Course Offerings

For spring 2020, the WRI course offerings are listed below. You can also check out the SPU Time Schedule for more information, including CRNs, where classes meet, etc.

WRI 1000: Academic Inquiry and Writing Seminar

WRI 1000, as taught by English professor Dr. Traynor Hansen, will study rhetoric and public discourse in American politics. MWF 930-1050

WRI 1100: Disciplinary Research and Writing Seminar

WRI 1100, as taught by writing professor Paul Anderson, will think, talk, and write about compelling works of art, culminating with a research paper about a significant artist, artistic period, or work(s) of art. MWF 930-1050 and MWF 1100-1220

WRI 1100, as taught by engineering professor Dr. Adam Arabian, explores topics related to sustainable energy systems and community development. TTh 300-500

WRI 1100, as taught by business professor Dr. Don Doty, will investigate a business case study. TTh 900-1100

WRI 1100, as taught by classics professor Dr. Owen Ewald, will study and write about Homer’s Odyssey.

WRI 1100, as taught by English professor Dr. Brad Freeman, will teach academic research and writing in the humanities. MWF 130-250

WRI 1100, as taught by English professor Dr. Traynor Hansen, will focus on the ideas of difference and monstrousness through reading and writing about Frankenstein. MWF 1100-1220

WRI 1100, as taught by Spanish professor Vilma Illanes, will be taught in Spanish and is part of SPU’s Spanish Heritage Minor. MWF 130-250

WRI 1100, as taught by history professor Dr. Diana Keuss, will provide an introduction to the Buddhist path in a course designed around reading and writing for religious literacy. TTh 1250-250

WRI 1100, as taught by film professor Jeffrey Overstreet, will write a variety of essays about art—specifically movies—including film reviews, personal essays, and research papers. MWF 130-250

WRI 1100, as taught by English professor Dr. Valerie Sirenko, will explore a variety of ways to analyze and write about literature, culture, and personal identities at the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality through an examination of Nella Larsen’s novel Passing. TTh 900-1100

WRI 1100, as taught by nursing professor Dr. Bomin Shim, will write a variety of essays that reflect on the nurse’s role, explore meaning in life in illness, and research ethical patient care guidelines . TTh 900-1100

WRI 1100, as taught by theatre professor Candace Vance, will focus on the writing necessary for all Theatre Directors: how to study a playscript, research a playwright and previous productions, and how to craft a Production Vision Statement. MWF 930-1050

WRI 1100, as taught by psychology professor Dr. Marcia Webb, will focus on learning how to write articles for social science literature. TTh 1250-250

WRI 1100, as taught by English professor Dr. Mischa Willett, will consider the way that artistic productions—sculpture, painting, poetry, short stories—provide venues for thinking about God, faith, and everything else in the world. MWF 1100-1220