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Writing Intensive Courses (WIC) are part of the Integrative Requirement at Thiel. Students must satisfactorily complete 5 WIC courses. Not more than three of these courses can be in the student's major.

Courses eligible for WIC designation are those that:

Require students to produce a minimum of 2500 words of writing. The types of writing required may vary among the disciplines and may include such things as term papers, reflection papers or lab reports. The requirement does not include creative writing or journal writing as these might legitimately violate standard rules of composition.
Base at least 10% of the final grade on the quality of the student's written expression. Courses may exceed the 10% minimum as departments or instructors see fit.
WIC courses will be identified as such on the student's transcript to make tracking of the student's progress easier for advisors and students.

Prereq Required	Course ID	Title
Yes	ACCT 455	Cooperative Education
No	ART 259	Art and Conflict in the Modern Era
No	ART 305	19th Century Art History
Yes	ART 307	15 Art Works That Shook the 20th Cent
No	ART 312	Survey of American Art
No	BADM 300	Intro to Entrepreneurship
No	BADM 324	Advertising
No	BADM 364	Business Ethics
Yes	BADM 374	Principles of Management
No	BADM 384	Business Communication
No	BADM 454	Marketing
Yes	BADM 455	Cooperative Education
No	BADM 456	International Marketing
No	BADM 474	Senior Honors Seminar
No	BIO 110	Ethnobotany
No	BIO 118	Human Evolution
No	BIO 145	Foundations of Biology
No	BIO 210	Religion & Science
Yes	BIO 262	Animal Systematics
Yes	BIO 273	Toxicology
Yes	BIO 294	Human Physiology
Yes	BIO 322	Genetics
No	BIO 342	Biostatistics and Research Methods
Yes	BIO 343	Developmental Biology
Yes	BIO 352	Animal Physiology
Yes	BIO 392	General Ecology
Yes	BIO 393	Cell Bio:Molecular Approach
No	BIO 452	Advanced Biology
No	BIO 462	Senior Seminar in Biology
No	BIO 482	Independent Study
Yes	CHEM 310	Physical Chemistry Dynamics
Yes	CHEM 320	Physical Chemistry Structure
Yes	CHEM 390	Inorganic Chemistry
Yes	CHEM 440	Advanced Topics in Biochemistry
Yes	CHEM 448	Medicinal Chemistry II
Yes	CHEM 465	Advanced Topics Analytical Chemistry
No	CIS 129	Fundamentals of Information Systems
No	CIS 201	E-Commerce
No	CIS 241	Project Management
No	CJS 301	Juvenile Justice Studies
No	CJS 303	Family Justice Issues
No	CJS 431	Sel Stud: Organized Crime
No	CJS 431	Sel Stud: Social Work Issues
No	COMM 181	Public Speaking
No	COMM 220	Introduction to Journalism
No	COMM 225	Interpersonal Communication
No	COMM 282	Writing for Mass Media
No	COMM 300	Persuasion
Yes	COMM 305	Television News Production
Yes	COMM 321	Organizational Communication
No	COMM 325	Communication Ethics
No	COMM 331	Intercultural Communication
No	COMM 340	Public Relations
Yes	COMM 405	Advanced Public Relations
No	COMM 430	Rhetorical Theory
Yes	CSCI 109	Principles of Computer Science
Yes	CSCI 139	Web Design & Development
No	CSCI 351	Info Systems Security & Forensics
Yes	CSCI 427	Operating Systems
No	CSD 370	Comm Disorders/Adults
Yes	CSD 391	Comm Disorders in Children
No	CSD 460	Intergenerational Internship in CSD
No	ECE 111	Foundations of Education
No	ECE 213	Language Development for Early Childhood
No	ECE 355	Evid-based Pract Ear Ch Care & Educ
No	EDUC 111	Foundations of American Education
No	EDUC 215	Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment
No	EDUC 236	Teaching Social Science Elementary Sch
Yes	EDUC 284	Integrated Language Arts, Part One
Yes	ELED 235	Teach Science & Environ Issues Elem Sch
No	ELED 236	Teaching Social Science
Yes	ELED 284	Reading/Writing Language Arts Part I
Yes	ELED 304	Teach Read Primary Grades
Yes	ENG 120	Introduction to Literature
Yes	ENG 210	British Literature to Romanticism
Yes	ENG 220	British Literature 1798 to Present
Yes	ENG 230	American Literature to 1865
Yes	ENG 240	American Literature 1865 to Present
Yes	ENG 260	Business & Technical Writing
Yes	ENG 270	Advanced Composition & Research
Yes	ENG 290	Introduction to Mythology
Yes	ENG 305	Children's Literature
Yes	ENG 315	Adolescent & Young Adult Literature
Yes	ENG 320	Contem Fiction Africa Asia Latin Amer
Yes	ENG 330	Dramatic Literature
No	ENG 335	Persuasive Writing
Yes	ENG 340	Shakespeare
Yes	ENG 345	The Development of the Novel
Yes	ENG 355	The Nineteenth Century Novel
Yes	ENG 365	The Twentieth Century Novel
Yes	ENG 390	Modern Poetry
Yes	ENG 425	Independent Study
Yes	ENG 430	Cooperative Education
Yes	ENG 440	Literary Criticism
Yes	ENG 455	The English Language
Yes	ENG 495	Sp. Top: Script Writing for Short Films
No	ENSC 111	Introduction to Environmental Studies
No	ENSC 200	Introduction to Environmental Law
Yes	ENSC 450	Senior Seminar
No	HIST 201	Military US to 1900
No	HIST 202	Military US since 1900
No	HIST 210	Indian History of United States
No	HIST 239	Intro European Women's Hist I
No	HIST 240	Intro European Women's History II
No	HIST 260	East Asian History
Yes	HIST 290	Introduction to Historical Methods
No	HIST 296	Sel Top Hist Warfare:Pacific War
No	HIST 297	Sel Topics Military: Pacific War
No	HIST 300	US Colonial History
Yes	HIST 305	Middle Period American History
Yes	HIST 307	Emergence of Modern America
Yes	HIST 309	Recent American History
Yes	HIST 315	Diplomatic History United States
Yes	HIST 331	19th Century Europe 1815-1890
Yes	HIST 332	Twentienth Century Europe 1890-1990
No	HIST 370	Lat Am Cult, Conquest, Colonization
Yes	HIST 401	American Historical Biography
Yes	HIST 411	The American Frontier
Yes	HIST 430	History of Modern Russia
Yes	HIST 431	French Revolution and Napoleon
Yes	HIST 440	History of Modern France
Yes	HIST 441	HIstory of Modern Britain
No	HIST 462	History of Modern Japan
Yes	HIST 490	Adv Topic:Oral History
Yes	HIST 496	Research Capstone in US History
Yes	HIST 498	Research Capstone in World History
No	HONS 125	Honors: Western Humanities II
No	HONS 132	Honors:InterpJewish-Christian Scriptures
Yes	MATH 121	Cultural Approach to Math
Yes	MATH 302	Differential Equations
Yes	MATH 311	Non/Euclidean Geometry
No	MUS 100	Music Appreciation
Yes	MUS 354	History of Sacred Music
Yes	NSCI 409	Internship in Neuroscience
No	PHIL 227	Intro Chinese Philosophy
No	PHIL 277	Business Ethics
No	PHIL 297	Environmental Ethics
No	PHIL 317	Contemporary Philosophical Movements
Yes	PHIL 327	Philosophy of Art
Yes	PHIL 337	Social & Political Philosophy
Yes	PHIL 347	Philosophy of Mind
Yes	PHIL 357	Metaphysics
Yes	PHIL 367	American Philosophy
Yes	PHIL 377	Legal Philosophy
Yes	PHIL 387	Medical Ethics
Yes	PHIL 397	Philosophy of Science
Yes	PHIL 477	Research in Philosophy
No	PHYS 123	Astronomy
No	PHYS 154	Introduction to Physics I (NC)
Yes	PHYS 164	Introduction to Physics II (NC)
Yes	PHYS 174	Introduction to Physics I (Calc)
Yes	PHYS 184	Introduction to Physics II (Calc)
No	PHYS 353	Intermediate Laboratory
Yes	PHYS 424	Seminar & Senior Research
No	POSC 226	State & Local Politics & Policy
No	POSC 236	Public Policy
No	POSC 333	Congressional Politics
No	POSC 335	The American Presidency
No	POSC 336	Public Administration
No	POSC 355	Cooperative Education
No	POSC 357	Vietnam & Iraq Wars
No	POSC 367	American Propaganda/World War I & II
No	POSC 376	Nationalism
No	POSC 388	The Death Penalty
No	POSC 397	Public Affair Internship
Yes	POSC 436	Constitutional Law
Yes	POSC 456	American Foreign Policy Formulation
No	POSC 467	Washington Internship
No	POSC 468	Washington Seminar I
No	POSC 469	Washington Semester II
No	POSC 496	Senior Seminar
Yes	PSY 222	Research Methods
Yes	PSY 342	Cognitive Psychology
No	PSY 343	Sensation & Perception
No	PSY 410	Counseling Special Populations Seminar
Yes	PSY 430	History & Philosophy of Psychology
Yes	PSY 440	Cognitive Theories in Psychology
Yes	PSY 450	Topics: Drugs, Behavior & Society
No	REL 110	Introduction to Religion
No	REL 120	Interpreting Jewish/Christian Scriptures
No	REL 125	Intro to Theology
No	REL 140	History of Christianity
No	REL 160	Religion in the United States
No	REL 190	World Religions
No	REL 200	Contemporary Ethical Issues
No	REL 210	Religion & Science
No	REL 220	Women in Jewish & Christian Traditions
No	REL 227	Intro to Chinese Philosophy
No	REL 230	Philosophy of Religion
No	REL 240	African-American Religion in US
No	REL 250	Psychology of Religion
No	REL 260	Religion/Science Fiction/Pop Culture
No	REL 290	Luther and His Legacy
No	REL 350	Religion and Film
No	REL 370	Foundations of Youth Ministry
No	REL 392	Liberation Theology
No	SECED 325	Teaching Reading/Writing in Content Area
Yes	SECED 340	Teaching English in Secondary Sch
Yes	SECED 350	Teaching Social Studies Secondary Sch
Yes	SECED 360	Teaching Math Secondary Sch
Yes	SECED 370	Teaching Science in Secondary Sch
Yes	SOC 251	Minorities
No	SOC 321	Deviance
No	SOC 331	Criminology
Yes	SOC 342	Sociological Theory
No	SOC 351	Social Stratification
No	SOC 361	Sociology of Religion
No	SOC 381	Medical Sociology
Yes	SOC 391	Sociology of Aging
No	SOC 401	Sociology of the Family
No	SOC 421	Gender & Society
No	SOC 425	Urban Sociology
No	SOC 431	Sociology of Addiction
No	SOC 435	Popular Culture
No	SPED 357	Eff Inst Pract/Del Special Education
No	THAR 257	Basic Acting