Each term the English Composition Board provides a list of such approved courses. A course approved to meet the Junior/Senior part of the Writing Requirement one term is not necessarily approved in a subsequent term. You may call POINT-10 (764-6810) to find out if the course you want is approved for a particular term as well as to learn if any spaces in the class are still available through Touch-Tone Registration. The courses approved by the ECB for this term are listed below.
410. Hispanics in the United States. (3). (Excl).
Section 002 – Women in Prison: Gender and Crime Among Blacks and Latinas.
(Jose-Kampfner)
496. Social Science Approaches to American Culture. (3). (Excl).
Section 002 – U.S. Social and Cultural Thought Since 1945. (Candida
Smith)
Section 003 – The History of American Sexualities. (Morantz-Sanchez)
498. Humanities Approaches to American Culture. (3). (Excl).
Section 001 – American Masculinities. (Robinson)
Anthropology
Biological 368/Psych. 437. Primate Social Behavior I. (4). (NS).
Sections 004, 005, and 006 only. (Mitani)
Cultural 315. Native American Peoples of North America. (4). (SS).
Sections 002, 003, and 004 only. (Bierwert)
Asian Languages and Cultures
Asian Studies 476/RC Hums. 476/Chinese 476. Writer and Society in Modern
China. (4). (HU).
(Feuerwerker)
Chinese 471. Classical Chinese Literature in Translation. (3). (HU).
(Rolston)
Chinese 476/RC Hums. 476/Asian Studies 476. Writer and Society in Modern
China. (4). (HU).
(Feuerwerker)
Japanese 450. Undergraduate Seminar in Japanese Literature. (3). (Excl).
Section 001 – Blood, Guts, and Pathos: The Samurai in Literature. (Childs)
Astronomy
429. Senior Seminar. (2). (Excl). Biology
301. Writing for Biologists. (3). (Excl).
(Martin)
Classical Studies
Classical Civilization 388/Phil. 388. History of Philosophy: Ancient. (4).
(HU).
Sections 003 and 004 only. (Everson)
Communication Studies
351. Structure and Function of Media Systems. (4). (SS).
Section 002 only.
361. Processes of Mediated Communication. (4). (SS).
Section 002 only. (Price)
371. Media, Culture, and Society. (4). (SS).
Section 002 only.
381. Media Impact on Knowledge, Values, and Behavior. (4). (SS).
Section 002 only.
Comparative Literature
434. Comparative Studies in Poetry. (3). (HU).
Section 001 – Sappho and the Lyric Tradition. (Prins)
490. Comparative Cultural Studies. (3). (Excl).
Section 001 – The Literature of Witness: From the 1914-18 War To AIDS.
(Chambers)
Economics
407. Marxist Economics. (3). (Excl).
(Thompson)
471/NR&E 571. Environmental Economics. (3). (Excl).
(Porter)
491/Hist. 491. History of the American Economy. (3). (Excl).
Section 001. (Levenstein)
495. Seminar in Economics. (3). (Excl).
Section 001 – Seminar in Microeconomics. (Salant)
English
317. Literature and Culture. (3). (HU).
Section 002 – Constructing Ireland: Nationalism and Society in Modern Irish
Literature. (Bornstein)
Section 003 – Race and Gender in American Performance and Literature. (Sell)
323. Creative Writing. (3). (CE).
Sections 001 and 002 – Fiction. (O'Dowd)
Section 003 – Creative Writing and the Other Arts. (Wright)
Section 004 – Fiction. (Marshall)
Section 005.
Section 006 – Poetry. (Goodison)
325. Essay Writing: The Art of Exposition. (4). (Excl).
Section 001 – Inventing Truths. (Wolk)
Sections 002 and 003. (Livesay)
Section 004 – The Dwarf, The Demon, and The Divided Self. (Back)
Section 005 – The Mask. (Back)
Section 006 – Learning about Writing. (Kowalski)
Section 007 – True Confessions: Writing and Crime. (Gernes)
371. Studies in Literature, 1600-1830. (4). (Excl).
Section 001. (Cloyd)
417. Senior Seminar. (4). (Excl).
Section 004 – Films of Kurosawa. (Howes)
Section 006 – American Masculinities. (Robinson)
425. Advanced Essay Writing. (3). (Excl).
Section 001. (Pollack)
429. The Writing of Poetry. (3). (Excl).
(Moss)
496. Honors Colloquium: Drafting the Thesis. (3). (Excl).
(Section 001: Howard; Section 002: Schoenfeldt)
Environmental Studies
360/Geol. 280. Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment. (4).
(NS). (QR/2).
(Kesler)
Film and Video Studies
414. Film Theory and Criticism. (3). (Excl).
455. Topics in Film Studies. (3). (Excl).
Section 001 – Psychology and Film. (Konigsberg)
Geological Sciences
280/Environ. Stud. 360. Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment.
(4). (NS). (QR/2).
(Kesler)
Germanic Languages and Literatures
German 415. The German Language Past and Present. (3). (Excl).
(Kyes)
German 491. German Honors Proseminar. (3). (Excl).
(Rast)
German 500. Introduction to Germanic Linguistics. (3). (Excl).
Section 001 – The German Language Past and Present. (Kyes)
History
396. History Colloquium. (3). (SS).
Section 001 – United States Social and Cultural Thought since 1945.
(Cándida Smith)
Section 002 – History of American Sexualities. (Morantz-Sanchez)
Section 003 – Constructing the Political: Representations of Power and
the Idea of Virtue in Western Political Thought. (Downs)
Section 004 – Jewish Responses to Antisemitism. (Endelman)
Section 005 – Master-Narratives of the Development of Religion in the
Modern World. (van Rooden)
Section 007 – Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe. (Kivelson)
399. Honors Colloquium, Senior. (1-6). (Excl).
(Scobey)
491/Econ. 491. History of the American Economy. (3). (Excl).
Section 001. (Levenstein)
History of Art
391. Survey of Japanese Painting. (3). (Excl).
(Reynolds)
Judaic Studies
478/HJCS 477/Rel. 478. Modern Jewish Thought. (3). (Excl).
Section 001. (Ginsburg)
Linguistics
350. Perspectives on Second Language Learning and Second Language Instruction.
(3). (Excl).
(Morley)
Mathematics
422. Topics in Actuarial Mathematics I. (3). (Excl). Near Eastern Studies
HJCS 477/Judaic Studies 478/Rel. 478. Modern Jewish Thought. (3). (Excl).
Section 001. (Ginsburg)
Philosophy
344. Ethics and Health Care. (3). (HU).
Sections 001 and 002. (Noble)
388/Class. Civil. 388. History of Philosophy: Ancient. (4). (HU).
Sections 003 and 004 only. (Everson)
Physics
496. Senior Thesis I. (2-3). (Excl).
497. Senior Thesis II. (2-3). (Excl).
498. Introduction to Research for Honors Students. (2-3). (Excl).
499. Introduction to Research for Honors Students. (2-3). (Excl). Political Science
460. Problems in World Politics. (3). (Excl).
Section 001. (Pahre)
463. International Organization and Integration. (3). (Excl).
(Jacobson)
469. Politics of International Economic Relations. (3). (Excl).
(Pahre)
471. The American Foreign Policy Process. (3). (Excl).
Section 001 – U.S. Foreign Policy: Process and Substance. (Singer)
483. American Political Parties and Electoral Problems. (3). (Excl).
(Kollman)
493. Senior Honors Proseminar. (4). (Excl).
497. Undergraduate Seminar in Comparative and Foreign Government. (3).
(Excl).
Section 001 – Ethnicity and Politics in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern
Europe. (Gitelman)
Psychology
331. Laboratories in Biopsychology. (4). (Excl).
Section 001 only. (Maren)
341. Superlab in Psychology as a Natural Science. (4). (NS).
(Seifert)
351. Advanced Laboratory in Developmental Psychology. (3). (Excl).
(Myers)
361. Advanced Laboratory in Organizational Psychology. (4). (Excl).
(Saavedra)
372. Advanced Laboratory in Psychopathology. (3). (Excl).
Sections 001-007 only.
381/Soc. 472. Advanced Laboratory in Social Psychology. (3). (Excl).
Sections 001 and 002. (Burnstein)
391. Advanced Laboratory in Personality. (3). (Excl).
Sections 001 and 002. (Stewart)
437/Anthro. 368. Primate Social Behavior I. (4). (NS).
Sections 004, 005, and 006 only. (Mitani)
442. Perception, Science, and Reality. (3). (NS).
(Pachella)
Religion
312. Church and American Society. (3). (HU).
(Miles)
478/HJCS 477/Judaic Studies 478. Modern Jewish Thought. (3). (Excl).
Section 001. (Ginsburg)
Residential College
Humanities 313/Slavic Film 313. Russian Cinema. (3). (HU).
Section 001. (Eagle)
Humanities 320. Advanced Narration. (4). (CE).
(Hecht)
Humanities 325, 326, 425, 426. Creative Writing Tutorial. (4). (Excl).
Sections 001-004.
Humanities 410. Upperclass Literature Seminar. (4). (HU).
Section 001 – The Hero as Outsider, Outcast, or Outlaw. (Cohen)
Humanities 451/Russian 451. Survey of Russian Literature. (3). (HU).
(Schönle)
Humanities 476/Chinese 476/Asian Studies 476. Writer and Society in Modern
China. (4). (HU).
(Feuerwerker)
Humanities 480. Dramatic Theory and Criticism. (4). (HU).
Social Science 301. Social Science Theory I: From Social Contract to Oedipus
Complex. (3). (SS).
(Burbank)
Social Science 360. Social Science Junior Seminar. (4). (Excl).
Section 001 – Un-teaching Racism: Becoming Allies in the Struggle for Inclusive
Education. (Fox)
460. Social Science Senior Seminar. (4). (Excl).
Section 001 -- Culture as Environment: Worldviews and Cultural Agendas of
Native American Nations. (Larimore)
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Russian 451/RC Hums. 451. Survey of Russian Literature. (3). (HU).
(Schönle)
Slavic Film 313/RC Hums. 313. Russian Cinema. (3). (HU).
Section 001. (Eagle)
Sociology
420. Complex Organizations. (3). (Excl).
(Takata)
454. Law and Social Organization. (3). (SS).
(Somers)
458. Sociology of Education. (3). (Excl).
(Kinney)
472/Psych. 381. Advanced Laboratory in Social Psychology. (3). (Excl).
Sections 001 and 002. (Burnstein)
Women's Studies
483. Special Topics. (3). (Excl).
Section 001 – Women in Prison: Gender and Crime Among Blacks and Latinas.
(Jose-Kampfner)
Section 004 – Sappho and the Lyric Tradition. (Prins)
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
ONLY students in the LS&A/Engineering Joint Degree Program or Computer Science concentrators may use these courses to satisfy the JR/SR Writing Requirement. While these courses may be used to meet the JR/SR Writing Requirement, the credits are counted as NON- LS&A.
Technical Communication (Division 291)
450. WWW Page and Site Design. (Section 001).
486. Design of Documentation. (Section 001).
492. Visual Communication – Technical Information (Section 001).
498. Technical and Professional Writing for Industry, Government, and Business. (All sections).