Schedule of Classes Undergraduate / Fall 2020 / University Writing (COMP and UWS)

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Composition

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
COMP 1A 1 Composition
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Students can enroll on a seat available basis only until Sept 1.
Enrollment limited to non-native English speakers.
Students wishing to drop COMP should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 8:00 AM–9:30 AM Open
Consent Req.

10 / 12 / 0
Ruesch, Gordon View Books
COMP 1A 2DL Composition
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Students can enroll on a seat available basis only until Sept 1.
Enrollment limited to non-native English speakers.
Students wishing to drop COMP should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Preference given to first year international students.
This course will be conducted using LATTE and Zoom as "remote learning" in real-time EST for the time depicted in the schedule.
Brandeis Abroad session
T,Th 8:00 AM–9:30 AM Open
Consent Req.

10 / 12 / 0
Li, Bofang View Books
COMP 1A 3DL Composition
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Students can enroll on a seat available basis only until Sept 1.
Enrollment limited to non-native English speakers.
Students wishing to drop COMP should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Preference given to first year international students.
This course will be conducted using LATTE and Zoom as "remote learning" in real-time EST for the time depicted in the schedule.
Brandeis Abroad session
T,Th 10:00 AM–11:30 AM Open
Consent Req.

11 / 12 / 0
Li, Bofang View Books
COMP 1B 1 Composition
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Students can enroll on a seat available basis only until Sept 1.
Enrollment open to native English speakers.
Students wishing to drop COMP should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
T,Th 8:00 AM–9:30 AM Open
Consent Req.

7 / 12 / 0
Ruesch, Gordon View Books
COMP 1B 2 Composition
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Students can enroll on a seat available basis only until Sept 1.
Enrollment open to native English speakers.
Students wishing to drop COMP should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
T,Th 10:00 AM–11:30 AM Open
Consent Req.

11 / 12 / 0
Ruesch, Gordon View Books
COMP 1B 3 Composition
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Students can enroll on a seat available basis only until Sept 1.
Enrollment open to native English speakers.
Students wishing to drop COMP should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 10:00 AM–11:30 AM Open
Consent Req.

9 / 12 / 0
Ruesch, Gordon View Books
 

University Writing Seminar (UWS)

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
HUM/UWS 1A 1
Syllabus
Tragedy: Love and Death in the Creative Imagination
[ hum uws ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
Does not participate in the University Writing Seminar (UWS) selection process.
Instructor's Signature Required.
Enrollment limited to Humanities Fellows.
Instruction for this course will be offered in a hybrid combination of in person and remote sessions, which may vary by course and over the duration of the semester. Some courses will have sessions at which in-person and remote students will participate at the same time, and others will arrange for some separate class meetings for in-person and remote students. Enrollment is open to students who will be on campus and students who will be studying remotely up to the enrollment limit.
M,W 8:00 AM–9:30 AM
Golding Judaica Center110
Closed
Consent Req.

22 / 20 / 0
Burt, John
Dowden, Stephen
View Books
HUM/UWS 4A 1 Epic Literature
[ hum uws ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
Does not participate in the University Writing Seminar (UWS) selection process.
Instructor's Signature Required.
Enrollment limited to Humanities Fellows
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:30 PM Open
Consent Req.

14 / 20 / 0
Quinney, Laura View Books
UWS 1B 1 True Crime Stories
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
T,Th 6:00 PM–7:30 PM Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Sortino, Sarah Beth View Books
UWS 2B 1 Darwinian Dating: The Evolution of Human Attraction
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 10:00 AM–11:30 AM Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Jacobs, Elissa View Books
UWS 2B 2 Darwinian Dating: The Evolution of Human Attraction
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 12:00 PM–1:30 PM Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Jacobs, Elissa View Books
UWS 3A 1 #MeToo: Women, Truth, and Popular Culture
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 6:00 PM–7:30 PM Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Kelleher, Bridget Rose View Books
UWS 5A 1
Syllabus
The Social Life of Sugar
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered in-person. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
T,Th 8:00 AM–9:30 AM
Golding Judaica Center101
Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Cochran, Robert B. View Books
UWS 7A 1 Historical Truth in Fiction
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
T,Th 8:00 AM–9:30 AM Open
Consent Req.

17 / 18 / 0
Murad, Alaa View Books
UWS 10A 1
Syllabus
National Identities and the Eurovision Song Contest
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 8:00 AM–9:30 AM Open
Consent Req.

14 / 18 / 0
Vaeth, Susann View Books
UWS 12B 1DL Domestic Labor: Class, Race, and Gender
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Preference given to first year international students.
This course will be conducted using LATTE and Zoom as "remote learning" in real-time EST for the time depicted in the schedule.
Brandeis Abroad session
M,W 8:00 AM–9:30 AM Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Miller, Courtney Pina View Books
UWS 12B 2DL Domestic Labor: Class, Race, and Gender
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Preference given to first year international students.
This course will be conducted using LATTE and Zoom as "remote learning" in real-time EST for the time depicted in the schedule.
Brandeis Abroad session
T,Th 8:00 AM–9:30 AM Open
17 / 18 / 0
Miller, Courtney Pina View Books
UWS 16A 1
Syllabus
Sex and Advertising
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered in-person. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 8:00 AM–9:30 AM
Golding Judaica Center101
Open
Consent Req.

17 / 18 / 0
Kirshen, Doug View Books
UWS 16A 2
Syllabus
Sex and Advertising
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered in-person. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 10:00 AM–11:30 AM
Golding Judaica Center110
Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Kirshen, Doug View Books
UWS 17B 1 Bodies of Evidence: Forensic Science in Fact and Fiction
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 8:00 AM–9:30 AM Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Fischer, Katrin View Books
UWS 17B 2 Bodies of Evidence: Forensic Science in Fact and Fiction
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 6:00 PM–7:30 PM Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Fischer, Katrin View Books
UWS 20B 1 "Bad" English
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 8:00 AM–9:30 AM Open
Consent Req.

17 / 18 / 0
Kim, Nayoung View Books
UWS 22A 1 Black Voices in the Twentieth Century
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 8:00 AM–9:30 AM Open
Consent Req.

16 / 18 / 0
Hitchcock, Ryan View Books
UWS 23B 1 The Cosmos
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 12:00 PM–1:30 PM Open
Consent Req.

17 / 18 / 0
He, Yi View Books
UWS 24A 1 Conceptions of Friendship
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered in a hybrid combination of in person and remote sessions, which may vary by course and over the duration of the semester. Some courses will have sessions at which in-person and remote students will participate at the same time, and others will arrange for some separate class meetings for in-person and remote students. Enrollment is open to students who will be on campus and students who will be studying remotely up to the enrollment limit.
M,W 6:00 PM–7:30 PM
Golding Judaica Center101
Open
Consent Req.

17 / 18 / 0
Slaeker, Carey View Books
UWS 34A 1 Reading and Writing Boston
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered in-person. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
T,Th 10:00 AM–11:30 AM
Golding Judaica Center101
Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Nourse, Marsha View Books
UWS 34A 2 Reading and Writing Boston
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered in-person. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
T,Th 12:00 PM–1:30 PM
Golding Judaica Center101
Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Nourse, Marsha View Books
UWS 37A 1DL The Biology of Morality
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Preference is given to first year international students.
This course will be conducted using LATTE and Zoom as "remote learning" in real-time EST for the time depicted in the schedule.
Brandeis Abroad session
T,Th 8:00 PM–9:30 PM Open
Consent Req.

17 / 18 / 0
Jacobs, Elissa View Books
UWS 43A 1 Storytelling in Business
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 10:00 AM–11:30 AM Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Fischer, Katrin View Books
UWS 43A 2 Storytelling in Business
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 12:00 PM–1:30 PM Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Fischer, Katrin View Books
UWS 43B 1
Syllabus
Animals in a Human World
[ uws ]
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered remotely. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
T,Th 12:00 PM–1:30 PM Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Scott, Catherine View Books
UWS 48A 1 Love: Where, When, How, Who?
UWS is a required first-year seminar. Students may add or swap UWS on a seat available basis until Sept 1.
Students wishing to drop UWS should contact Dr. Lisa Rourke, Director, First-Year Writing (lrourke@brandeis.edu).
Instruction for this course will be offered in-person. Meeting times for this course are listed in the schedule of classes (in ET).
M,W 8:00 AM–9:30 AM
Gerstenzang 124
Closed
Consent Req.

18 / 18 / 0
Lagace, Martha View Books