ENGW 181 - Writing About Disability CE

4 credit(s)
This writing-intensive course introduces the Disability Studies field. Disability Studies understands disability as referring not only to medical conditions, but also to a community of people; to a civil rights movement; to a complex set of social and ethical issues; to a universal human experience; and to the ways cultures respond to particular bodies, minds, and behaviors. This course develops understanding of disability in its social, cultural, and ethical dimensions. It will also help students build critical-thinking skills, understand rhetorical methods, and shape effective prose styles.

Students may take ENGW 180 or ENGW 181 or ENGW 182 or ENVW 183 or DS 183 to satisfy the core Writing requirement, but may earn credit for only one of these courses. Previously Listed As: ENGW 202.
Core Requirement(s): Writing; Civic Engagement.