In courses meeting Advanced Expression (AE), the second part of the Written and Oral Expression requirement for the WCAS bachelor's degree, students demonstrate high-level achievement in their ability to Express: articulate their ideas in oral, written, visual, digital, and other media, and assemble narratives, explanations, data, and arguments that navigate carefully ordered evidence. Some students demonstrate this level via their works in a language other than English.

Courses that meet the AE requirement focus on effective communication, be it through writing, speaking or other modes of communication, in specific disciplinary or interdisciplinary contexts. AE courses are typically taken after the first year.

Learning Objectives for AE

• Understand and emulate field-specific conventions and protocols for communicating findings to a range of audiences
• Develop the relationship between their voice and field-specific norms of expression, aiming to achieve control over persuasive rhetoric

AE Courses

Courses approved for the 2024-2025 academic year.