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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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FWIS 112 001 (CRN: 15043)
WRITING ABOUT VIDEOGAMES
Long Title: WRITING ABOUT VIDEOGAMES: APPROACHING VIDEOGAMES AS LITERATURE THROUGH CRITICAL READING AND WRITING
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Pons, Michael
Meeting: 9:00AM - 9:50AM MWF (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 16
Section Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2025 12:15PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: In this course students will engage with the growing body of academic literature on videogames, learning the theoretical and methodological perspectives scholars have used to engage with the medium for the past few decades.