Communication-Intensive Courses will be offered by English and the Writing Program, as well as by other departments across the university. All Communication-Intensive (CI) courses will provide experiences that build toward programmatic learning outcomes. CI courses use writing/communication to enhance students’ learning of the course content. Students use writing and other forms of communication to engage with course topics and questions in ways that demonstrate their growing participation in academic inquiry and knowledge-making.
The new GER begins with the class that matriculates in Fall 2023, so these courses are still under development. As the campus transitions into the new UGER, students will be able to use SAGES university seminars as communication-intensive courses and vice versa. For students enrolled in SAGES, CI courses will "map" onto the SAGES worlds based on their course codes.
The English Department and Writing Program currently offer a variety of writing-intensive courses for students interested in continuing to develop their writing and communication skills (and those who have always loved writing, speaking, and reading!).