Writing in the Major Courses

General Information

Students should consult department and program descriptions in the Bulletin for up-to-date information on which course(s) fulfill the WIM Requirement for their particular major(s). If necessary, you can also consult with the Undergraduate Director or Administrator.

The WIM course list does not necessarily contain all the information students need in order to complete the requirement. Prerequisites may exist for some courses.

WIM Courses for the School of Humanities and Sciences

African and African American Studies

AFRICAAM 105. Intro to African and African American Studies

American Studies

AMSTUD 160. Perspectives on American Identity

Anthropological Sciences

ANTHSCI 190. Social Theory in the Anthropological Sciences

Archaeology

ARCHLGY 104. Archaeology of Modern Times

Art and Art History

ARTHIST 1. Introduction to the Visual Arts

Asian Languages

CHINGEN 133. Literature in 20th-Century China
JAPANGEN 138. Survey of Modern Japanese Literature in Translation

Biological Sciences

BIOSCI 44X. Core Experimental Laboratory
BIOSCI or BIOHOPK 44Y. Core Experimental Laboratory
BIOSCI 54. Genes, Genomes, and Proteins: Introduction to Advanced Independent Research Laboratory
BIOSCI 55. Advanced Independent Research Laboratory
BIOSCI 145. Behavioral Ecology
BIOSCI 165H. Air and Water
BIOSCI 175H. Problems in Marine Ecology and Ecophysiology
BIOSCI 176H. Experimental Neurobiology

Chemistry

CHEM 134. Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

Classics

CLASSGEN 176. Majors Seminar: Desire in Antiquity

Communication

COMM 120. Digital Media in Society

Comparative Literature

COMPLIT 101. Introduction to Comparative Literature: Literary Theory

Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity

CSRE 200X. CSRE Senior Seminar

Cultural and Social Anthropology

CASA 90. Theory of Cultural and Social Anthropology

Drama

DRAMA 160. Performance, Dance History and Gender
DRAMA 161. Performance and Politics
DRAMA 169. Contemporary Dramatic Voices of Color

East Asian Studies

CHINGEN 133. Literature in 20th-Century China
JAPANGEN 138. Survey of Modern Japanese Literature in Translation
HISTORY 256. U.S.-China Relations: From the Opium War to Tiananmen

Economics

ECON 101. Economic Policy Analysis

English

ENGLISH 160. Poetry and Poetics

Feminist Studies

FEMST 253. Women and the Creative Imagination

Film & Media Studies

FILMSTUD 102/302. Theories of the Moving Image

French

FRENLIT 130. Authorship, Book Culture and National Identity in Medieval and Renaissance France
FRENLIT 131. Absolutism, Enlightenment and Revolution in 17th- and 18th-Century France
FRENLIT 132. Introduction to 19th- and 20th-Century French Literature: Literary and Social Movements
FRENLIT 133. Literature and Society: Introduction to Francophone Literature from Africa and the Caribbean

German Studies

GERLIT 123N. The Brothers Grimm and Their Fairy Tales
GERLIT 135. Literature and the Limits of Self-Determination: Introduction to 19th-Century German Prose
GERLIT 137. Between Yesterday and Tomorrow: German Postwar Film and the Culture of Defeat

History

For History WIM courses, see the Stanford Bulletin

Human Biology

HUMBIO 4B. Environmental and Health Policy Analysis

Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities

HUMNTIES 200A,B,C. Senior Research

International Relations

HISTORY 102. The History of the International System
POLISCI 110C. America and the World Economy
POLISCI 110D. War and Peace in American Foreign Policy
POLISCI 215. Explaining Ethnic Violence
INTNLREL 130. Science, Technology and Development
INTNLREL 131. Globalization and Organizations
INTNLREL 140A. International Law and International Relations
INTNLREL 163. History and Geography of Contemporary Global Issues

Italian

ITALLANG 114. Advanced Stylistics and Composition
ITALLANG 115. Academic and Creative Writing

Linguistics

LINGUIST 150. Language in Society

Mathematical and Computational Sciences

MATH 109. Applied Group Theory
MATH 110. Applied Number Theory and
Field Theory
MATH 120. Modern Algebra
STATS 166. Statistical Methods in Computational Genetics

Mathematics

MATH 109. Applied Group Theory
MATH 110. Applied Number Theory and Field Theory
MATH 120. Modern Algebra
MATH 171. Fundamental Concepts of Analysis

Music

MUSIC 140/240. Studies in Medieval Music
MUSIC 141. Studies in Renaissance Music
MUSIC 142. Studies in Baroque Music
MUSIC 143. Studies in Classic Music
MUSIC 144. Studies in Romantic Music
MUSIC 145. Studies in Modern Music
MUSIC 148. Musical Shakespeare: Theater, Song, Opera and Film
MUSIC 151. Psychophysics and Cognitive Psychology for Musicians

Philosophy

PHIL 80. Mind, Matter and Meaning

Physics

PHYSICS 107. Intermediate Physics Laboratory II: Experimental Techniques and Data Analysis

Political Science

POLISCI 102C. America and the World Economy
POLISCI 110D. War and Peace in American Foreign Policy
POLISCI 120C. American Political Institutions: Congress, the Executive Branch and the Courts
POLISCI 124R. Judicial Politics and Constitutional Law: The Federal System
POLISCI 215. Explaining Ethnic Violence
POLISCI 231S. Contemporary Theories of Justice

Psychology