2021 Spring Term W-Course Options
Any of the w-courses offered in the philosophy department will fulfill the w-requirement for declared P&P majors – however – I prefer that declared majors do NOT enroll in PHIL 0012 (Concepts of Human Nature) or PHIL 0082 (Intro to Philosophical Problems) because I would like you get the more in-depth treatment of a topic which generally is found in courses numbered at or above 0100.
If you want to enroll in one of the writing seminars in political science, you need to go to the political science department to obtain a permission number. Please note that the w-courses in the political science department are called "capstone" seminars and they will NOT count for the capstone requirement in the P&P major. In other words, the term "capstone" means something different for P&P majors than it does for political science majors.
Here are some suggestions for w-courses outside of political science and philosophy that you can substitute for w-courses in the P&P major for the 2021 Spring Term (2214). Please note that there may be multiple sections of these courses, not all of which are writing intensive, so you need to ensure that the course you are selecting is designated as a w-course. Also, this list is accurate as of October 26, 2020; some of these courses may have been canceled since that date and no longer appear in PeopleSoft.
ANTH 1530 – Origins of Cities
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ANTH 1793 – Asian Medical Systems
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
COMMRC 1103 – Rhetoric and Culture
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
COMMRC 1120 – Rhetoric of Cold War
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
COMMRC 1122 – Media Criticism
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
COMMRC 1123 – Rhetorical Criticism
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
COMMRC 1148 – Rhetoric and Human Rights
Can be used for a "political science" OR "philosophy" w-requirement
COMMRC 1161 – Communication Ethics
Can be used for a "political science" OR "philosophy" w-requirement
ECON 1700 – Capstone Seminar in Microeconomics
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ECON 1710 – Capstone Seminar in International Economics
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ECON 1720 – Capstone Seminar in Macroeconomics
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ENGCMP 0401 – Written Professional Communication: Topics in Diversity
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ENGCMP 0410 – Writing in the Legal Professions
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ENGCMP 0420 – Writing for the Public
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ENGCMP 0430 – Public Communication of Science and Technology
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ENGCMP 0432 – Writing for Environmental Policy
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ENGCMP 0515 – Persuasive Writing for Advertising and Fundraising
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ENGCMP 0560 – Writing Arguments
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ENGCMP 0570 – Topics in Black Rhetoric and Public Writing
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ENGCMP 0610 – Composing Digital Media
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ENGCMP 0641 – Writing for Change
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ENGCMP 1103 – Public Relations Writing
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ENGCMP 1400 – Grant Writing
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ENGCMP 1551 – History & Politics of the English Language
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
ENGCMP 1552 – Language, Literacy, Learning
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
GSWS 0100 – Intro to GSWS
Can be used for a "political science" OR "philosophy" w-requirement
GSWS 0500 – Intro to Feminist Theory
Can be used for a "political science" OR "philosophy" w-requirement
MUSIC 1396 – Music in Society
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
RUSS 0871 – Russian Film Stalin to Putin
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
SOC 1445 – Society and Environment
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
URBNST 1500 – Urban Research Seminar
Can be used for a "political science" w-requirement
If you are interested in enrolling in any of these, make certain to review the course requisites and obtain a permission number if appropriate. Similarly, you may need to obtain a permission number if a course requires department consent, as you need to do in order to enroll in any political science capstone (w-course) seminar.
Finally, as with any course substitution, please contact David Hornyak if there are any not on this list you would like to propose.