WRIT1915W
WRIT 1915W - Arguing with Authority: The Past, Present, and Future of Higher Education (3 Cr.) Civic Life and Ethics, Writing Intensive, Freshman Seminar
Writing Studies Department (10994)
TCLA - College of Liberal Arts
WRIT 1915W - Arguing with Authority: The Past, Present, and Future of Higher Education (3 Cr.) Civic Life and Ethics, Writing Intensive, Freshman Seminar
Course description
This freshman seminar will introduce students to the intellectual projects of studying and participating in higher education as a participatory institution by inviting freshmen into critical dialogue with past, present, popular, and academic representations of higher education and its civic purposes. We will examine the shifting role of the university in public life and the roles that students and other constituencies have played in shaping the character of higher education through writing and other activities. Designed specifically for first-year students, the course will combine academic skill-building with personal and collective reflection on the actual and possible purposes and values of higher education for individuals and the society.
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
A-F - A-F Grade Basis
Discussion
Requirements
001475
This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)
Civic Life and Ethics
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
Yes
Typically offered term(s)
Periodic Fall