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Aug 31, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
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SO 201 Writing for Social Sciences
(4 Credits)
This course explores the differences between social scientific writing and other forms of writing (e.g., novels, essays, non-fiction). What makes sociological arguments unique? What forms do they usually take and what are the features that make them most effective? Students are asked to analyze different sociological forms of argumentation and writing, explore their varying degrees of efficacy, and to produce one end-of-term research paper. Although the end goal of this course is a literature review paper, the structure of the course is writing intensive with a series of short writing assignments and paper drafts that build up to the final paper.
Prerequisite: Sociology or Criminal Justice majors.
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