Introduction to the academic writing process in an intensive seminar and workshop environment. Course includes training and practice in prewriting, drafting, revising and editing.
Dates: June 20 - August 1, 2023
Session: 6 Week Session
Dates:
Session: On campus
Time: MTWR 11:00-12:30pm
Instructor: Martha Schaffer
Credits: 3 credits
Department: English
English 180 is a one-credit writing tutorial class designed to develop students’ expository writing skills through weekly scheduled conferences with a Writing Resource Center Instructor. Goals are to produce clear, well-organized, and mechanically-acceptable prose, and to demonstrate learned writing skills throughout the term. Course content is highly individualized based on the instructor’s initial assessment of the student’s writing, and the student’s individual concerns. All students must produce a minimum of 12 pages of finished writing, and complete other assignments as designated by the instructor.
Dates: June 5 - August 1, 2023
Session: 8 Week Session
Dates:
Session: On campus
Dates:
Session: Online
Time: TBA
Instructor: Martha Schaffer
Credits: 1 credit
Department: English
This course introduces women and men students to the methods and concepts of gender studies, women’s studies, and feminist theory. An interdisciplinary course, it covers approaches used in literary criticism, history, philosophy, political science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, film studies, cultural studies, art history, and religion. It is the required introductory course for students taking the women’s and gender studies major.
Offered as ENGL 270, HSTY 270, PHIL 270, RLGN 270, SOCI 201, and WGST 201.
Dates: May 15 - June 2, 2023
Session: May Session
Dates:
Session: Online
Time: MTWRF 9:30-12pm
Instructor: Justine Howe
Credits: 3 credits
Department: English
This course introduces women and men students to the methods and concepts of gender studies, women’s studies, and feminist theory. An interdisciplinary course, it covers approaches used in literary criticism, history, philosophy, political science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, film studies, cultural studies, art history, and religion. It is the required introductory course for students taking the women’s and gender studies major.
Offered as ENGL 270, HSTY 270, PHIL 270, RLGN 270, SOCI 201, and WGST 201.
Dates: May 15 - June 2, 2023
Session: May Session
Dates:
Session: On campus
Time: MTWRF 10:30-1:00pm
Instructor: Nathalie Nya
Credits: 3 credits
Department: English
For Engineering students only, this course introduces principles and strategies for effective communication in both academic and workplace engineering settings. The course provides practice in both oral and written genres of technical and professional communication.
Dates: June 5 - August 1, 2023
Session: 8 Week Session
Time: TR 7:00-8:30pm
Instructor: Katie Robisch
Credits: 3 credits
Department: English
This course aims to hone skills necessary to synthesize and integrate knowledge across multiple subject areas, and to assist in preparing for health professional school admission, such as the MCAT. The course is team taught to include faculty expertise in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, English, mathematics, physics, psychological sciences and sociology. Critical analysis and reasoning skills will be emphasized. Completion of introductory courses in all subject areas above is strongly recommended before taking this course. MCAT materials from the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) will be used to guide and enhance a student’s ability to synthesize across many fields, and increase critical reasoning and analytical competencies.
Dates: May 15 - June 2, 2023
Session: May Session
Dates:
Session: On campus
Time: MTWRF 9:30-1:30pm
Instructor: Jennifer Butler
Credits: 3 credits
Departments: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, English, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics, Physics, Psychological Sciences, Sociology