Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2018
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Meeting location information can now be found on student schedules in ESTHER (for students) or on the Course Roster in ESTHER (for faculty and instructors).Additional information available here.
FWIS 156 001 (CRN: 25105)
EXTREME SPORTS
Long Title: EXTREME SPORTS: PUSHING THE LIMITS OF THE HUMAN
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Chappell, Lindsey N.
Meeting: 1:00PM - 2:15PM TR (8-JAN-2018 - 20-APR-2018)
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:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 15
Enrollment data as of: 8-MAY-2024 11:55AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
27-APR-2018
9:00AM - 12:00PM F
Description: This FWIS explores humanity’s fascination with pushing our bodies beyond their limits. We’ll specifically explore how Western culture depicts high-risk athletic endeavors – like mountaineering and ultrarunning – and the individuals who perform the, historically and in the present, by examining concepts for articulating limitlessness: transcendence, endurance, freedom, and the sublime.