Writing (W) Courses
The following courses have been designated as Writing-Intensive. This is a conditional list, pending approvals by Faculty Curriculum Committees and SFU Senate. As courses are nominated, considered and approved for W designation, this list will be updated.
Note: Courses that transfer to the SFU courses listed below do not automatically transfer as W. For courses taken at a BC college please check the BC Transfer Guide to determine designation transfer. Coursework taken elsewhere will require individual assessment for W designation.
Last updated 20 April 2012.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
| Course No. | Course Title | Other |
| BUEC 427-3 | Law and Economics | |
| CRIM 300-3 | Current Theories and Perspectives in Criminology | |
| ECON 355-4 | Economic Development | Q |
| ECON 409-3 | Seminar in Economic Thought | |
| ECON 426-3 | Industrial Organization: Governance and Institutions | |
| ECON 448-3 | Economics of Crime | |
| ECON 450-3 | Seminar in Quantitative Economic History | Q |
| ECON 452-3 | Seminar in Economic Prehistory | |
| ECON 454-3 | Economics of the Family | |
| ECON 455-3 | Seminar in Economic Development | Q |
| ENGL 101-3 | Introduction to Fiction | B-Hum |
| ENGL 102-3 | Introduction to Poetry | B-Hum |
| ENGL 103-3 | Introduction to Drama | B-Hum |
| ENGL 104-3 | Introduction to Prose Genres | B-Hum |
| ENGL 105-3 | Introduction to Issues in Literature and Culture | B-Hum |
| ENGL 199-3 | Introduction to University Writing | |
| ENGL 210-3 | Writing and Critical Thinking *effective January 2008 | |
| ENGL 400-4 | Advanced Old English | |
| ENGL 404-4 | Topics in Medieval Literature | |
| ENGL 407-4 | Topics in Early English Drama | |
| ENGL 410-4 | Topics in Early Modern English Non-Dramatic Literature | |
| ENGL 416-4 | Milton | |
| ENGL 420-4 | Topics in 18th Century Literature | |
| ENGL 427-4 | Topics in the Romantic Period | |
| ENGL 434-4 | Topics in the Victorian Period | |
| ENGL 435-4 | Topics in the Literature of the Long 19th Century | |
| ENGL 436-4 | Topics in Literature of Transition 19th-20th Centuries | |
| ENGL 438-4 | Topics in Modernism | |
| ENGL 440-4 | Topics in British Literature Post 1945 | |
| ENGL 447-4 | Topics in American Literature Before 1900 | |
| ENGL 449-4 | Topics in American Literature Since 1900 | |
| ENGL 453-4 | Aboriginal Literatures | |
| ENGL 454-4 | North American Poetry and Poetics | |
| ENGL 455-4 | Topics in Canadian Literature | |
| ENGL 457-4 | Topics in Asian North American Literature | |
| ENGL 465-4 | Topics in Critical Theory | |
| ENGL 468-4 | Topics in Drama | |
| ENGL 470-4 | Studies in the English Language | |
| ENGL 472-4 | Advanced Creative Writing *effective May 2012 | |
| ENGL 475-4 | Topics in Rhetoric | |
| ENGL 482-4 | Topics in Cultural Studies | |
| ENGL 484-4 | Topics in Literature and Media | |
| ENGL 486-4 | Topics in Gender, Sexuality and Literature | |
| ENGL 487-4 | Topics in Children's Literature | |
| ENGL 492-4 | Topics in World Literatures in English | |
| EXPL 145-3 | Selected Topics *W effective January 2010; B-Hum effective September 2010 |
B-Hum |
| EXPL 310-3 | Selected Topics *effective September 2010 | B-Soc |
| FREN 301-3 | Advanced French Composition | |
| FREN 407-3 | Language in Translation *effective January 2013 | |
| GSWS 398-4* | Feminist Currents *Course tag change from WS effective September 2011 |
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| HIST 102-3 | Post-Confederation Canadian History | B-Hum |
| HIST 345-4 | Selected Topics in European History | |
| HIST 368-4 | Selected Topics in the History of the Wider World | |
| HIST 374-4 | Selected Topics in the History of the Americas | |
| HUM 101-3 | Introduction to the Humanities | B-Hum |
| HUM 102-3 | Classical Mythology | B-Hum |
| HUM 302-4 | The Golden Age of Greece: an Integrated Society | B-Hum |
| HUM 312-4 | Renaissance Studies | |
| HUM 321-4 | The Humanities and Critical Thinking *W effective January 2012 | B-Hum |
| IS 313-4 | Nationalism, Democracy and Development in Modern India *effective January 2009 | |
| IS 450-4 | Seminar on Global Problems in Interdisciplinary Perspective *effective January 2008 | |
| ISPO 450-4 | Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America *formerly POL 450; course number change effective May 2009 | |
| LING 301-3 | Linguistic Argumentation | |
| LING 309-3 | Sociolinguistics | |
| LING 482-3 | Topics in Linguistics III | |
| PHIL 100-3 | Knowledge and Reality | B-Hum |
| PHIL 120-3 | Introduction to Moral Philosophy | B-Hum |
| PHIL 319-3 | Applied Health Ethics *effective September 2008 | |
| PHIL 421-4 | Advanced Topics in Ethical Theory | |
| PHIL 451-4 | Advanced Topics in the History of Philosophy | |
| PHIL 455-4 | Contemporary Issues in Epistemology and Metaphysics | |
| PHIL 467-4 | Seminar ll | |
| POL 101-3* | Introduction to Politics and Government * POL 101 is the W version of POL 100 |
B-Soc |
| POL 338-3 | Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict *effective September 2010 | Q |
| POL 426-4 | Canadian Political Behaviour | Q |
| POL 452-4 | Energy Policy *effective January 2012 | |
| POL 457-4 | Technology and Innovation Policy *effective January 2012 | |
| PSYC 109-3 | Brain, Mind and Society *formerly PSYC X99; course number change effective September 2011 | B-Sci |
| PSYC 201-4 | Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology | Q |
| PSYC 300-3 | Critical Analysis of Issues in Psychology | |
| SA 100-4 | Perspectives on Canadian Society *effective May 2008 | B-Soc |
| SA 201-4 | Anthropology and Contemporary Life | |
| SA 302-4 | Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism | B-Soc |
| SA 356-4 | Ethnography and Qualitative Methods | |
| SA 357-4 | Survey Design | Q |
| WL 101-3 | Writing About Literature *W and B effective January 2011 | B-Hum |
| WL 103-3 | Pre-Modern World Literature *W effective January 2011 | B-Hum |
| WL 104-3 | Modern World Literature *W effective January 2011 | B-Hum |
| WL 301-4 | Advanced Composition *effective September 2010 | |
| WL 305-3 | Sages and Poets *effective January 2011 | |
| WL 404-3 | Literature and Translation *effective January 2011 |
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
| Course No. | Course Title | Other |
| FPA 228-3 | Dance Aesthetics | |
| FPA 238-3 | Screenwriting l *effective January 2010 | |
| FPA 257-3 | Context of Theatre l *effective September 2009 | |
| FPA 319-3 | Critical Writing in the Arts | |
| FPA 338-3 | Screenwriting ll *effective September 2009 | |
| FPA 357-3 | Context of Theatre ll *effective January 2011 | |
| CMNS 130-3 | Explorations in Mass Communication | |
| CMNS 223-3 | Advertising as Social Communication | |
| CMNS 253-3 | Introduction to Information Technology: New Media | |
| CMNS 304-4 | Communication and Everyday Life | |
| CMNS 323-4 | Cultural Dimensions in Advertising *effective January 2009 | |
| IAT 103-3 | Design, Communication and Collaboration *effective September 2011; replaces TECH 101W | |
| IAT 206-3 | Media Across Cultures *W effective January 2012 | B-Hum |
| IAT 309-3 | Writing for Design, Media, and Informatics *effective January 2009 | |
| PUB 355-4 | Online Marketing for Publishers *effective January 2012 |
Faculty of Applied Sciences
| Course No. | Course Title | Other |
| CMPT 105-3 | Process, Form, and Convention in Professional Genres *effective September 2010 | |
| CMPT 322-3 | Professional Responsibility and Ethics *effective January 2009 | |
| CMPT 376-3 | Technical Writing and Group Dynamics | |
| ENSC 100W-3*/101-1 corequisites | Engineering Technology and Society / Writing Process, Persuasion, and Presentations *B designations apply to ENSC 100W; B-Hum option effective September 2010 |
*B-Hum/Sci |
| ENSC 105-3 | Process, Form, and Convention in Professional Genres *effective January 2011 | |
| ENSC 305-1/440-4 corequisites | Project Documentation and Group Dynamics / Capstone Engineering Science Project | |
| ENSC 442-3 | Capstone Design Technical Project ll *effective May 2011 |
Faculty of Environment
| Course No. | Course Title | Other |
| ARCH 272-3 | Archaeology of the Old World *W effective September 2012 | B-Soc |
| ARCH 330-3 | Prehistory of Latin America | |
| ARCH 471-5 | Archaeological Theory *effective September 2008 | |
| EVSC 491-3 | Advanced Field Studies in Environmental Science | |
| GEOG 322-4 | World Resources | |
| GEOG 362-4 | Geography of Urban Built Environments |
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| GEOG 381-4 | Political Geography | |
| GEOG 389-4 | Human Ecology: Human Relations to Nature | |
| GEOG 412-4 | Glacial Processes and Environments | |
| GEOG 417-4 | Soil Science ll | |
| GEOG 440-4 | Law and Geography | |
| GEOG 453-4 | Theoretical and Applied Remote Sensing | Q |
Faculty of Science
| Course No. | Course Title | Other |
| BISC 302-3 | Genetic Analysis | |
| BISC 304-3 | Animal Ecology | |
| BISC 307-3 | Animal Physiology Laboratory | |
| BISC 367-3 | Plant Physiology Laboratory | |
| BISC 404-3 | Plant Ecology | |
| BISC 440-3 | Biodiversity | |
| BISC 492-5 | Research Reporting | |
| BISC 497-3 | Undergraduate Research (Writing Intensive) | |
| CHEM 236-3 | Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory | Q |
| CHEM 366-3 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory I *effective September 2007 | Q |
| EASC 303-3 | Environmental Geoscience | |
| EASC 310-3 | Paleontology | |
| KIN 180-3 | Introduction to Ergonomics | |
| KIN 304-3 | Inquiry and Measurement in Kinesiology | Q |
| KIN 417-3 | Obesity, Adipocyte Function, and Weight Management *effective January 2012 | |
| MATH 160-3 | Mathematics in Action | Q, B-Sci |
| MATH 178-3 | Fractals and Chaos | Q, B-Sci |
| MATH 208-3 | Introduction to Operations Research *W and Q effective September 2010 | Q |
| MATH 370-3 | The Art and Craft of Problem Solving | Q |
| MATH 380-3 | History of Mathematics | Q |
| MATH 381-3 | Mathematics Undergraduate Seminar *effective September 2009 | Q |
| MATH 402-3 | Operations Research Clinic *W effective January 2011 | Q |
| MBB 309-3 | Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Lab II | |
| PHYS 332-3 | Optics Laboratory | Q |
| STAT 300-3 | Statistics Communication |
Faculty of Business Administration
| Course No. | Course Title | Other |
| BUS 360-3 | Business Communication |
Faculty of Education
| Course No. | Course Title | Other |
| EDUC 100-3 | Selected Questions and Issues in Education *effective September 2007 | B-Hum |
| EDUC 342-3 | Contemporary Approaches to Literacy Instruction *effective September 2011 | |
| EDUC 352-4 | Building on Reflective Practice *effective September 2011 | |
| EDUC 371 | School Health Education | |
| EDUC 401-8 | Introduction to Classroom Teaching *effective Sept. 2007 | |
| EDUC 402-7 | Studies of Educational Theory and Practice *effective September 2007 |
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| EDUC 412-4 | Designs for Learning: Secondary Language Arts | |
| EDUC 428-4 | Nature and Nurture of Gifted Students | |
| EDUC 472-4 | Designs for Learning: Elementary Language Arts | |
| EDUC 473-4 | Designs for Learning: Reading | |
| EDUC 480-4 | Designs for Learning: French as a Second Language | |
| EDUC 481-4 | Designs for Learning: French Immersion Programs and Francophone Schools | |
| EDUC 485-8 | Designs for Learning: Writing |
Faculty of Health Sciences
| Course No. | Course Title | Other |
| HSCI 319-3 | Applied Health Ethics *effective September 2008 |
Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue
| Course No. | Course Title | Other |
| DIAL 390-5 | Undergraduate Semester: Dialogue *B-Hum option effective May 2012 |
B-Soc/B-Hum |
| DIAL 391-5 | Undergraduate Semester: Seminar *B-Hum option effective May 2012 |
B-Soc/B-Hum |
| DIAL 392-5 | Undergraduate Semester: Final Project *B-Hum option effective September 2012 |
B-Soc/B-Hum |