Introduction to Academic Writing for Humanities and Social Science Majors

Catalog description

This course introduces students to genres of writing in the humanities and social sciences (HSS). Students will explore various multimodal materials from a wide range of HSS texts. They will develop a range of academic discourse skills necessary for undertaking coursework in RIT’s University Writing Program. Course assignments and discussions will also address bias in language. Students will compose a variety of texts to strengthen their knowledge of HSS genres and contexts. Assignments include summaries, reaction papers, journal entries, presentations, and formal essays.