WNMU MAIS - New Concentration

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  1. mattbrent

    mattbrent Well-Known Member

    I don't think this has been mentioned, so I thought I'd throw it out there.

    I was checking the other day and saw that WNMU has a new concentration in its MAIS program. You can now concentrate in "Writing" which would seem like a great companion for English, as many of the classes are cross listed with that department.

    -Matt
     
  2. PatsGirl1

    PatsGirl1 New Member

    That's a concentration I would actually be interested in, but I've heard some horror stories of WNMU of late, so I'm a bit leery.

    Not that I need anything else on my plate other than NSULA, but you know... :)
     
  3. Shawn Ambrose

    Shawn Ambrose New Member

    I referred a colleague of mine to WNMU - he's been in the program for over a year now in Political Science and English. He is happy with the program.

    Shawn
     
  4. mattbrent

    mattbrent Well-Known Member

    Like any school, it has its pros and cons. I'll clearly acknowledge its imperfection, but I can't ignore the low tuition.

    -Matt
     
  5. friendorfoe

    friendorfoe Active Member

    It is what it is. Personally I had a bad experience with them, but then I was a little spoiled by the two schools I've graduated from prior to them. They charge way less so if you expect less, you're golden.
     
  6. AV8R

    AV8R Active Member

    Isn't writing and english pretty much the same thing?
     
  7. PatsGirl1

    PatsGirl1 New Member

    No. Writing is the actual structure and processing of using the written word. English covers the language and literature of English speaking peoples.

    Reading and English aren't the same thing, either.
     
  8. Ruble

    Ruble New Member

    The professor the Railroad History Course seems like a standup guy, and appears as though he will be very hands on. The class is months away and he is posting info and suggesting ways to acquire books.
     
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  9. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    A writing degree teaches you how to write books, poems, and other types of literature. A literature degree teaches you about great books that other people have already written.
     
  10. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    Can you show us the link?
     
  11. friendorfoe

    friendorfoe Active Member

    You're lucky...the Criminal Justice professor had us scouring the "previously owned" bins looking for out of print History Channel documentations and stuff. It's funny because one of the only places I could find one of the required DVDs was on ebay from another WNMU student who had taken his class.
     
  12. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    History Channel vids for Criminal Justice classes? Which ones?
     
  13. friendorfoe

    friendorfoe Active Member

    Two of the videos were DVDs on the history of organized crime, actually that was very interesting. The other was the history of drugs and how they became illegal or something to that effect which was also very interesting but both were somewhat tough to find. I think the organized crime was was the easier of the two.
     
  14. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    What's the name of the class?
     
  15. friendorfoe

    friendorfoe Active Member

    I think Organized Crime or Survey or Organized Crime, something like that. Personally I don't recommend the class but the materials used were good.
     
  16. bazonkers

    bazonkers New Member

    It was sent via email to people enrolled in the course. He was suggesting that we consider alternative sources to get the books as the campus bookstore sometimes operates at a glacial pace. He stressed that the course will be a quick 10 weeks and is VERY reading intensive.
     
  17. friendorfoe

    friendorfoe Active Member

    I was warned that the campus bookstore was unreliable, which as it happens turned out to be true at least in the case of inventory.

    Me: "do you have (fill in the blank)"
    Them: "um...I don't think so, you might find it if you go by (name of a bookstore in town)"

    Me:"Can you check?"
    Them:"yeah, hold on..."

    a few tic tocs

    Them:"Yeah we don't carry that book anymore"
    Me:"You still have that course in the school"
    Them:"Yeah I don't know anything about that"
    Me:"Thanks, bye"

    *click*

    Just one of the cosmos of small frustrations I felt. They never really did any one thing terribly, but they never did anything terribly well either. I suppose little things like this just started to drive me up the wall but hey, I'm not here to complain and the cost of tuition is incredible for a RA grad program, you can't beat it.
     
  18. mattbrent

    mattbrent Well-Known Member

    One of my courses for APU that I'm taking in a few weeks required a dvd. Fortunately Netflix has it. If you subscribe to Netflix, you might want to look up their stock to see if they have the old documentaries you need. They have thousands of videos. If you don't have Netflix, let me know the videos and I'll look to see if they have it. You could easily get a free trial long enough to get the videos.

    -Matt
     
  19. mattbrent

    mattbrent Well-Known Member

    I cannot wait for this course with Professor Warren. I've been chatting with him via email about a good number of things. He's also planning a sequence of constitutional topics courses. The Age of Marshall, which is offered in the fall, is one of those courses.

    I have somewhat mixed feelings about the two courses I'm in now. However, I am really looking forward to Railroad History and the others. He seems like he has all his ducks in a row. As a fellow educator, I appreciate the organization.

    -Matt
     
  20. bazonkers

    bazonkers New Member

    I was able to order my books from amazon.com when I signed up for the Railroad History class.

    I have other sources as well for these books if anyone can't find them there. I know of several railroad and train specific book sellers and I bet they all have them in stock. PM me if anyone gets stuck trying to find the books and I'll let you know where else to search.

    EDIT: I just checked amazon and all 4 are currently available

    1. Dilts, The Great Road ISBN 139780804726290 (Stanford)
    http://www.amazon.com/Great-Road-Building-Baltimore-1828-1853/dp/0804726299/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236792067&sr=8-1

    2. Ely, Railroads and American Law ISBN 9780700611447 (Kansas)
    http://www.amazon.com/Railroads-American-Law-James-Ely/dp/0700611444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236792303&sr=1-1

    3. Stover American Railroads 13-9780226776583 (Chicago)
    http://www.amazon.com/American-Railroads-Chicago-History-Civilization/dp/0226776581/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236792372&sr=1-1

    4. Goddard, Getting There 13-9780226300436 (Basic)
    http://www.amazon.com/Getting-There-Struggle-American-Mathematics/dp/0226300439/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236792473&sr=1-1

    Sorry to get off-topic. Back to your regularly scheduled discussion.
     
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