HNRS 43WScience, Rhetoric, and Social Influence
Honors Collegium · 6 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Science writing, particularly scientific texts, both contemporary and historical, that have been used to communicate science to and influence large groups of people’s beliefs and behavior. What is it about certain scientific texts that change way we think and have potential to affect social policy? Texts cover variety of topics from evolution to nutrition and food industry to current debates about climate change. Students encouraged to practice science writing themselves. Satisfies Writing II requirement.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36.
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needs reviewconfidence 0.80 · from text- · "ENGCOMP 3H" is not in this catalog version
- · "ESL 36" is not in this catalog version
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
HNRS 43W
- ENGCOMP 3English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language
- ENGCOMP 2Approaches to University Writing
- ENGCOMP 2IApproaches to University Writing for Multilingual Students
1 direct requisite. Showing 4 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.