ANTH 304: Writing for Social Sciences

Course Description

This course focuses on developing skills in writing, especially for research in the social sciences. In the course, students proceed through writing based assignments that target specific skills including: identifying thesis statements, arguments, and evidence; developing research questions and thesis statements; completing a literature review and identifying project’s contributions and significance; building strong arguments; evaluating, summarizing, and synthesizing information from different sources; supporting arguments with evidence; citation; distinguishing voice, and strengthening argument through organization and language. In this way, the course targets developing transferable writing skills that students may use in any research project. Each student will be able to tailor this course to their specific interests by choosing, in consultation with the instructor, paper topics and readings through which they will explore and develop their research and writing skills.