Writing Intensive Requirement

WRITING INTENSIVE REQUIREMENT

Goal: Students will learn and utilize the language of the discipline, use writing-to-learn techniques to develop ideas and learn content, and understand the audience for, and parameters of, writing done within the student’s specific major; departments which decide their students need a writing intensive course specific to the major should be allowed to develop such a course.

Student Learning Outcomes: As a result of taking courses identified as writing intensive, students will:

  1. Use writing to learn course content, understand the ideas and the language of a discipline, and discover their own ideas relative to the content of the course
  2. Compose texts within the discipline/area of study of the course, through drafting, revising, and completing a finished product (applying appropriate style manuals), in order to comprehend more fully the unique nature of the knowledge within that discipline as well as potentially contribute to it.
  3. Develop critical thinking skills unique to the discipline and the subject matter of the course.

Students will meet this requirement by taking a course in their respective major which meets the criteria for a writing intensive course. Each writing intensive course must have in place a methodology by which students can draft and revise papers with the help and advice of both the professor and classmates.

Each course meeting this goal includes the following student learning outcomes:

Required:          #1, #2, #3 - Credit Hours: 0 hours

American Indian Studies
AIS 417               Tribal Government & Politics
POLS 332            Tribal Law and Politics        
SOC 422              (AIS) Issues in Contemporary Indian Life

Applied Technical Science - BATS
BADM 344          Managerial Communications
SPCM 410           Organizational Communication

Art
ARTH 456           Recent Developments in Visual Arts

Biology
BIO 490               Seminar: Senior Capstone

Business
BADM 344          Managerial Communications

Chemistry
CHEM 332          Analytical Chemistry

Communication Arts
MCOM 210         Basic Newswriting
ARTH 456           Recent Developments in Visual Arts

Composite in Science Education
SEED 450            7-12 Teaching Reading in the Content Area

Composite Social Science
HIST 327             European History 1500-1815
SS 350                 Introduction to Research Methods

Education students will be required to take one of the following:    
ELED 315            Foundations & Theories of Reading
SEED 450            7-12 Teaching Reading in the Content Area

English
ENGL 484           Literary Criticism

Environmental Physical Science
GEOL 490           Seminar:  Senior Capstone Environmental Geology

History
HIST 327             European History 1500-1815

Human Services
HMS 400             Program Planning & Evaluation

Mass Communications
MCOM 210         Basic Newswriting

Mathematics
MATH 413          Abstract Algebra I
MATH 425          Real Analysis I

Math and Science Education
SEED 450            7-12 Teaching Reading in the Content Area

Music
MUS 330             Music History I
MUS 331             Music History II

Outdoor Education
OE 350                Environmental Interpretation

Physical Education
PE 481                 PE Methods and Evaluation

Political Science
SS 350                 Introduction to Research Methods

Professional Accountancy     
BADM 344          Managerial Communications

Psychology
PSYC 490            Seminar: Senior Capstone

Social Science
SS 350                 Introduction to Research Methods

Sociology
SS 350                 Introduction to Research Methods

Spanish
SPAN 302           Spanish Conversation & Composition II

Speech Communication
SPCM 410           Organizational Communication

Speech Communication - Theatre
THEA 361            Theater History
THEA 364            Theater Literature

Technology
TECH 185            Technology and Our Lives

Wellness Management
HLTH 422            Nutrition