ANTH 305 Fundamentals of Anthropological Writing
College: Arts and Sciences
Department: Anthropology
Type: W
Status: Approved
REPORT ON RECERTIFICATION OF W COURSE: ANTH 305
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 9/1/25 to 9/1/29
We recommend that ANTH 305 Fundamentals of Anthropological Writing be certified as a writing (W) course. We have reviewed a representative syllabus and have determined that the course meets or exceeds the following criteria: (1) 90% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 6,200; (3) the instructor to student ratio is 1:20; and (4) the assigned writing is appropriate to the major.
ANTH 305’s individual writing component consists of a number of specific writing assignments: a letter of introduction, a resume, a cover letter, a research proposal, an annotated bibliography, a critique assignment, an abstract and outline, a conference presentation, a discipline paper, and a non-anthropology paper. Students submit ungraded drafts of these assignments for formative feedback either via instructor comments or peer review; students also have the option to revise and resubmit some assignments. Writing instruction includes class time that focuses on techniques for writing each assignment, along with good and bad examples of writing for each document genre.
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 9/1/25 to 9/1/29
We recommend that ANTH 305 Fundamentals of Anthropological Writing be certified as a writing (W) course. We have reviewed a representative syllabus and have determined that the course meets or exceeds the following criteria: (1) 90% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 6,200; (3) the instructor to student ratio is 1:20; and (4) the assigned writing is appropriate to the major.
ANTH 305’s individual writing component consists of a number of specific writing assignments: a letter of introduction, a resume, a cover letter, a research proposal, an annotated bibliography, a critique assignment, an abstract and outline, a conference presentation, a discipline paper, and a non-anthropology paper. Students submit ungraded drafts of these assignments for formative feedback either via instructor comments or peer review; students also have the option to revise and resubmit some assignments. Writing instruction includes class time that focuses on techniques for writing each assignment, along with good and bad examples of writing for each document genre.