Upper-Division Writing Courses
Upper-division writing (UDW) courses are embedded throughout UCI in students' major courses of study. As discipline-based courses, they introduce students to the major ways of communicating knowledge within the disciplines. The following lists all of the current UDW courses at UCI. If you have a course Website to which you would like us to link, please send us the URL
| UCI "W" COURSES ON RECORD | |||||
| School | Department | Course Title | Course Number | Status/Approval | |
| Claire Trevor School of the Arts |
Arts and Humanities | The Arts in Theory and Practice | ArtsHum 100W | Spring 2002 | |
| Arts Interdisciplinary | The Senior Thesis | ArtsInterdisc100CW | Fall 1997 | ||
| Dance | Critical Issues in Dance | Dance 185W | Fall 1997 | ||
| Drama | Lectures in Dramatic Literature | Drama 103W | Fall 1980 | ||
| Intro to Theory and Criticism | Drama 105W | Spring 2007 | |||
| Special Topics in Theory and Criticism | Drama 109W | Spring 2007 | |||
| Special Topics in Classical Dramas | Drama 110W | Spring 2007 | |||
| Special Topics in Early Modern and Neoclassical | Drama 112W | Spring 2007 | |||
| Theatre | |||||
| Special Topics in Nineteenth-Century Dramas | Drama 116W | Spring 2007 | |||
| Special Topics in Modern and Contemporary Drama | Drama 118W | Spring 2007 | |||
| African American Film and Drama | Drama 126W | Spring 2007 | |||
| Advanced Topics in Performance | Drama 129W | Spring 2007 | |||
| Writing for a Performance | Drama 132AW | Fall 1994 | |||
| (previously 132W) | |||||
| Contemporary Dramatic Criticism and Theory | Drama 180W | Fall 2001 | |||
| Music | Studies in Baroque Music | Music 142W | Spring 1999 | ||
| Studies in Romantic Music | Music 144W | Fall 2002 | |||
| Studies in Twentieth-Century Music | Music 145W | Spring 1997 | |||
| Writing about Music | Music 180W | Fall 2001 | |||
| Studio Art | Artists as Writers | StudArt 101W | Fall 2000 | ||
| School of Biological Sciences |
Biological Sciences | Experimental Biology Laboratory | Bio Sci 100LW | Winter 2001 | |
| Signal Transduction in Mammalian Cells | Bio Sci 120AW | Spring 2003 | |||
| Writing/Philosophy of Biology | Bio Sci 142W | Winter 2000 | |||
| (Philos 142W) | Winter 2000 | ||||
| (Logic 142W) | Winter 2000 | ||||
| Field Methods in Ecology | Bio Sci E166W | Fall 2001 | |||
| Writing/Senior Seminar on Global | Bio Sci 191CW | Spring 1997 | |||
| Sustainability III | (Earth Sys Sci 190CW) | ||||
| (Soc Eco 186CW) | |||||
| Honors Seminar in Biological Sciences | Bio Sci H195W | Fall 1992 | |||
| Science Writing Course | Bio Sci 193W | Winter 1999 | |||
| Writing for Biology Research | Bio Sci 196W | ||||
| Special Study in Biological Sciences | Bio Sci 197CW | Winter 1991 | |||
| (Independent Study) | |||||
Department of |
Education | Advanced Composition for Teachers | WR 179W | Fall 1988 | |
| Education 179W | |||||
| The Henry Samueli School of Engineering |
Engineering | Senior Design Prroject with Communications | CSE 181CW | Fall 2002 | |
| Communications in the Professional World | Engr 190W | Spring 1989 | |||
| Ethical Issues in Engineering | Engr 192W | Spring 1994 | |||
| Engineering Thesis | Engr 196W | Fall 1992 | |||
| Honors Thesis | Engr H196W | Fall 1992 | |||
| School of Humanities |
African-American Studies | The Black Protest Tradition | AfrAm 162W | Fall 1998 | |
| (previously 139W) | |||||
| Art History | Practicum for Majors | ArtHistory 190W | Winer 1986 | ||
| Asian-American Studies | Research Methodology for Asian American Studies | AsianAm 100W | Fall 2001 | ||
| Classics | Topics in Classical Literature in English | Classics 160W | Winter 1993 | ||
| Translation | |||||
| Topics in Classical Civilization | Classics 170W | Fall 1987 | |||
| East Asian Language & Literature | Junior-Senior Seminar | EastAsian 192W | Spring 1999 | ||
| Comparative Literature | Undergraduate Seminar in Literary Theory and | Comp Lit 100W | Winter 1992 | ||
| Practice | |||||
| Comparative Studies in Literature and Theory | Comp Lit 102W | Spring 2003 | |||
| Advanced Seminar in Comparative Literature and | Comp Lit 190W | Fall 2002 | |||
| Theory | (previously 106W) | ||||
| English | Applications in Literary Theory and Criticism | English 101W | Spring 2006 | ||
| Literary Journalism Core Writing Seminar | LitJrn 101BW | Winter 2002 | |||
| Writing/Form and Theory | WR 100BW | ||||
| Applications in Literary Theory and Criticism for | WR 101W | ||||
| Creative Writing | |||||
| Advanced Expository Writing | WR 139W | Fall 1984 | |||
| Film Studies | Writing about Film | FilmStud 139W | Fall 1993 | ||
| French & Italian | Literature and Society | French 139W | Fall 1982 | ||
| German | Writing about Literature and Culture | German 139W | Spring 1998 | ||
| History | History and Prose Composition | History 139W | Fall 1992 | ||
| Research Seminar | History 192W | Fall 1992 | |||
| Humanities | Advanced Academic Writing | Hum 139W | Winter 2003 | ||
| Senior Honors Colloquium | Hum H142W | Spring 1993 | |||
| Senior Seminar in Conflict Resolution | Hum 183CW | Fall 1999 | |||
| (Soc Eco 183CW) | Fall 1999 | ||||
| (Soc Sci 183CW) | Fall 1999 | ||||
| Senior Seminar in European Studies | Eur Std 190W | Spring 2003 | |||
| (previously Hum 190W) | |||||
| Philosophy | Writing Philosophy | Philos 100W | Fall 1992 | ||
| (LPS 100W) | |||||
| Writing/Philosophy of Biology | Philos 142W | Winter 2000 | |||
| (Bio Sci 142W) | Winter 2000 | ||||
| (Logic 142W) | Winter 2000 | ||||
| Spanish & Portuguese | Writing about Literature | Spanish 139W | Fall 1998 | ||
| Women's Studies | Topics in Gender Studies | WomenStud 139W | Fall 2000 | ||
| Feminist Theory | WomenStud 140W | Spring 2000 | |||
| Donald Bren School of ICS |
Computer Science and Engineering | Senior Design Prroject with Communications | CSE 181CW | Fall 2002 | |
| Information and Computer Science | Critical Writing on Information Technology | ICS 139W | Winter 1991 | ||
| Organizational Information Systems | Informatics 162W | Spring 2007 | |||
| School of Physical Sciences |
Physical Sciences | Technical Writing & Communication Skills | Phy Sci 139W | Fall 1992 | |
| Honors Seminar in Chemistry | Chem H181W | Winter 1995 | |||
| Earth System Science | Writing/Senior Seminar on Global | EarhtSS 190CW/ | Spring 1997 | ||
| Sustainability III | Bio Sci 191CW/ | Spring 1997 | |||
| Soc Eco 186CW | Fall 1997 | ||||
| Senior Thesis in Earth System Science | EarthSS 198W | Spring 2008 | |||
| Honors Thesis in Earth System Science | EarthSS H198W | Spring 2008 | |||
| Physics | Thesis in Physics | Physics 196CW | Spring 2000 | ||
| Honors Thesis in Physics | Physics H196CW | Fall 1998 | |||
| Research Writing for Physics Majors | Physics 197W | Spring 1999 | |||
| School of Social Ecology |
Environmental Analysis & Design | Field Methods for Applied Ecology | EnvirAnalysis&Design E180W | Fall 1996 | |
| Social Ecology | Senior Seminar in Conflict Resolution | Soc Eco 183 CW | Fall 1999 | ||
| (Soc Sci 183CW) | Fall 1999 | ||||
| (Hum 183CW) | Fall 1999 | ||||
| Social Ecology | Writing/Senior Seminar on Global | Soc Eco 186CW | Fall 1997 | ||
| Sustainability III | (Bio Sci 191CW) | Fall 1997 | |||
| (Earth Sys Sci 190CW) | fall 1997 | ||||
| Honors Seminar and Thesis | Soc Eco H190W | Spring 1998 | |||
| Naturalistic Field Research | Soc Eco 194W | Fall 1995 | |||
| Public Health Practicum | PubHlth 195W | Fall 2006 | |||
| School of Social Sciences |
Anthropology | Kinship and Social Organization | Anthro 121AW | Fall 1991 | |
| The Economics of Traditional | Anthro 125QW | Fall 1991 | |||
| Societies II | (Econ 152QW) | ||||
| HIV/AIDS in a Global Context | Anthro 134GW | Fall 2004 | |||
| Indian North America | Anthro 162BW | Spring 1997 | |||
| Human Social Complexity: Comparative Studies | Anthro 174AW | Winter 1994 | |||
| Anthropology Majors Seminar | Anthro 180AW | Fall 1991 | |||
| Honors Senior Thesis | Anthro H191W | Spring 1995 | |||
| Chicano/Latino Studies | Research Seminar | ChicanoLatino 100CW | Fall 2001 | ||
| (Interdisciplinary Studies) | |||||
| Chicano/Latino Research Seminar | ChicanoLatino 102W | Winter 2005 | |||
| Chicana Feminisms | ChicanoLatino 158W | Fall 2005 | |||
| Honors Thesis | ChicanoLatino 190CW | Fall 2001 | |||
| Economics | Data Analysis-Writing | Econ 121CW | Fall 1991 | ||
| Data Analysis Writing | Econ 122CW | Spring 2007 | |||
| Econometrics III | Econ 123CW | ||||
| Public Economics III | Econ 141CW | Spring 1992 | |||
| (Pol Sci 127CW) | |||||
| Industrial Organization | Econ 142CW | Fall 2000 | |||
| Urban Economics III | Econ 144CW | Fall 2000 | |||
| Economics of the Environment II | Econ 145FW | Fall 2000 | |||
| Public Policy Issues | Econ 146W | Fall 2000 | |||
| Transportation Economics | Econ 149CW | ||||
| Labor Economics and Human Resources III | Econ 151CW | Fall 2000 | |||
| The Economics of Traditional | Econ 152QW | Winter 1993 | |||
| Societies II | (Anthro 125QW) | ||||
| Economics of the Family | Econ 155AW | Fall 2000 | |||
| The Economics of Population Issues | Econ 156W | Fall 2006 | |||
| Industrial Revolution in the US | Econ 164BW | Summer 2004 | |||
| Economics Honors Colloquium II | Econ H190BW | Spring 2006 | |||
| International Studies | Ethics and Justice in International Affairs | Inter Stud 154W | Winter 2006 | ||
| Linguistics | Psychology of Reading | Ling 157W | Winter 1995 | ||
| (Psych 143RW) | |||||
| Sociolinguistics | Ling 168AW | Fall 2004 | |||
| Senior Thesis | Ling H190W | Fall 1993 | |||
| Logic & Philosophy of Science | Writing Philosophy | LPS 100W | Fall 1992 | ||
| (Philos 100W) | |||||
| Writing/Philosophy of Biology | Logic 142W | Winter 2000 | |||
| (Bio Sci 142W)/(Philos 142W) | Winter 2000 | ||||
| Political Science | The United States Congress | Pol Sci 125AW | Winter 1998 | ||
| Public Economics III | Pol Sci 127CW | Spring 1992 | |||
| (Econ 141CW) | |||||
| Political Ideology | Pol Sci 128BW | Spring 1995 | |||
| Nietzche | Pol Sci 131DW | Fall 1996 | |||
| (Sociol 127W) | |||||
| Critical Political Theory | Pol Sci 132AW | Fall 1991 | |||
| (Sociol 126W) | Fall 1991 | ||||
| Political Science | Radical Social Proposals | Pol Sci 132BW | Fall 1993 | ||
| Language and Power | Pol Sci 134HW | Fall 1991 | |||
| Sexism and Power | Pol Sci 134JW | Fall 1991 | |||
| (Sociol 168W) | Winter 1992 | ||||
| Political Economy | Pol Sci 136AW | Fall 1991 | |||
| Politics and Human Nature | Pol Sci 137AW | Winter 1995 | |||
| Moral Choice during Holocaust | Pol Sci 138AW | Fall 1998 | |||
| Seminar on Regime Change in Asia | Pol Sci 150AW | ||||
| Post-Soviet Politics II | Pol Sci 152EW | Winter 1995 | |||
| Research in Canadian Politics | Pol Sci 153CW | Fall 1991 | |||
| Revolution and Collective Political Violence | Pol Sci 155EW | Spring 1995 | |||
| Citizen Politics | Pol Sci 156CW | Fall 1999 | |||
| Nationalism | Pol Sci 157AW | Spring 1997 | |||
| Political Corruption | Pol Sci 158AW | Fall 1998 | |||
| Law and Society | Pol Sci 171AW | Winter 1994 | |||
| The U.S. Supreme Court | Pol Sci 174CW | Winter 2002 | |||
| Honors Seminar in Political Science | Pol Sci H180W | Spring 1997 | |||
| Psychology | Honors Advanced Experimental Psychology | Psych H111BW | Spring 1992 | ||
| (Cognitive Science) | |||||
| Advanced Experimental Psychology | Psych 112BW | Fall 1991 | |||
| Behavioral Research | Psych 112FW | Fall 2000 | |||
| Behavioral Research | Psych 112GW | Winter 2000 | |||
| Human Memory | Psy Beh P192JW | Spring 2001 | |||
| (previously Psych 140MW) | |||||
| Psychology of Reading | Psych 143RW | Winter 1995 | |||
| (Ling 157W) | |||||
| Writing about Memory | Psych 146MW | Winter 2004 | |||
| Senior Thesis | Psych 190W | Fall 1992 | |||
| Social Science | American Culture | Soc Sci 172AW | Fall 1995 | ||
| Senior Seminar in Conflict Resolution | Soc Sci 183CW | Fall 1999 | |||
| (Hum 183CW & Soc Eco 183CW) | |||||
| People in Society | Soc Sci 185W | Spring 1993 | |||
| Honors Thesis | Soc Sci H190CW | no longer active | |||
| Sociology | Research Methods | Sociol 110W | Fall 2003 | ||
| Sociological Theory | Sociol 120W | Spring 2006 | |||
| Critical Political Theory | Sociol 126W | Fall 1991 | |||
| (Pol Sci 132AW) | Fall 1991 | ||||
| Nietzche | Sociol 127W | Winter 1992 | |||
| (Pol Sci 131DW) | Fall 1997 | ||||
| Social Psychology of Networks | Sociol 135W | Fall 1991 | |||
| Occupations and Professions | Sociol 145W | Winter 1992 | |||
| Cities and Social Change | Sociol 147AW | Fall 1993 | |||
| Sociology and Psychology of the Arts | Sociol 152W | Winter 1995 | |||
| Sociology of Science | Sociol 153W | Spring 2000 | |||
| Medical Sociology | Sociol 154W | Winter 1992 | |||
| Baseball and Society | Sociol 155W | ||||
| Money, Work, and Social Life | Sociol 158CW | Spring 2004 | |||
| Sociology of Gender | Sociol 161W | Winter 2004 | |||
| Sociology of Age | Sociol 164W | Winter 1992 | |||
| Racial and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. | Sociol 167AW | Winter 1999 | |||
| Sexism and Power | Sociol 168W | Winter 1992 | |||
| (Pol Sci 134JW) | Fall 1991 | ||||
| Sociology Majors Seminar | Sociol 180AW | Spring 2007 | |||
| Honors Research and Thesis | Sociol H188BW | Fall 1992 | |||
| Last Update: August 8, 2008 | |||||