2024-2025 Rowan University Academic Catalog (DRAFT COPY)
Course Descriptions
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Translational Biomedical Sciences |
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TBS 01105 - Scientific Communication in Biomedical Sciences I
Credits: 2
This is the first course in a sequence of two courses that introduces and provides an overview of scientific communication within the field of translational biomedical sciences. Students will learn how to perform literature searches for both primary and secondary biomedical research papers, critically read journal articles and understand the basic structure of research manuscripts. This class focuses on the essential skills of scientific writing including abstracts, laboratory reports as well as grant proposals.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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TBS 01110 - Scientific Communication in Biomedical Sciences II
Credits: 2
This is the second course in a sequence of two courses that introduces and provides an overview of scientific communication within the field of translational biomedical sciences. Students will learn how to perform literature searches for both primary and secondary biomedical research papers, critically read journal articles and understand the basic structure of research manuscripts. This class will introduce students to the essential skills needed to enter the biomedical work force by learning how to prepare curriculum vitae.
Prerequisite BMS 01105 with a minimum grade of D- or TBS 01105 D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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TBS 01220 - Translational Biomedical Research I
Credits: 3
This is the first course in a sequence of six courses providing meaningful research training for students majoring in Translational Biomedical Science. Student research teams will work on current research problems in the biomedical field. The specific research problem will be developed and assigned by a research advisor. Student participants will develop a detailed knowledge of measurements techniques and limitations while also gaining an in-depth understanding of a current research area in the biomedical field. Students will be required to complete a literature search and review. Communication skills, both oral and written, will be emphasized.
Prerequisite MCB 01102 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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TBS 01230 - Translational Biomedical Research II
Credits: 3
This is the second course in a sequence of six courses providing meaningful research training for students majoring in Translational Biomedical Science. Student research teams will work on current research problems in the biomedical advisor. Student participants will develop a detailed knowledge of measurement techniques and limitations while also gaining an in-depth understanding of a current research area in the biomedical field. Students will be required to complete a literature search and review. Communications skills, both oral and written, will be emphasized.
Prerequisite BMS 01220 with a minimum grade of D- or TBS 01220 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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TBS 01315 - Biomedical Technologies I
Credits: 3
This course introduces and provides an overview of the instruments that are commonly found in the biomedical, life science, and biophysical research fields. Students will learn about (1) which types of instruments exist, (2) the science behind the measurements, (3) the nuts & bolts configuration of the instruments, and (4) the types of biomedical systems they can best interrogate. The course utilizes primary scientific literature sources and includes observation and inspection of select instruments. The goal of the course is to familiarize students with the interdisciplinary tools that they will need to be successful in a career in biomedical research.
Prerequisite MCB 01102 with a minimum grade of D- or BIOL 01203 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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TBS 01320 - Translational Biomedical Research III
Credits: 3
This is the third course in a sequence of six courses providing meaningful research training for students majoring in Translational Biomedical Science. Student research teams will work on current research problems in the biomedical field. The specific research problems will be determined in collaboration with a research advisor. Student participants will develop a detailed knowledge of measurement techniques and limitations while also gaining a in-depth understanding of a current research area in the biomedical field. Students will be required to compete a literature search and review and make significant creative contributions influencing the direction of the research. Communication skills, both oral and written, will be emphasized.
Prerequisite BMS 01230 with a minimum grade of D- or TBS 01230 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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TBS 01330 - Translational Biomedical Research IV
Credits: 3
This is the fourth course in a sequence of six courses providing meaningful research training for students majoring in Translational Biomedical Science. Students research teams will work on current research problems in the biomedical field. The specific research problem will be determined in collaboration with research advisor. Student participants will develop a detailed knowledge of measurement techniques and limitations while also gaining an in-depth understanding of a current research area in the biomedical field. Students will be required to complete a literature search and review and make significant creative contributions influencing the direction of the research. Communication skills, both oral and written, will be emphasized.
Prerequisite BMS 01320 with a minimum grade of D- or TBS 01320 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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TBS 01370 - Biomedical Technologies II
Credits: 4
This course provides an overview of the types of instruments that students may encounter when conducting research in a pre-clinical or hospital setting. The class primarily focuses on instruments that are used in diagnostic and therapeutic applications of biomedical research ranging from small animals (e.g., mice) to humans. Students will learn about the theory behind the instruments, their principle components, and how they are used to positively affect human lives. The course utilizes primary scientific literature and addresses the material in an approachable and relatable manner. The goal of the course is to familiarize students with the types of instruments that they will likely utilize in a career in translational and/or clinical biomedical research.
Prerequisite BMS 01315 with a minimum grade of D- or TBS 01315 with a minimum grade of D- or PHYS 00315 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, LAB, UGRD
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TBS 01420 - Translational Biomedical Research V
Credits: 3
This is the fifth course in a sequence of six courses providing meaningful research training for students majoring in Translational Biomedical Science. Student research teams will work on current research problems in the biomedical field. The specific research problem will be determined in collaboration with a research advisor. Student participants will develop a detailed knowledge of measurement techniques and limitations while also gaining an in-depth understanding of a current research area in the biomedical field. Students will be required to complete a literature search and review and perform independent research with faculty mentors providing feedback and redirection. Communications skills, both oral and written, will be emphasized.
Prerequisite BMS 01330 with a minimum grade of D- or TBS 01330 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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TBS 01430 - Translational Biomedical Research VI
Credits: 3
Prerequisite BMS 01420 with a minimum grade of D- or TBS 01420 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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TBS 01450 - Biomedical Frontiers Seminar I
Credits: 1
This is a Fall semester capstone course that integrates current scientific research in the field of biomedical sciences performed by faculty members of the Biomedical & Translational Science department. This course is designed to promote the students’ understanding of the role of different disciplines of science in the study of biomedical paradigms and models. Students will obtain insight of how fundamental science contributes to emerging research and discoveries in the field of biomedical sciences.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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TBS 01451 - Biomedical Frontiers Seminar II
Credits: 1
This is a Spring semester capstone course that integrates current scientific research in the field of biomedical sciences performed by faculty members of the Biomedical & Translational Science department. This course is designed to promote the students’ understanding of the role of different disciplines of science in the study of biomedical paradigms and models. Students will obtain insight of how fundamental science contributes to emerging research and discoveries in the field of biomedical sciences.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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TBS 01570 - Advanced Topics in Biomedical Instrumentation
Credits: 3
This course provides an in-depth examination of the types of instruments that students may encounter when conducting research in a pre-clinical or hospital setting. The class primarily focuses on instruments that are used in diagnostic and therapeutic applications of biomedical research ranging from small animals (e.g., mice) to humans. Some examples include ultrasound, x-ray, nuclear, and magnetic resonance imaging methods, as well as combined platforms and therapeutic approaches. Students will learn about the theory behind the instruments, their principle components and operations, and how they are used to positively affect human lives. The course utilizes primary scientific literature, and students will be expected to contribute towards a publishable review article on a given instrument or technique. The goal of the course is for students to develop a proficient knowledge of the diverse types of instrumentation that they will likely utilize in a career in translational and/or clinical biomedical research.
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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Translational Orthopedic Device Engineering |
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TODE 10501 - Orthopedic Device Engineering-I
Credits: 4
This course is the first course of two successive courses (Orthopedic Device Engineering 1 and 2) and introduces the principles and practices of orthopedic device engineering, with an emphasis on the design, development, and evaluation of implants and other medical devices for musculoskeletal applications. The course covers brief anatomy and biomechanics of the skeletal system, biomaterials and biocompatibility, design methods and tools, fabrication, and testing and validation methods. The course also presents various orthopedic devices, such as implants, prostheses, braces, and splints. In addition, the course exposes students to challenges and opportunities in orthopedic device engineering, such as additive manufacturing, smart materials, and tissue engineering.
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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TODE 10502 - Orthopedic Device Engineering-II
Credits: 2
This is a continuation of the course “Orthopedic Device Engineering-1,” and the students must take this course after successful completion of that course. This course focuses on the engineering rationale of the applications of different orthopedic devices, such as implants, prostheses, braces, and splints, besides their surgical instruments. It also covers the engineering perspectives of surgical techniques for each device and their clinical results and complications. The course exposes the students to the current trends and challenges in orthopedic devices.
Prerequisite TODE 10501 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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TODE 10504 - Orthopedic Device Technology Transfer
Credits: 2
The course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to understand and comply with the regulatory framework and requirements for orthopedic devices in different regions, such as the United States, the European Economic Area (EEA), and the United Kingdom (UK). The course will cover device classification, preclinical testing, premarket approval, clinical investigations to support marketing applications, post-market surveillance, device performance monitoring, and device innovation. The course will also review innovative devices’ patent process and intellectual property.
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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TODE 10505 - Orthopedic Clinical Immersion in Materials, Devices, & Surgical Technologies-I
Credits: 3
The course is the first course of two successive courses that aims to provide students with hands-on experience, and exposure to various orthopedic surgical procedures and techniques, and the relevant engineering principles and applications. This course is partly in-person, and each student will be present in the University for two days once during each year of education. During this visit, they will have hands on involvement with different orthopedic surgeries, either on Saw-Bone, or in the operating room, under the supervision of surgeons. The rest of the course will be online weekly sessions for live or recorded surgical operations presentation by different surgeons. This course uses front-edge educational technology by virtual reality provided by PrecisionOS company. This technology simulates different orthopedic surgical procedures on anatomic 3D models of the human body, and students can practice the surgeries using a VR Oculus headset from home while being supervised by a surgeon. Hence, all students must obtain an Oculus VR headset, Quest 3, for this course.
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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TODE 10506 - Orthopedic Clinical Immersion in Materials, Devices, & Surgical Technologies-II
Credits: 3
This is a continuation of the course “Orthopedic Clinical Immersion in Materials, Devices, and Surgical Technologies-I,” and the students must take this course after successful completion of that course. As the first course, this course continues providing students with hands-on experience and exposure to other orthopedic surgical procedures and techniques and their relevant engineering principles and applications. This course is partly in-person, and each student will be present in the University for two days once during each year of education. During this visit, they will have hands on involvement with different orthopedic surgeries, either on Saw-Bone, or in the operating room, under the supervision of surgeons. The rest of the course will be online weekly sessions for live or recorded surgical operations presentation by different surgeons, which covers the surgeries different from the first course. This course also uses front-edge educational technology by virtual reality provided by PrecisionOS company (as the first course) and the students have already obtained an Oculus VR headset, Quest 3, for the first course.
Prerequisite TODE 10505 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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TODE 10507 - Applied Orthopedic Engineering-I
Credits: 4
This course gives students a comprehensive understanding of the principles and techniques of applied research in orthopedic engineering. Each student will be involved in a research topic provided and supervised by surgeons in collaboration of a biomedical engineering professor. These research topics are selected in a way to solve some of the current engineering problems in orthopedic filed. (like designing a femoral implant, both in material and structure, with least bone resorption, or designing a tissue scaffold with properties close to ligaments). Students will critically analyze current research, experimentation, data analysis, and presentation of findings. Emphasis will be placed on the practical application of research methodologies to address real-world challenges in orthopedic device engineering. During this first course, the students work on the assessment of the needs, defining the problem, and building the basis for their research topic. The rest of the research will be done in the second course (Applied Orthopedic Engineering-II).
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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TODE 10508 - Applied Orthopedic Engineering-II
Credits: 4
This is a continuation of the course “Applied Orthopedic Engineering-1,” and the students must take this course after successful completion of that course. This course tries to complete the students’ understanding of the principles and techniques of applied research in orthopedic engineering. Each student will continue the research topic started in the first course (Applied Orthopedic Engineering-1) and tries to perform the already designed research (which was designed in the first course), gather the data, analyze them and prepare the final results. Hence, the research topics will be the same, selected in a way to solve some of the current engineering problems in orthopedic filed. (like designing a femoral implant, both in material and structure, with least bone resorption, or designing a tissue scaffold with properties close to ligaments). Students will perform experimentation, data analysis, and presentation of findings.
Prerequisite TODE 10507 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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TODE 10509 - Orthopedic Device Engineering Seminars-I
Credits: 1
This course contains several lectures by guest orthopedic surgeons or biomedical engineering professors on cutting-edge technologies and unsolved problems in orthopedics. Each weekly online lecture will use real-world examples of orthopedic device engineering problems to introduce a problem, discuss the current solution(s) and their clinical results, and provide cutting-edge technologies that can be used to solve the problem in the future.
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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TODE 10510 - Orthopedic Device Engineering Seminars-II
Credits: 1
This is a continuation of the course “Orthopedic Device Engineering Seminars-1,” and the students must take this course after successful completion of that course. This course continues the lectures (on new topics, uncovered in the first seminar course) by guest orthopedic surgeons or biomedical engineering professors on cutting-edge technologies and unsolved problems in orthopedics. The same as the first seminar course, there will be weekly online lectures that cover the new topics not covered in the first course and continues using real-world examples of orthopedic device engineering problems to introduce a problem, discuss the current solution(s) and their clinical results, and provide cutting-edge technologies that can be used to solve the problem in the future.
Prerequisite TODE 10509 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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University College |
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UNIV 01111 - Introduction to Health Professions
Credits: 1
There are many health profession career options with different responsibilities, training pathways, and educational requirements. This course is designed to help students learn about many of these career options, understand those paths to careers of interest, and develop professional materials. This course is meant to be outcomes driven with students finishing with tangible resources that they can use to successfully navigate forward in their academic and career paths.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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UNIV 01488 - Career Planning and Development
Credits: 1 to 3
This course will provide students with multifaceted experiences in career planning and development. Students will engage in self-assessment, career exploration, job search strategies and decision making.
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD
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Wellness & Lifestyle Management |
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WLM 00512 - Understanding and Applying the Professional Literature in HES
Credits: 3
This course provides an overview of the research methods used in the health and exercise science field with an emphasis on reading, interpreting and applying the research findings in practical settings. The course will include an overview of both quantitative and qualitative research methods, as well as the steps of the research process. Students will learn how to perform a literature review, conduct a program evaluation and other practical applications of the research process.
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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WLM 00530 - Leadership and Management in Health Promotion Programs
Credits: 3
This course covers a variety of leadership issues necessary for ascending from a clinical position to an administrative or management position in a health profession. The general principle are applicable regardless of whether the goal is to ascend into a formal large institution(e.g., hospital), smaller institutional practice, healthcare corporation, private practice, or educational institution setting; basically any healthcare setting where one may have employees to work with or manage. Students are expected to: Participate actively by sharing their own personal experiences in the healthcare setting, provide analysis or critique of various situations presented, and integrate the material learned to answer a comprehensive question at the end of the semester as if they are the leader in an appropriate organizational setting.
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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WLM 00541 - Wellness Coaching and Behavior Change
Credits: 3
This course will provide practitioners with the theoretical background and tools needed to effect positive lifestyle changes in individual clients and population groups. Students will learn to use a wellness coaching delivery model that is based on empirically-supported health behavior theories, such as Social Cognitive Theory and the Transtheoretical Model, to support and motivate lasting behavior change.
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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WLM 00542 - Program Planning in Health Promotion
Credits: 3
This course provides an overview of leading health program planning theories, including PRECEDE/PROCEED and Intervention Mapping, and the application of these theories in the most common health promotion settings. The program planning process will be discussed in detail and case studies will be used to demonstrate the successful application of this process.
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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WLM 00575 - Wellness in the Workplace
Credits: 3
Wellness in the Workplace examines overall management of wellness programs and facilities, with an emphasis on human resource management. In this case, wellness professionals will enhance their knowledge and application of how these elements that can be applied to wellness management settings. Topics include organizational structure, training, and managing staff, funding worksite health promotion programs, financial management, legal and ethical concerns, strategies for program promotion and customer service relations.
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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WLM 00580 - Obesity and Diabetes Prevention and Management
Credits: 3
The purpose of this course is to examine the most common diseases afflicting Americans which have exercise as one of its primary modes for prevention and rehabilitation. The course will thoroughly review the underlying causes for each disease and provide the student with a complete understanding of how exercise can be used in combating these diseases. The primary areas of focus will be cardiovascular, pulmonary and metabolic disorders.
Prerequisite (NUT 00200 with a minimum grade of D- or INAR 06200 with a minimum grade of D-) and (BIOL 10211 with a minimum grade of D- or BIOL 10212 with a minimum grade of D-)
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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WLM 00590 - Integrating Wellness Into School Settings
Credits: 3
This course addresses the growing demand for wellness initiatives for students, their families and staff in P through 12 school settings. Teachers, school nurses, school administrators and community health promotion professionals will understand how to build wellness programming into the school community.
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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WLM 00600 - Promoting Human Wellness Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
This course introduces and examines the dimensions of wellness as well as an ecological approach to health and wellness. Students will be exposed to personal, social, and environmental factors that influence health and wellbeing. The course provides a conceptual framework with which to understand the interrelationships between people and the encompassing world in which they live, work, and play.
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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WLM 00610 - Positive Perceptions & Performance Wellness
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge of core concepts from positive psychology and the strengths movement from the perspective of wellness philosophy. Students will explore ways in which positive perceptions can be used to help target populations achieve personal and work life satisfaction. Students will develop competency in applied interventions in workplace, school, clinical and community settings to enhance wellness, productivity and performance. This course addresses work and life satisfaction, important drivers of health, by incorporating the fields of positive psychology and wellness.
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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WLM 00620 - Internship in Wellness and Lifestyle Management
Credits: 3
The goal of this course is to provide graduate students in Wellness and Lifestyle Management with an opportunity to apply the professional knowledge they have gained in their coursework to a professional setting. In addition to participating in the daily operation of the site, the student will complete a major project which incorporated two or more of the professional skills s/he has learned in the coursework of the program.
Attribute Code EXIN, GCAT, GRAD
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WLM 00621 - Practicum in Wellness Coaching
Credits: 3
Practicum in Wellness Coaching is the final course in a four-course sequence designed to prepare students to sit for the National Board Certification in Wellness Coaching through the ICHWC and National Board of Medical Examiners. This is not an online course; students must be able to come to the Rowan campus to complete it. The primary emphasis of this course is to provide students with a minimum of 20 hours of coaching experience under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Students will meet individually with the faculty advisor on three separate occasions to review specific coaching sessions and receive feedback on how they can improve their coaching skills. In addition, the course will cover topics including how to structure and manage a coaching practice and ethical/legal considerations for coaches.
Prerequisite WLM 00541 with a minimum grade of D- and WLM 00600 with a minimum grade of D- and WLM 00580 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code GCAT, GRAD
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World Religions |
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REL 10100 - World Religions
Credits: 3
This course serves as an introduction to historical and contemporary religious traditions around the globe, including world religions, indigenous religions, and new religious movements. Students will study the foundations of these religions, but will also examine how the category of “religion” is defined and deployed in the first place. This course fulfills the Rowan Core Global literacy.
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, GLBL, GNED, HHL, MCUL, UGRD
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REL 10150 - Religion on Film
Credits: 3
This course will explore several world religions, and religious studies as a field, through watching movies that deal with religion or that may be interpreted in light of religion. Through the lens of these films, students will question how and why moviemakers choose to address religious themes: What is religion? What makes a film “religious”? How do films “mark” religious content? How do films that deal with religion shape our ideas about religion in general and about specific religions? How do our own faith traditions shape what messages we take away from movies?
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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REL 10210 - Religion In America
Credits: 3
Forces of immigration, colonization, enslavement, and globalization have made the United States a religiously complex country, so much so that the principles of both freedom of and freedom from religion are enshrined in the Constitution. But freedom for which religions? How far do those freedoms extend? And which religions aren’t given the same consideration? This course explores the wide variety of religious traditions that have come to and emerged from American culture. It fulfills the Rowan Core Humanistic Literacy.
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, GNED, HHL, HUML, MCUL, RE, UGRD
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REL 10214 - Religions Of The Western World
Credits: 3
This course will offer you the opportunity to explore the beliefs, literature, ethics and social implications of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, as well as the rise of secularism and atheism in the modern world. The course fulfills the Rowan Core Humanistic Literacy and the Rowan Experience Broad-Based Literature requirement.
Attribute Code CAT, HUML, LIT, UGRD
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REL 10219 - Approaches to Religion
Credits: 3
This course explores phenomena of religions in terms of broad perspectives such as historical, sociological, ethnographical, cultural, and psychological ones, with an emphasis on learning various approaches and methodologies in religion studies.
Attribute Code CAT, GNED, HHL, UGRD
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REL 10240 - Introduction To The Bible
Credits: 3
This courses serves as an introduction to the Bible, an enormously influential repository of ancient history, literature and religious tradition. Using approaches from fields such as archaeology, literary criticism, queer theory, and religious studies, this course examines the Bible as the complicated and foundational document it is. It fulfills the Rowan Core Humanistic Literacy and the Rowan Experience Broad-Based Literature requirement.
Attribute Code CAT, GNED, HHL, HUML, LIT, RE, UGRD
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REL 10301 - Judaism
Credits: 3
This course examines the primary beliefs, texts, and spiritual approaches of the Jewish religious tradition. Covering approximately 3,000 years, this tradition has undergone many changes as the conditions of Jewish life changed. Students will study primary texts such as biblical accounts and commentaries along with contemporary personal reflections.
Attribute Code CAT, GNED, HHL, HUML, LIT, MCUL, RE, UGRD
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REL 10320 - Christianity
Credits: 3
This course will examine the history, texts, worldview, and contemporary issues of the Christian religious tradition. Spanning two thousand years, the Christian tradition has undergone many changes as it had evolved in the world. Students will study basic texts and historical events while also reflecting on contemporary issues.
Attribute Code CAT, GNED, HHL, HUML, LIT, MCUL, RE, UGRD
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REL 10331 - Spirituality and Nature
Credits: 3
This course will challenge students to understand the different attitudes toward the natural world taken by many different religious traditions as well the ways spiritual approaches to nature are sometimes constructed by American culture.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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REL 10335 - Sex and the Bible
Credits: 3
In this course, students will gain an increased familiarity with the Bible, both as a historical document and a source of influence on the past several millennia of Western culture. We will apply conceptual textual-critical frameworks for material presented in class in order to determine how these biblical texts have been and continue to be deployed in culture, explore the process of translation by examining and creating interpretations, considering carefully the elements involved, and evaluate the diversity of biblical perspectives on various topics relating to sex, sexuality, gender, bodies, family, crime, and society.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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REL 10340 - Topics in World Religions
Credits: 3
This course examines one topic in religion in depth. Its topic may vary. This course may not be offered annually.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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REL 10350 - Spirituality And Healing
Credits: 3
This course examines health and healing from a cross-cultural perspective. It investigates how different religious traditions understand sickness and disease, how they address matters of suffering and affliction, and how they practice healing and therapy. It explores the role and place of spiritual healing in the modern scientific age, along with its implications for contemporary health care system and policies. This course fulfills the Rowan Core Global Literacy requirement.
Attribute Code CAT, GLBL, GNED, HHL, MCUL, UGRD
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REL 10450 - Senior Seminar in World Religions
Credits: 3
This capstone course engages students in advanced level work in different disciplinary approaches to the studies of world religions, by focusing on a particular topic of the instructor’s choice. Students must complete individual research projects.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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Writing Arts |
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WA 01100 - Writing Arts Learning Community
Credits: 1
This course orients incoming Writing Arts students to the major, the field, department faculty, publication options and future careers. It provides information and advising for the major; introduces students to Writing Arts faculty and alumni, as well as campus student clubs and publications; and establishes a cohort that can sustain community throughout students’ University careers.
Attribute Code CAT, LC, UGRD
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WA 01200 - Introduction to Writing Arts
Credits: 3
Introduction to Writing Arts familiarizes students with the disciplinary underpinnings of Writing Arts, providing a background in the history of writing, current writing theories, writing as technology, and the writing professions. The course covers these issues within the context of the Writing Arts major, enabling students to situate themselves in a community of writers and language professionals and preparing them for upper-level cousework.
Prerequisite (ENGL 01105 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGL 01111 with a minimum grade of D- or COMP 01105 with a minimum grade of D- or COMP 01111 with a minimum grade of D- or HONR 01111 with a minimum grade of D-) and (ENGL 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or HONR 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGR 01201 with a minimum grade of D-)
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD
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WA 01201 - How Writers Read
Credits: 3
This sophomore-level course introduces students to theoretical methods of reading complex and sophisticated texts. Students will study theories of reading and writing that concern structure, register, genre, intertextuality, and rhetorical concerns. The course presents these theories and correlative methods through readings, and students then practice applying these methods during class discussions and in writing using a series of self-selected texts as the objects of study.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or HONR 01112 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD
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WA 01250 - Tutoring Writing
Credits: 3
This sophomore-level course introduces students to current theories and methods of tutoring writing. Students will study theories concerning the writing process, the teaching of writing, the tutorial relationship, and issues related to working with writers from a variety of backgrounds and abilities. The course presents these theories and methods through readings, and students apply these methods through class discussions, tutoring observations, and tutoring in a variety of settings. Throughout the course, students reflect on how methods of tutoring writing impact their development as writers.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or HONR 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGR 01201 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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WA 01300 - The Writer’s Mind - WI
Credits: 3
The Writer’s Mind increases students’ understanding of themselves as writers by learning craft-specific approaches to writing, and by developing critical awareness of their own and others’ writing. Working in different genres of writing, students will gain experience in effective revision strategies, in analyzing audience, and in visual aspects of the printed or electronic page.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGL 01112 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, RE, UGRD, WRIT
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WA 01301 - Writing, Research & Technology
Credits: 3
This course presents the rhetorical, social, and practical dimensions of writing and researching in networked contexts. Students analyze and compose with audio, video, image and text, using a variety of digital writing practices. Students blend research methods informed by current literacy theories and modalities, allowing them to explore meaning-making, circulation, and the ethical ramifications of writing within digital communities.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, RE, UGRD, WRIT
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WA 01302 - Introduction to Technical Writing - WI
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to both the field of technical writing and the uses of technical writing within a variety of professions. Students will learn how technical writers use document design strategies based on rhetorical principles to respond to communication challenges. Through practice with a variety of genres, students will gain experience with audience analysis, communication ethics, research, collaboration, professional style, and editing. The course culminates in a writing project based on a professional, academic, or community issue of the student’s choosing. Students are encouraged, and will be assisted, in designing projects that reflect their professional interests.
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD, WRIT
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WA 01304 - Writing Creative Nonfiction-WI
Credits: 3
Addressing craft and ethical concerns, this course introduces students to creative nonfiction. In the study of this “fourth genre” of creative writing, focus is on those elements, e.g., imagery, characterization, diction, that make nonfiction creative. Students will write in a number of subgenres, such as memoir, literacy journalism, and the personal essay, and will be exposed to a variety of narrative structures. They will also read and analyze representative professional writing to provide contexts for their own work, which will be critiqued by both the instructor and their peers. Special attention will be paid to the evolution of the student writer’s personal voice.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D- and WA 07290 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, RE, UGRD, WRIT
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WA 01305 - Writing Comedy
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to the strategies and tools writers of comedy use to educate, entertain, and move audiences. Students will study a basic repertoire of rhetorical strategies, analyze how comedy writers employ these strategies within a variety of forms of comedy, and then employ those same strategies to write their own comedic writing.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or HONR 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGR 01201 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGL 01112 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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WA 01306 - Writing Genre Fiction
Credits: 3
Whether it involves walking through the woods speaking Elvish, visiting a distant planet, solving a crime, or staying the night in a haunted house, genre writing captures audiences and transports them into the land of “what if.” In this class, students will write long or short fiction in the genres of mystery, horror, fantasy, and sci-fi, exploring the conventions and tropes each genre employs. Students will also study the ways in which published authors have used these genres to dig into the human experience, and they will learn about the thriving publishing industry business that promotes these genres.
Prerequisite WA 07290 with a minimum grade of D- or WA 07309 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code 1PPM, CAT, UGRD
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WA 01308 - Spoken Word Poetry
Credits: 3
In this course, students explore their roles as both writers and critics of performance poetry. Students work independently and collaboratively to develop a set of vocabulary and critical approaches that enable engagement with spoken word poetry on their aesthetic terms, while also identifying the best approaches to analyzing and delivering spoken word performances. Through an examination of oral traditions and the impact of performance poetry, students develop an understanding of the distinction between page versus stage poetry, while also learning craft-specific approaches and developing a critical awareness of their own and others’ poetic work.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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WA 01311 - Research Practicum in Writing Arts I
Credits: 1
Students apply the theories and methodology learned in Writing Arts courses to a research mentorship with a member of the department faculty. Students keep a detailed log of working hours, prepare a portfolio representative of their practicum experience, write an analytical critique of the practicum, and are evaluated by their faculty mentor as well as the practicum supervisor. May be taken concurrently with WA 01312 and/or WA 01313.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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WA 01312 - Research Practicum in Writing Arts II
Credits: 1 to 3
Students apply the theories and methodology learned in Writing Arts courses to a research mentorship with a member of the department faculty. Students keep a detailed log of working hours, prepare a portfolio representative of their practicum experience, write an analytical critique of the practicum, and are evaluated by their faculty mentor as well as the practicum supervisor. May be taken concurrently with WA 01311 and/or WA 01313.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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WA 01313 - Research Practicum in Writing Arts III
Credits: 1
Students apply the theories and methodology learned in Writing Arts courses to a research mentorship with a member of the department faculty. Students keep a detailed log of working hours, prepare a portfolio representative of their practicum experience, write an analytical critique of the practicum, and are evaluated by their faculty mentor as well as the practicum supervisor. May be taken concurrently with WA 01311 and/or WA 01312.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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WA 01315 - Writing with Technologies
Credits: 3
Writing with Technologies provides students with a theoretical basis for understanding the ways technologies - past, present, and future - shape the collaborative construction of meaning inside and outside the classroom. Students are encouraged to expand their repertoire of technologies and conduct research on contemporary writing practices to increase critical awareness of the affordances and constraints writing technologies make available to them as future educators.
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD
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WA 01320 - Internship I in Writing Arts
Credits: 3 to 6
Under professional supervision in the field, students practice theories and skills learned in the classroom. Students keep a detailed log of working hours, prepare an extensive portfolio, write an analytical critique of the practicum, and are evaluated by their faculty supervisor.
Attribute Code CAT, EXIN, UGRD
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WA 01321 - Internship II in Writing Arts
Credits: 3
Under professional supervision in the field, students practice theories and skills learned in the classroom. Students keep a detailed log of working hours, prepare an extensive portfolio, write an analytical critique of the practicum, and are evaluated by their faculty supervisor.
Attribute Code CAT, EXIN, UGRD
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WA 01322 - Writing for the Workplace-WI
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to writing activities common to most careers. Assignments may include resumes and cover letters, field and progress reports, and proposals. Students can also expect to deliver brief oral presentations.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, RE, UGRD, WRIT
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WA 01325 - Scientific Writing and Rhetoric
Credits: 3
Scientific Writing and Rhetoric provides students with the tools to understand and critically analyze, evaluate, and communicate scientific information. Students will gain familiarity with various genres of scientific writing and will practice communicating scientific knowledge to specialized and non-specialized audiences, using a range of genres and mediums. Students will also gain an understanding of the rhetorical nature of scientific knowledge and the role of scientific writing in shaping public opinion, policy, and law.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD, WRIT
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WA 01326 - Writing for Nonprofits-WI
Credits: 3
This course is a junior level course that addresses the special technical and professional writing skills required for work in the nonprofit sector. Students will develop a broad understanding of the unique communication challenges faced by nonprofit organizations as they research and analyze the writing of various nonprofits and as they write in authentic situations. This course explores how nonprofits communicate with their many audiences, and students will compose writing typical of nonprofit organizations, including press releases and other public relations material, fundraising communications, reports, and grant proposals. Students may also have the opportunity to engage in service learning by working with and for a local area nonprofit.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD, WRIT
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WA 01330 - Medical Writing and Rhetoric-WI
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to a variety of genres of medical writing that exist in public and professional arenas. Students will analyze the rhetorical and social elements of medical discourse in order to better understand medicine as a discipline and culture and learn to produce texts that meet the needs of medical discourse communities. Topics might include narrative medicine, medical rhetoric, health literacy, disability and health, and health provider-patient communication. Students will practice writing in a number of genres such as pathographies, patient education materials, medical reviews, public health campaigns, medical reports and proposals, and graduate school personal statements.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or HONR 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGR 01201 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, HUML, UGRD, WRIT
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WA 01335 - Environmental Writing and Rhetoric-WI
Credits: 3
Environmental Writing and Rhetoric introduces students to the history and practice of environmental writing and explores the challenges inherent in communicating about the natural world through text. Students will identify, critique, and compose in a variety of genres ranging from nature writing to contemporary science reporting and develop skills like conveying complex scientific information in clear prose and intervening in pressing environmental issues.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or HONR 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGR 01201 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD, WRIT
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WA 01350 - Rhetorics of Style-WI
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of writing with stylistic devices and strategies. Through studying, analyzing, experimenting, and writing with a range of stylistic devices, students will develop a practical understanding of how to put figural language to use for persuasive, expository, and aesthetic ends, as well as develop an appreciation for the ethical implications of stylistic choices.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD, WRIT
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WA 01355 - Editing for Publication
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to the practice and profession of editing. Students will study a range of topics in editing, including grammatical, stylistic, and ethical concerns, as well as reading for organization, flow, and accuracy. Through hands-on practice with editing, students will gain greater sensitivity to language and knowledge of the work of professional editors. Students will improve their ability to approach a range of texts with a growing competency in editing.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or HONR 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGR 01201 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGL 01112 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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WA 01356 - Self Publishing
Credits: 3
This course considers the histories, technologies, and practices of self-publishing. Students will examine how writers have historically made and circulated texts on their own for different rhetorical purposes - artistic, civic, academic, or entrepreneurial - and have innovated using a variety of technologies in the process. They will then use these disparate contexts and technologies to articulate professional trajectories that make use of emerging and self-made networks and intermediaries as a pathway toward or alternative to traditional sponsorship. Rather than imagine themselves as writers who inevitably must work with large publishing companies or major organizations in order to be heard, students will learn how localized communities (such as those who produce zines, small presses, and e-books), production services (such as print on demand and web hosts), and practices (such as niche marketing and crowdfunding) can support and sustain their writing in the short- and long-term.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or HONR 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGR 01201 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGL 01112 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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WA 01358 - Teaching the Writer’s Workshop-WI
Credits: 3
In this course, students will explore current theories of the Writer’s Workshop, and will develop the skills and knowledge necessary to facilitate a successful Writer’s Workshop within early childhood, elementary, and middle school settings.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or HONR 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGR 01102 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD, WRIT
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WA 01375 - Writing about Popular Culture
Credits: 3
Whether we are ranking the greatest gangster films of all time, arguing for the political importance of hip hop, or sharing memes about the lifestyles of celebrities, the various forms of popular culture serve as important public spaces for making meaning. This course considers the different ways writers respond to these forms as they analyze and situate pop culture through reviews, interviews, rankings, features, and digital media. Students will read from a variety of critics and genres, write and publish in these genres, and consider the ethical questions and rhetorical functions such texts present for pop culture.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or HONR 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGR 01201 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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WA 01404 - Special Topics Writing Arts
Credits: 1 to 6
This course has a changing focus that permits faculty to offer specialized seminars focusing on current trends in the field, areas of faculty creative work and scholarship, or student requests. Students may take this course for credit more than once, provided the subtitle is different. This course may not be offered annually.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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WA 01406 - Professional Practices and Partnerships I
Credits: 3
Professional Practices and Partnerships I is a project-based practicum that prepares students for a variety of professional communication careers. Students will synthesize their learning across the curriculum and learn best practices in their specialty areas. They will construct portfolios and resumes that reflect their development toward their career goals. Students also develop professional networks through interaction with guest speakers and industry experts in communication-related regional business, startup, and non-profit organizations.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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WA 01407 - Professional Practices and Partnerships II
Credits: 3
Professional Practices and Partnerships II extends the goals Professional Practices and Partnerships I to prepare students for a variety of professional communication careers. This course builds on PPPI’s professionalization strategies and preparation for the job market through course readings, class discussions, and projects that encourage students to define a career focus and refine professional goals.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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WA 01408 - Writing as Managers
Credits: 3
This course provides Management students with extensive practice in preparing the written materials required by common management activities. Assignments include preparing the written materials required for OSHA compliance, in disciplinary situations, in alleged sexual harassment situations, and customer service. Other specific topical assignments will be developed to respond to changes in the education needed by Management students.
Prerequisite COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or HONR 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGR 01102 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, RE, UGRD, WRIT
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WA 01415 - Situating Writing
Credits: 3
Situating Writing provides students with the theoretical and practical tools they will need to work with young writers by introducing methods of teaching and evaluating writing that are explicitly writer-centered. Students will develop their own understandings of the process while learning how to respond to writing in ways that are situation-specific. Students will also improve their own writing by collaborating with other writers, giving and receiving feedback on work in progress, and using a range of technologies that facilitate feedback and revision.
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD
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WA 01445 - Senior Seminar: Methods of Analysis and Evaluation of Writing
Credits: 3
In this senior capstone course, students will expand their understanding of theories of reading and writing and apply these theories to the analysis of various rhetorical artifacts. Students will complete the course having demonstrated rhetorical adaptability in their analysis and evaluation of artifacts from multiple genres.
Prerequisite WA 01200 with a minimum grade of D- and (COMP 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or HONR 01112 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGR 01201 with a minimum grade of D-)
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD
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WA 01450 - Writing Arts Portfolio Seminar
Credits: 1
Seniors majoring in Writing Arts will have an opportunity to reflect on the work undertaken as part of the writing arts major. The course asks students to construct and submit a portfolio consisting of work products both from those courses included in the core and from a selection of courses in the required elective clusters. A written reflection on the intellectual and learning experience derived from these courses as evidenced by the items included comprises the written requirement for this course.
Prerequisite (WA 01401 with a minimum grade of D- or WA 01300 with a minimum grade of D-) and WA 01301 with a minimum grade of D- and WA 01445 D-
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD
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WA 07290 - Creative Writing I
Credits: 3
This course concentrates on developing students’ skills in writing various kinds of poems and in developing fiction techniques. In addition to exploring different poetic forms, students learn how to create characters, establish conflict, and develop a plot while writing a short story. Students examine the work of professional poets and fiction writers.
Prerequisite ENGL 01111 with a minimum grade of D- or ENGL 01105 with a minimum grade of D- or COMP 01111 with a minimum grade of D- or COMP 01105 with a minimum grade of D- or HONR 01111 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code ARTL, CAT, GCAT, UGRD
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WA 07291 - Creative Writing II
Credits: 3
Building upon the foundations learned in Creative Writing I, students in Creative Writing II will engage in more specific practice in the conventions of short story writing, creative nonfiction and poetry. Students will have directed assignments encouraging experimentation in multiple genres but will prepare a final portfolio that may give more emphasis to a genre of their choice. Special emphasis will be placed on reading examples of these conventions and learning how writers graft or borrow techniques (dialogue, dramatic monologue, voice, description) from one genre to apply it in another.
Prerequisite WA 07290 with a minimum grade of D- or CRWR 07290 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD
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WA 07309 - Writing Children’s Stories
Credits: 3
This course focuses on fiction written for juveniles and young adults. Students examine the rich variety of literature published for young people. They do exercises, write complete stories, critique each other’s writing in workshops and meet with the teacher for individual conferences on their work. They also learn how to submit manuscripts to magazine and book publishers.
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD
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WA 07391 - Writing Fiction
Credits: 3
This class will provide a forum for students to explore the strategies fiction writers use in creative expression, especially in writing the short story. Students will develop an analytical vocabulary that allows them to read, interpret, and evaluate the work of other fiction writers. A major portion of the class will be given over to workshop sessions, where students can share and evaluate each other’s work. Students will also become familiar with a body of published short stories that illustrate techniques of expression such as setting, point of view, characterization, dialogue, and other elements of fiction.
Prerequisite WA 07290 with a minimum grade of D- or WA 07291 with a minimum grade of D- or CRWR 07291 with a minimum grade of D- or CRWR 07290 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD
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WA 07392 - Fundamentals of Playwriting
Credits: 3
This course covers the methods of developing and writing a play. During the course, students analyze plays, and outline and work on the draft of a full-length play. This course may not be offered annually.
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD
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WA 07395 - Writing Poetry
Credits: 3
This class will provide a forum for students to explore the strategies poets use in creative expression. The students will develop an analytical vocabulary that allows them to read, interpret, and evaluate the work of other poets. A major portion of the class will be given over to workshop sessions, where students can share and evaluate each other’s work. Students will also become familiar with a body of published poetry that illustrates techniques of expression such as imagery, metaphor, voice, tone, the music and strategy of the line, and other elements of poetry.
Prerequisite WA 07290 with a minimum grade of D- or CRWR 07290 with a minimum grade of D-
Attribute Code CAT, GCAT, UGRD
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WA 07415 - Writing the Young Adult Novel-WI
Credits: 3
This course provides in-depth exploration and practice of writing the Young Adult Novel by reading and writing literature intended for a young adult audience. It emphasizes student’s own writing and examines the craft of fiction and the elements of Young Adult literature, including voice, characterization, theme, and plot, and the role these elements play in the Young Adult genre.
Attribute Code CAT, UGRD, WRIT
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