Academic Advising Center :: General Education Curriculum: Foundations

General Education Curriculum:

FOUNDATIONS

Emerson students learn to think and communicate with clarity, substance and critical insight through the written and spoken word.

Oral Communication (4 credits)

Students are required to take the following Course:

Course Code	Course Information
CC100	Fundamentals of Speech Communication 4.00 Credits Introduction to basic concepts, theories and principles of oral communication applied to speaking situations. Develops competence in oral communication through performance and critical analysis of student skills in a variety of speaking formats. Audience analysis, content discovery, communication strategies, arrangement of ideas, use of evidence and reasoning to support claims, language and style, voice and other delivery skills and ethical considerations. Fulfills General Education Oral Communication requirement.

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CC100

Fundamentals of Speech Communication

Written Communication (8 credits)

This two-course expository writing sequence is designed to enable students to write competently and effectively. Students who earn 700 or above on the Critical Reading portion of the SAT will have WR101 waived. In the first year, students enroll in the following:

Course Code	Course Information
WR101	Expository Writing 4.00 Credits A course introducing students to the process, purposes, and strategies of persuasive and explanatory writing. Students read and discuss works by both professional and student writers and explore techniques of argument and persuasion in writing a series of 5-6 essays. The course stresses revision, relies on frequent workshops of student writing, and aims finally to sharpen the student's ability to use evidence in a reasonable, convincing way.
WR121	Research Writing 4.00 Credits A group of writing seminars designed to build on knowledge and skills acquired in WP 101. Each seminar focuses on a central subject such as Myths of the Hero, Images of Good and Evil, Travel and Exploration, and The Individual and Society. Readings include works of fiction and analysis from a variety of theoretical perspectives (psychology, sociology, literature and cultural criticism). Writing assignments help students extend their writing skills to such intellectually challenging tasks as analyzing texts, evaluating theories, and using concepts to explore problems. Each student will write approximately 40 pages of prose, including short essays, revisions and an extended essay investigating a problem in the student's major field of interest.) Prerequisite: WP 101.

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WR101

Expository Writing

WR121

Research Writing

Students enrolled in the Honors Program complete the following three-course sequence:

HS101	First-Year Honors Seminar 4.00 Credits The First-Year Honors Seminar introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of literature and cultural theory while addressing issues of power and ideology in various multicultural contexts. Fulfills General Education requirements.
HS102	First-Year Honors Seminar 4.00 Credits The First-Year Honors Seminar introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of literature and cultural theory while addressing issues of power and ideology in various multicultural contexts. Fulfills General Education requirements.
HS103	Honors Writing Symposium 4.00 Credits The Honors Writing Symposium is taken in conjunction with HS 102 and develops students' skills in research, critical thinking, and writing. The course stresses revision, relies on frequent workshops of student writing, and aims to sharpen students' ability to research, evaluate, and use evidence in a reasonable, convincing way. Each student will write an extended research paper on a topic related to HS 102. Fulfills General Education Communication core requirements.

Quantitative Reasoning (4 credits)

Students who earn a SAT-Math score of 550 or above, an ACT-Math score of 24 or above or who complete 4 years of High School Math with grades of C or better will have this requirement waived. A waiver may also be obtained through written examination created by the Mathematics faculty and offered through the Academic Advising Center. Students choose from any of the MT, Mathematics, courses offered by the communication Sciences and Disorders Department.