Builds confidence for writing and speaking in academic and professional contexts for undergraduate and graduate students. Helps students learn to use language accurately and appropriately in written texts and for oral presentations. Includes in-class activities such as grammatical consciousness-raising, text analysis, production practice, proofreading and editing for typical second language errors, and targeted speaking exercises. Helps students chart individual progress by keeping a personal inventory of patterns of errors.

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The BDIC major allows students to design their own interdisciplinary concentrations. This course provides an introduction to BDIC. Through a series of exercises, students explore what resources are available to them at UMass and the other four area colleges and learn how to develop their educational goals into coherent academic programs.

A one-credit class that guides students through the proposal writing process required for entry into the BDIC major. Students will investigate career and graduate school options, finalize their course selections for the BDIC major and choose a faculty sponsor within the scope of the class. Admission to the class by application only.

This course is designed to help students contemplate the skills and knowledge they have acquired through general education courses and through the process of designing and completing an individualized degree program in the context of a world that is changing dramatically.

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A one-credit class that guides students through the proposal writing process required for entry into the BDIC major. Students will investigate career and graduate school options, finalize their course selections for the BDIC major and choose a faculty sponsor within the scope of the class. Admission to the class by application only.