Core Curriculum

Writing & Speaking Across the Curriculum

Effective communication is the cornerstone of success in life and work. Writing & Speaking Across the Curriculum courses build on the foundations set in the Core Curriculum by emphasizing significant communication in a disciplinary context.

At CSU, you will complete at least one Writing Across the Curriculum course and at least two total Writing or Speaking Across the Curriculum courses. These courses will often be connected to your major program of study, helping you apply your foundational communication skills to your future career or field of study.

You may find a complete list of Writing and Speaking Across the Curriculum courses below. You should work with your advisor to identify the appropriate courses for you.

Writing Across the Curriculum

Category	Subject	Course
WAC	Africana Studies	AST 350 African American Family Life
WAC	Africana Studies	AST 396 The Black Freedom Movement
WAC	Africana Studies	AST 409 Social Justice
WAC	Anthropology	ANT 340 Phonetics and Phonology
WAC	Arabic	ARB 401 Advanced Arabic Language & Culture
WAC	Arabic	ARB 475 The Qur'an: Language, History, and Religion
WAC	Art and Design	ART 353 Art of Islamic World
WAC	Art and Design	ART 354 Medieval Art
WAC	Art and Design	ART 386 Regional Art In Africa
WAC	Art and Design	ART 458 The Art of King Arthur
WAC	Biology	BIO 390 Writing in Biology I
WAC	Biology	BIO 448 Biogeography
WAC	Biology	BIO 450 Evolutionary Biology
WAC	Business	BUS 351 Business, Society, & Government
WAC	Business Law	BLW 411 Business Law and Ethics
WAC	Chemical Engineering	CHE 307 Chemical Engineering Methods
WAC	Chemical Engineering	CHE 404 Chemical Reactor Design
WAC	Chemistry	CHM 301 Research Methods in Chemistry
WAC	Chemistry	CHM 416 Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
WAC	Chemistry	CHM 426 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
WAC	Chemistry	CHM 443 Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Lab
WAC	Civil Engineering	CVE 333 Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (Writing)
WAC	Civil Engineering	CVE 363 Hydraulics Lab (Writing)
WAC	Civil Engineering	CVE 426 Preliminary Design
WAC	Communication	COM 240 Professional Communication
WAC	Communication Sciences and Disorders	CSD 431 Survey of Communication Sciences and Disorders
WAC	Computer and Information Science	CIS 493 Senior Design I
WAC	Computer and Information Science	CIS 402 Computer Science Technical Writing
WAC	Construction Management	CMG 242 Construction Materials and Testing Laboratory
WAC	Criminology	CRM 342 Law and Society
WAC	Curriculum & Instruction	EDB 241 Social Context of Urban Education
WAC	Data Science and Analysis	DSA 330 Introduction to Data Science II
WAC	Data Science and Analysis	DSA 493 Senior Design I
WAC	Early Childhood Education	ECE 300 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
WAC	Economics	ECN 360 Public Sector Economics
WAC	Economics	ECN 497 Honors Essay
WAC	Electrical and Computer Engineering	EEC 414 Technical Communication
WAC	Electrical and Computer Engineering	EEC 493 Senior Design I
WAC	English	ENG 308 Composition Theory for Teachers
WAC	English	ENG 495 Senior Seminar
WAC	English	ENG 306 Literary Analysis
WAC	English	ENG 400 Critical Research Methods
WAC	Environmental Science	EVS 390 Writing in Environmental Science I
WAC	Exercise Science	EXS 328 Legal & Administrative Aspects of Physical Education & Sport
WAC	Exercise Science	EXS 466 Sport/Fitness Facilities Management
WAC	Exercise Science	EXS 475 Nutrition & Physical Activity
WAC	Film & Media Arts	FMA 222 Writing the Short Script
WAC	Film & Media Arts	FMA 323 Story Analysis for Film & Television
WAC	General Administration	GAD 250 Business Communications
WAC	Health Sciences	HSC 410 Evidence Based Practice
WAC	Health Sciences	HSC 439H Honors Independent Research II
WAC	Health Sciences	HSC 484 Advanced Research and Writing in Health Sciences
WAC	History	HIS 391 History of South Africa and Southern Africa to 1900
WAC	History	HIS 392 History of South Africa, and Southern Africa, 1900 to the Present
WAC	History	HIS 411 Introduction to Public History
WAC	History	HIS 427 American Sexual Communities and Politics
WAC	History	HIS 428 Black Gender and Sexuality in U.S. Culture
WAC	History	HIS 455 Power, Knowledge & Gender
WAC	Linguistics	LIN 340 Phonetics and Phonology
WAC	Mechanical Engineering	MCE 260 Kinematics
WAC	Mechanical Engineering	MCE 450 Design Project I
WAC	Middle Childhood Education	EDM 413 Language Arts in Middle School
WAC	Music Therapy	MTX 422 Psychology of Music
WAC	Nursing	NUR 310 Nursing Research
WAC	Nursing	NUR 310H Nursing Research - Honors
WAC	Philosophy	PHL 300 Philosophical Methods
WAC	Philosophy	PHL 364 Foundations of Political Thought
WAC	Philosophy	PHL 365 Modern Political Thought
WAC	Physics	PHY 243 University Physics I (Writing)
WAC	Physics	PHY 244 University Physics II (Writing)
WAC	Physics	PHY 482 Optical Materials (Writing)
WAC	Psychology	PSY 312 Research Methods
WAC	Psychology	PSY 412 Psychology Laboratory
WAC	Psychology	PSY 415 Evaluating Psychological Research
WAC	Social Work	SWK 300 Social Welfare Policy
WAC	Social Work	SWK 303 Human Behavior and Social Environments – Macro
WAC	Sociology	SOC 317 Sociology of Gender
WAC	Spanish	SPN 372 Reading Latin American Literature
WAC	Specialized Instructional	EDL 301 Beginning & Intermediate Reading Instruction and Assessment
WAC	Theatre	THE 211 History of the Theatre I
WAC	Urban Studies	UST 309 Urban Planning
WAC	Urban Studies	UST 436 Urban Sustainability
WAC	Urban Studies	UST 304 Policymaking for Social Change

Speaking Across the Curriculum

Category	Subject	Course
SPAC	Africana Studies	AST 318 Black America and Africa
SPAC	Africana Studies	AST 329 Black Resistance in the Age of Jim Crow, 1896-1954
SPAC	Arabic	ARB 301 Composition and Conversation
SPAC	Art and Design	ART 371 Art in the 19th Century
SPAC	Art and Design	ART 373 Art in the 20th Century 1945-2000
SPAC	Art and Design	ART 375 City and Civilization
SPAC	Art and Design	ART 383 Indian Art
SPAC	Art and Design	ART 480 Global Themes in Art
SPAC	Biology	BIO 495 Seminar
SPAC	Communication	COM 242 Public & Professional Speaking
SPAC	Civil Engineering	CVE 427 Capstone Design
SPAC	Economics	ECN 428 Applied Economic Analysis
SPAC	Electronic Engineering Technology	EET 460 Senior Design A
SPAC	Film & Media Arts	FMA 252 - Production II - A
SPAC	French	FRN 240 Field Study
SPAC	French	FRN 340 Field Study
SPAC	French	FRN 440 Field Study
SPAC	French	FRN 441 French Capstone Field Study Project
SPAC	History	HIS 318 Black America and Africa
SPAC	History	HIS 329 Black Resistance in the Age of Jim Crow, 1896-1954
SPAC	History	HIS 330 History of Ancient Greece
SPAC	Mechanical Engineering	MCE 451 Design Project II
SPAC	Medieval Studies	CLM 230H Turning Points in Ancient and Medieval History
SPAC	Philosophy	PHL 351 Foundations of Western Thought
SPAC	Spanish	SPN 201 Intermediate Spanish 1
SPAC	Spanish	SPN 202 Intermediate Spanish 2
SPAC	Spanish	SPN 301 Advanced Spanish: Oral Skills Emphasis
SPAC	Spanish	SPN 304 Advanced Speaking in Spanish for Health Sciences
SPAC	Theatre	THE 213 History of the Theatre III
SPAC	Urban Studies	UST 375 City and Civilization