ENGLWRIT 112 (College Writing) is a first-year college-level writing course designed to help students expand their ability to write essays for academic, civic, and personal purposes and to develop their rhetorical awareness to write effectively in new social contexts. Based on the assumption that writing is a social activity, this course requires active engagement in the writing process, including pre-writing, peer review, revision, and editing. Students write five essays. This is the only course at UMass Amherst which satisfies the General Education College Writing (CW) requirement.

ENGLWRIT 111 (Basic Writing) is a college-level intensive reading and writing course designed to prepare students for ENGLWRIT 112. The course fulfills the General Education U.S. Diversity (U) requirement and focuses on the theme of cultural borders. Students produce essays incorporating course readings as well as their own personal experience and knowledge. All classes are held workshop-style in computer classrooms to allow for writing, collaboration, and consultation among students and between students and teacher. (Gen.Ed. U)

ENGLWRIT 111 (Basic Writing) is a college-level intensive reading and writing course designed to prepare students for ENGLWRIT 112. The course fulfills the General Education U.S. Diversity (U) requirement and focuses on the theme of cultural borders. Students produce essays incorporating course readings as well as their own personal experience and knowledge. All classes are held workshop-style in computer classrooms to allow for writing, collaboration, and consultation among students and between students and teacher. (Gen.Ed. U)

ENGLWRIT 111 (Basic Writing) is a college-level intensive reading and writing course designed to prepare students for ENGLWRIT 112. The course fulfills the General Education U.S. Diversity (U) requirement and focuses on the theme of cultural borders. Students produce essays incorporating course readings as well as their own personal experience and knowledge. All classes are held workshop-style in computer classrooms to allow for writing, collaboration, and consultation among students and between students and teacher. (Gen.Ed. U)

An overview of dance as a performing art in the 20th century, focusing especially on major American stylistic traditions and artists. Readings, videos, research projects, and discussions explore principles, historical and cultural contexts. Also taught at Mount Holyoke and Smith.

Course offers opportunities for student to develop advance dance making skills. This course will focus on specific themes in choreography; including space, narrative, identity, sound, technology, text, visual design and theatrically. Course will require students to create up to three in depth movement studies.

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Through meetings weekly with various professors and professionals in the field, each student will be guided in drawing from their studies in various fields at the university. Emphasis is in integrating the student?s body of knowledge with their experience and community in the five college dance department. Workshops and presentations in lighting, staging, videotaping, creativity, collaboration, and production to help each student prepare the most exciting work possible for the concert stage.