ENGW 3308 — Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath WDusually offered: fall, spring, summerBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Offers writing instruction for students with a social science major, including cross-college combined majors. By exploring research literature and reflecting on their own experiences, offers students an opportunity to identify issues of interest and analyze how texts make claims, invoke other social science literature, offer evidence, and deploy key terms. Through analysis and imitation, exposes students to the challenges of the social science project, including the collection of data on human subjects and the ethical presentation of evidence. In a workshop setting, offers students an opportunity to evaluate a wide variety of sources and develop expertise in audience analysis, critical research, peer review, and revision.
Prerequisites
- one of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 89% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 5 | 94 | 95 | 99% | 0.2 |
| Spring 2024 | 5 | 92 | 95 | 97% | 0.6 |
| Summer A 2024 | 3 | 55 | 57 | 96% | 0.7 |
| Summer B 2024 | 2 | 35 | 38 | 92% | 1.5 |
| Fall 2024 | 5 | 93 | 95 | 98% | 0.4 |
| Spring 2025 | 5 | 88 | 95 | 93% | 1.4 |
| Summer A 2025 | 3 | 54 | 57 | 95% | 1.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 2 | 37 | 38 | 97% | 0.5 |
| Fall 2025 | 6 | 99 | 114 | 87% | 2.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 5 | 89 | 95 | 94% | 1.2 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 36% · T 24% · W 38% · Th 36% · F 17%
Common patterns: async (46% of sections), MWR (27% of sections), TF (15% of sections), MTWR (9% of sections), WF (2% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Julia Garrett (23% of students) · reviews
- James Duggan (20% of students) · reviews
- Thomas Akbari (18% of students) · reviews
- Thomas Mellette (13% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Aaron Block (28% of students) · reviews
- Thomas Mellette (14% of students) · reviews
- James Duggan (7% of students) · reviews
- Jonathan Huggins (7% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Emily Avery-Miller (34% of students) · reviews
- Max White (34% of students) · reviews
- Kyle Wholey (17% of students) · reviews
- Gregory Zuch (16% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Carolyn Sirois (21% of students) · reviews
- Olivia Ordonez (21% of students) · reviews
- Julia Garrett (20% of students) · reviews
- Paul Babin (19% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
ENGL 4710, HSCI 4700, PHTH 4120, PHTH 4515, PHTH 4540
Courses that list ENGW 3308 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (ENGW course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ENGW courses · Plan it at numap.app