Course Catalog - 2018-2019

     

FWIS 196 - LITERATURE AND BUSINESS

Long Title: BUSINESS IN THE AMERICAN IMAGINATION
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course examines business narratives and tropes in American fiction, non-fiction, and visual art from the 18th-century to the present. On the road to improving their written and verbal communication skills, students will consider an array of allegories, motifs, and plots about the profits and pitfalls of American commerce cultures.
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/