Cultural Analysis: Adaptations 3 AHp, WCd
01:470:303 Topics in Critical Issues in German Studies 3 AHp, WCd
01:470:304 German and Comparative Literature 3 AHo or AHp, WCd
01:470:349 Contemporary German & European Cinema 3 AHp, WCd
01:470:350 The Nazi Period in Film 3 AHp, WCd
01:470:355 German Thought in the 20th Century 3 AHo, WCd
History
01:506:401 History Seminar 3 WCd
01:506:402 History Seminar 3 WCd
01:506:495 Honors Program in History 3 to 6 WCd
01:506:496 Honors Program in History 3 WCd
01:508:326 Islam in African History 3 WCd
01:508:337 Pirates, Pilgrims, and Poets: Globalization in Indian Ocean History 3 WCd
01:510:313 Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain 3 HST, WCd
01:510:319 The Age of Reformation, 1500-1648 3 WCd
01:510:327 Twentieth-Century Europe 3 WCd
01:510:330 The Spanish Civil War 3 HST, WCd
01:510:333 France, Old Regime, and Revolution 3 WCd
01:510:351 Medieval Italy 476-1300 3 WCd
01:510:381 Eastern Europe, 1800-1948 3 WCd
01:510:383 Eastern Europe, 1945-Present 3 WCd
01:512:304 The Forging of Modern America, 1880-1920 3 WCd
01:512:329 Technology and Nature in American History 3 WCd
01:512:351 Mexican American History 3 WCd, HST
01:512:360 Latino History 3 WCd, HST
01:512:377 The 1960s 3 WCd
Information Technology and Informatics
04:547:340 Gender and Technology 3 CCD, WCd
Italian
01:560:250 Italian Composition and Stylistics 3 AHq, WCd
01:560:496 Honors in Italian 3 WCd
Jewish Studies
01:563:224 Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women Religious Leaders 3 WCd
01:563:307 Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain 3 HST, WCd
01:563:464 Jewish Studies Seminar 3 WCd
Environmental Planning and Design
11:573:202 Environmental Issues in the United States 3 CCO, WCd
Labor Studies
37:575:201 Development of the Labor Movement I 3 HST or SCL, WCd
37:575:202 Development of the Labor Movement II 3 HST or SCL, WCd
37:575:300 Writing in Labor Studies & Employment Relations 3 WCd
Landscape Architecture
11:550:301 Social and Cultural Aspects of Design 3 WCd
11:550:440 Case Studies in Landscape Architecture: 1850 to the Present 3 WCd
11:550:480 Topology & Design 3 WCd
Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies
01:595:220 Literature and Activism on the U.S.-Mexico Border 3 WCd
01:595:307 Latino Ethnography 3 WCd
01:595:316 Mexican Art Across Borders 3 WCd
01:595:342 Post-Colonial Caribbean Theater and Performance 3 WCd
01:595:351 Mexican American History 3 HST, WCd
01:595:369 Latino History 3 HST, WCd
Middle Eastern Studies
01:685:457 Islamic Law and Jurisprudence 3 WCd
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
01:694:385 MBB Research & Writing 3-6 WCd
01:694:495 Honors Laboratory Research 6 WCd
Philosophy
01:730:104 Introduction to Philosophy - Writing Intensive 4 AHo, WCd
01:730:252 Eating Right: The Ethics of Food Choices and Food Policy 4 AHo, WCd
01:730:297 Sophomore Advanced Seminar 3 WCd
01:730:316 German Thought in the 20th Century 3 AHo, WCd
01:730:397 Junior Advanced Seminar 3 WCd
Planning and Public Policy
10:762:210 Principles of Public Policy 3 SCL, WCd
Political Science
01:790:395 Political Science Seminar 3 WCd
01:790:457 Islamic Law and Jurisprudence 3 WCd
01:790:483 Critical Thinking and Analytic Writing for the Intelligence Community 3 WCd
Psychology
01:830:301+302 Sensation and Perception Lecture and Laboratory 3+1 WCd
01:830:305+306 Cognition Lecture and Laboratory 3+1 WCd
01:830:311+312 Learning Processes Lecture and Laboratory 3+1 WCd
01:830:313+314 Physiological Psychology Lecture and Laboratory 3+1 WCd
01:830:323 Research Methods in Social Psychology 4 WCd
01:830:331+332 Infant and Child Development Lecture and Laboratory 3+1 WCd
01:830:340+341 Abnormal Psychology Lecture and Laboratory 3+1 WCd
Public Health
10:832:339 Public Health Literature 3 WCd
Public Policy
10:833:210 Principles of Public Policy 3 SCL, WCd
Religion
01:840:305 Apocalypse Now?: Religious Movements and the End of Time 3 HST, WCd
01:840:314 The Origins of Western Morality 3 HST, WCd
01:840:316 Evangelicalism in the U.S. 3 HST, WCd
01:840:318 Contemporary Catholic Theology (NB) 3 WCd
01:840:319 Religion in American History 3 HST, WCd
01:840:370 Buddhism, Society, and Politics in Southeast Asia 3 HST, WCd
01:840:372 Islamic Mystical Literature 3 AHo, WCd
01:840:380 Religious Healing in the U.S. 3 HST, WCd
Public Administration and Management
10:843:210 Principles of Public Policy 3 SCL, WCd
Russian
01:860:289 Tolstoy's War and Peace 3 WCd
01:860:322 Love and Death in the Russian Short Story 3 AHo or AHp, WCd
01:860:331 Tolstoy 3 AHo or AHp, WCd
01:860:348 Stories of Russian Life: Memory, Invention, Experience 3 AHo or AHp, WCd
01:860:349 Russia's Wars on Page and Screen 3 WCd
Sexuality Studies
01:888:291 Francophilia: Literature and Sexuality in Modern France 3 CCD, WCd
Sociology
01:920:316 Social Theory 4 WCd
Spanish
01:940:220 Literature and Activism on the US- Mexico Border 3 WCd
Women's and Gender Studies
01:988:221 Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women Religious Leaders 3 WCd
01:988:263 20th Century Women Writing in French 3 AHp, WCd
01:988:431 Gender, Nation, and Literature in South Asia 3 WCd