Writing Intensive Upper Level Major Course List

MSUM upper level (300-400) writing intensive courses designated by major area.
*If you are following older requirements, the writing intensive course may be different than what is listed below. It is best to refer to your degree audit to see what writing intensive course is required for the catalog year requirements you are following.
*If your degree program/major is not listed below, please check your degree audit for the required WI course. Programs that have been closed and are in teach out status will not show on the table below.

College of Arts & Humanities

Major 300-400 WI Course(s) for Major Course Title
Animation FILM 480 Critical Approaches to Film and Media Arts
Art, Studio and Art History ART 450 Contemporary Art, Design and Theory
Art Education ART 375 Art Methods 7-12
Audio Production and Entertainment Management EIT 492
Choose ONE of the following:
COMM 210,
COMM 301,
COMM 306,
COMM 309, or
ENGL 387
Professional Seminar
Choose ONE of the following:
Media Writing,
Business & Professional Communication,
AD and PR Copy Writing,
Reporting, or
Technical Report Writing
Commercial Music MUS 304 History of Western Music Since 1750
Communication Arts & Literature Education ENGL 491 Theory and Methods: CA/L Grades 9-12
English ENGL 430 or ENGL 488 Individual Authors or Capstone: Advanced Creative Writing
English and Mass Communications COMM 309 Reporting
Film Studies FILM 480 Critical Approaches to Film and Media Arts
Film Production FILM 480 Critical Approaches to Film and Media Arts
Graphic & Interactive Design ENGL 387, COMM 301, PMGT 385 or ENGL 388 Technical Report Writing/Business & Professional Communication/Process Leadership/Creative Writing
History HIST 492 Senior Seminar
Humanities HIST 374 Plagues & Peoples: Disease & the Environment
Music MUS 304 History of Western Music since 1750
Music Education MUS 304 History of Western Music since 1750
Social Studies HIST 440 Secondary Social Studies Instruction
Women's and Gender Studies WS 420 Feminism in Global Perspective

College of Business, Analytics & Communication

Major 300-400 WI Course(s) for Major Course Title
Accounting COMM 301 or ENGL 387 Business and Professional Communication OR Technical Report Writing
Broadcast Journalism COMM 309 Reporting
Business Administration COMM 301 or ENGL 387 Business and Professional Communication OR Technical Report Writing
Business Analytics COMM 301 or ENGL 387 Business and Professional Communication OR Technical Report Writing
Communication Studies COMM 301 or COMM 310 Business and Professional Communication or Rhetorical Theory & Criticism
Computer Information Systems ENGL 387 or CSIS 316 or PMGT 385 Technical Report Writing/Ethics in the Information Age/Process Leadership
Computer Information Technology ENGL 387 or CSIS 316 or PMGT 385 Technical Report Writing/Ethics in the Information Age/Process Leadership
Computer Science CSIS 316 Ethics in the Information Age
Construction Management CM 327 Sustainability in the Built Environment
Cybersecurity CSIS 316 Ethics in the Information Age
Digital Media Management PMGT 385 Process Leadership
Economics ECON 492
Senior Seminar
Finance COMM 301 or ENGL 387 Business and Professional Communication OR Technical Report Writing
Global Supply Chain Management PMGT 385 or OM 380 Process Leadership or Methods Improvement
Integrated Advertising and Public Relations COMM 306 AD/PR Copywriting
Mathematics (BA/BS) and Math: Actuarial MATH 491 Mathematical Writing
Mathematics Education MATH 416 Mathematics in the Secondary School
Multimedia Journalism COMM 309 Reporting
Operations Management OM 380 Methods Improvement
Photojournalism COMM 309 Reporting
Political Science POL 349 or 350 Great Power Politics or Comparative Governments of Western Europe
Project Management PMGT 385 or OM 380 Process Leadership or Methods Improvement

College of Education & Human Services

Major 300-400 WI Course(s) for Major Course Title
Criminal Justice SOC 451 or 452 (was 351 or 352) Quantitative Methods or Qualitative Research Methods
Early Childhood Education STL 482 Behavior, Trauma, and Mental Health in the Classroom
Early Childhood Education-Non-Licensure STL 482 Behavior, Trauma, and Mental Health in the Classroom
Elementary Inclusive Education STL 482 Behavior, Trauma, and Mental Health in the Classroom
Social Work SW 415 and 460 Research Methods in Social Work and Social Policy
Sociology SOC 451 or 452 (was 351 or 352) Quantitative Methods or Qualitative Research Methods
Speech/Language/Hearing Sciences ENGL 387 Technical Report Writing

College of Science, Health & the Environment

Major 300-400 WI Course(s) for Major Course Title
Anthropology ANTH 492 Seminar in Anthropology
Biochemistry & Biotechnology BCBT 463 or 464 Proteomics & Adv Chromatography/Histology & Detection
Biology (BA) BIOL 348, 360, 365, 372, 406, 423, 430, or 478 Evolutionary Bio/Cell & Molecular Physiology/Developmental Bio/Aquatic Bio/DNA as Destiny/Adv Gross Anatomy/Immunobiology/
Research Design
Biology (BS) BIOL 305, 348, 360, 365, 372, 423, 430, 478, BCBT 461, 463, or 464 Botany/Evolutionary Bio/Cell & Molecular Physiology/Developmental Bio/Aquatic Bio/Adv Gross Anatomy/Immunobiology/Research Design/Biotechniques/Genomics/Histology
Chemistry (BA/BS) CHEM 375 Team-based Chemistry Research
Chemistry Education CHEM 375 Team-based Chemistry Research
Earth Science Education GEOS 492 Senior Seminar and Research Capstone
Engineering Physics PHYS 305 Experimental Physics I
Environmental Geography GEOS 492 Senior Seminar and Research Capstone
Environmental Geology GEOS 492 Senior Seminar and Research Capstone
Exercise Science EXS 310 Sport and Play in the United States
Geosciences    
Geosciences Emphasis in Geoarchaeology GEOS 315 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Health Education HLTH 340 Health Methods and Materials
Healthcare Management and Leadership HSAD 420 and PHIL 318

Health Policy & Economics and Professional Ethics

Leadership & Innovation in Aging Studies HSAD 420

Health Policy and Economics

Life Science Education BIOL 348 Evolutionary Bio
Nursing (RN-BSN) NURS 473 Professional Pathways
Nursing (BSN) NURS 444 & 464 Evidence-Based Nursing Practice & Nursing Leadership II
Physical Education-Teaching EXS 310 Sport and Play in the United States
Physics PHYS 305 or ENGL 387 Experimental Physics I or Technical Report Writing
Physics Education PHYS 305 Experimental Physics I
Psychology PSY 330 Experimental Methods
Sustainability SUST 432 Environmental Dilemmas