Writing in the Disciplines: Conventions and Tips

Resources for Writing in the Disciplines: Sample Assignments (where indicated) and General Writing Guidelines by Discipline

HUMANITIES:

Art/Art History - General advice on how to write papers in art and art history and some sample assignments where indicated:

• Print Resources recommended by Professor Cristelle L. Baskins, Department of Art and Art History, Tufts University
  • Barnet, Sylvan. A Short Guide to Writing about Art. New York: Longman, 1997. Available at Tisch Library and at the ARC Resource Library in Dowling Hall
  • Hudson, Suzanne and Nancy Noonan Morrissey. The Art of Writing about Art. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2002. Available at Tisch Library.
• http://www.library.tufts.edu/tisch/subject/art.htm - Tisch website for art history students
• http://waukesha.uwc.edu/academics/owl/disciplines.html
• http://www.csun.edu/~hflrc006/ep19b.html
• http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-writing/on-line.html
• http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities
• http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/faculty/~archives/archive.htm (sample papers)
• http://writing.upenn.edu/critical/help_tips.html#tipsd
• http://www.gsw.edu/~wac/good_writing.htm
• http://www.nku.edu/~nkuwip/Faculty/BestPrac/BP4.html
• http://web.presby.edu/writingcenter/

English/Literature - General advice on how to write papers in English Literature and other Literature courses and some sample assignments where indicated:

• http://www.csun.edu/~hflrc006/ep19b.html
• http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-writing/on-line.html
• http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities
• http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/faculty/~archives/archive.htm (sample papers)
• http://www.plymouth.edu/wrc/advice_disc.html
• http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/wid/samples.htm  (sample papers)
• http://www.hmc.edu/acad/Learning/Writing/resources/disciplines.html
• http://writing.upenn.edu/critical/help_tips.html#tipsd
• http://web.presby.edu/writingcenter/

Philosophy - General advice on writing effective papers in philosophy and sample papers where indicated:

• 10 Steps to a Compelling Philosophy Paper (PDF) - Courtesy of Professor Nancy Bauer, Department of Philosophy, Tufts University
• http://www.csus.edu/wac/disciplines.stm
• http://www.csun.edu/~hflrc006/ep19b.html
• http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/

History - General advice on writing papers in history and sample papers where indicated:

• http://wac.gmu.edu/guides/GMU%20guides.html
• http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/faculty/~archives/archive.htm (sample papers)
• http://www.plymouth.edu/wrc/advice_disc.html
• http://writing.upenn.edu/critical/help_tips.html#tipsd
• http://www.tcc.cc.fl.us/dept/acsu/writing_center/writing/disciplines.htm
• http://www.usca.edu/writingroom/wid/
• http://web.presby.edu/writingcenter/

Religion:

• 10 Steps to Writing a Solid Constructive Argumentative Paper (PDF) - Courtesy of Professor Elizabeth Lemons, Department of Comparative Religion, Tufts University
• http://www.csun.edu/~hflrc006/ep19b.html
• http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/
• http://web.presby.edu/writingcenter/
• http://writing.upenn.edu/critical/help_tips.html#tipsd

Theatre/Film/Creative Writing/Music:

• http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/
• http://www.plymouth.edu/wrc/advice_disc.html
• http://writing.upenn.edu/critical/help_tips.html#tipsd
• http://www.nku.edu/~nkuwip/Faculty/BestPrac/BP4.html
• http://www.hmc.edu/acad/Learning/Writing/resources/disciplines.html

General Humanities - Some guidelines on the difference between papers in humanities and other subjects, such as social and natural sciences:

• http://cariboo.tru.ca/disciplines/tguide/chart.html
• http://waukesha.uwc.edu/academics/owl/disciplines.html
• http://www.tcc.cc.fl.us/dept/acsu/writing_center/writing/disciplines.htm
• http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/wid/samples.htm (sample papers)

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

General guidelines for writing in Social Sciences:

• http://oncampus.richmond.edu/~tlewelle//studyaids/termpapers.htm
• http://cariboo.tru.ca/disciplines/tguide/chart.html

Economics:

• http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/faculty/~archives/archive.htm (includes sample exams)
• http://writing.upenn.edu/critical/help_tips.html#tipsd
• http://www.gsw.edu/~wac/good_writing.htm
• http://academic.mu.edu/aswriting/econ.htm

Political Science and International Relations:

• http://wac.gmu.edu/guides/GMU%20guides.html
• http://www.csus.edu/wac/disciplines.stm (includes Social Work)
• http://waukesha.uwc.edu/academics/owl/disciplines.html
• http://www.nku.edu/~nkuwip/Faculty/BestPrac/BP4.html  (includes Environment and Social Work)

Psychology:

• http://wac.gmu.edu/guides/GMU%20guides.html
• http://www.plymouth.edu/wrc/advice_disc.html
• http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/wid/samples.htm (sample papers)
• http://writing.upenn.edu/critical/help_tips.html#tipsd
• http://www.gsw.edu/~wac/good_writing.htm
• http://www.usca.edu/writingroom/wid/
• http://www.nku.edu/~nkuwip/Faculty/BestPrac/BP4.html
• http://web.presby.edu/writingcenter/
• http://www.hmc.edu/acad/Learning/Writing/resources/disciplines.html

Education:

• http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/faculty/~archives/archive.htm (includes sample papers)
• http://www.nku.edu/~nkuwip/Faculty/BestPrac/BP4.html

Child Development

• http://www.plymouth.edu/wrc/advice_disc.html

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SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING

• http://wac.gmu.edu/guides/GMU%20guides.html
• http://www.csus.edu/wac/disciplines.stm
• http://waukesha.uwc.edu/academics/owl/disciplines.html
• http://writing.upenn.edu/critical/help_tips.html#tipsd
• http://www.csun.edu/~hflrc006/ep19b.html
• http://departments.oxy.edu/cae/writing/disciplines.html
• http://cariboo.tru.ca/disciplines/tguide/chart.html (general guide to writing in Sciences)
• http://www.units.muohio.edu/cwe/Online_Resources.html
• http://www.plymouth.edu/wrc/advice_disc.html
• http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/wid/samples.htm  (sample papers)
• http://www.tcc.cc.fl.us/dept/acsu/writing_center/writing/disciplines.htm
• http://web.presby.edu/writingcenter/
• http://www.usca.edu/writingroom/wid/
• http://www.hmc.edu/acad/Learning/Writing/resources/disciplines.html

HEALTH SCIENCES AND NURSING

• http://www.gsw.edu/~wac/good_writing.htm
• http://www.hmc.edu/acad/Learning/Writing/resources/disciplines.html
• http://www.usca.edu/writingroom/wid/
• http://wac.gmu.edu/guides/GMU%20guides.html
• http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-writing/on-line.html
• http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/faculty/~archives/archive.htm (includes sample papers)

BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT/RESUMES/PRESENTATIONS

• http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/reading-writing/on-line.html
• http://www.sba.muohio.edu/sba_home/Centers/hwinew/studentresources/businessletters.asp
• http://writesite.cuny.edu/work/index.html
• http://wac.gmu.edu/guides/GMU%20guides.html
• http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/faculty/~archives/archive.htm (includes sample papers)
• http://www.plymouth.edu/wrc/advice_disc.html

WRITING REPORTS, THESES, AND DISSERTATIONS

• http://writing.upenn.edu/critical/help_tips.html

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