Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2021
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FWIS 159 001 (CRN: 23751)
WILDERNESS: IDEAS AND IDENTITY
Long Title: EXPLORING THE AMERICAN WILDERNESS: IDEAS, IDENTITY, & LEADERSHIP
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Cortez, Kris
Meeting: 11:00AM - 11:55AM MWF (25-JAN-2021 - 30-APR-2021)
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: 15
Section Enrolled: 15
Enrollment data as of: 24-MAR-2025 11:37PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
6-MAY-2021
9:00AM - 12:00PM R
Description: This course will explore the idea of wilderness and its deeply rooted association with identity and leadership. Students will examine works from naturalists and environmentalists, explore the broader themes within the wild, and develop personal narratives and arguments to investigate our own treatment and relationship to these ideas.