Freshman Comp II Life and Health Sciences. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

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Prerequisite: WRC 1013 , WRC 1153 , or WRC 1163 . Building on the skills introduced in Freshman Composition I, Life and Health Sciences, Freshman Composition II focuses on persuasive communication and critical thinking. The course provides intensive writing practice in developing argumentative claims, addressing logical fallacies, and understanding bias and assumptions to help students write clear and effective arguments. Students will further develop the ability to communicate with professional and academic audiences through written, oral, and visual methods by means of individual and team projects. Freshman Composition II continues to develop quantitative literacy skills and to promote ethical decision-making through responsible methods of data analysis and research. The course develops students’ critical thinking skills through the analysis and evaluation of primary and secondary sources in order to create source-based arguments. The course also encourages students to think critically through self-reflection. Students may enroll in a discipline-specific section of the course, such as business, communication (documentaries or internet arguments), environmental issues, quantitative literacy, science/pseudoscience, or social sciences. This course, or an equivalent, is required to fulfill the Core Curriculum requirement in Communication. (Same as WRC 1253 and WRC 1023 . Credit cannot be earned for more than one of the following: WRC 1023 , WRC 1253 , or WRC 1263 .) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer. Course Fee: DL01 $75; LRC1 $12; LRF1 $30; STSF $6.