Course Descriptions

HUM H190 - First-Year Writing Seminar

• Credit Hours: 4R-0L-4C
• Term Available: F, W
• Graduate Studies Eligible: No
• Prerequisites: Completion of ESL if required, otherwise none.
• Corequisites: None

First year students at Rose-Hulman take a writing seminar to help them transition into college-level writing and build their critical reading and thinking skills. Writing seminars are themed around engaging and timely topics. Choosing themes that interest them, students cultivate scholarly skills and habits that will serve them throughout their college careers and beyond: considering diverse perspectives; reading for deep and nuanced understanding; exploring research questions with an open mind; engaging with others' ideas while developing their own; writing for specific audiences and purposes; revising existing writing to incorporate feedback and new information; and crafting well-supported, appealing arguments.