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WRI 117: Writing for the Social Sciences and Humanities

Units: 4

Study and practice of reading and writing social science research, with an emphasis on the interpretation, articulation, and presentation of quantitative and qualitative data. With a focus on disciplinary conventions and style, writing projects may include research proposals, literature reviews, case studies, field notes, object/artifact analyses, interviews, ethnographies, academic posters.

Course Details
Repeats Allowed for Credit: 0

Normal Letter Grade only

GE Requirements
  • Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
  • Approaches to Knowledge: Literary and Textual Analysis
  • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
  • Intellectual Experience: Ethics

Requisites and Restrictions
Prerequisite Courses: WRI 010 or equivalent exam
Instructor Permission Required: No
Open only to SSHA Majors


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