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1010  Introduction to Academic Writing (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 1010 placement. Fulfills Writing Requirement 1.
   Students learn to read and write rhetorically, develop and support claims, and produce and evaluate writing in collaboration with peers. Course readings and assignments emphasize writing for diverse purposes and disciplines. To be taken during Freshman year.

1060  Methods and Technologies of Library Research (1)
   Introduces students to basic library research, including the identification, discovery, retrieval, and evaluation of material from a variety of formats. Topics include general and subject-specific research strategies, reference sources, United States government publications, and CD-ROM and online electronic resources.

2010  Intermediate Writing: Academic Writing and Research (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 1010 or placement in 2010. Fulfills Writing Requirement 2.
   Writing in undergraduate academic contexts. Students practice analytical and persuasive writing that addresses various academic audiences in a research university. Emphasis on writing for learning, textual analysis, writing from research, and collaborative writing. To be taken Freshman year.

2060  Writing Workshop (1)

3011  Writing in the Arts and Humanities (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or ESL 1060. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Prepares students for professional and public careers in the Arts and Humanities by emphasizing reading and writing arguments and the kinds of writing needed in further study and executive positions: summaries, analyses, proposals, research notes, reports, and reviews. Includes collaborative projects, electronic writing, instruction in revision and editing, and exploratory writing to discover ideas.

3012  Writing in the Social Sciences (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or ESL 1060. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Designed to facilitate thinking and writing in the social sciences. Focuses on using sources to develop critical thinking on issues, forming one's own position about disciplinary problems, and creating arguments using rhetorical conventions associated with specific disciplines.

3014  Writing in the Sciences (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or ESL 1060. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Designed to help students in the sciences develop the skills needed for scientific research and communication. Provides students with the opportunity to write in the variety of forms that they are likely to encounter in their professional lives (i.e. memos, proposals, reports, presentations) in a scientific context.

3015  Professional/Technical Writing (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or ESL 1060. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Prepares students for professional practice by emphasizing problem solving in organizational contexts, writing for multiple audiences, and writing with visual and numerical data. Includes collaborative projects. Service learning option.

3016  Business Writing (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Prepares Business majors for writing in the business world. Emphasizes argumentation and linguistic precision.

3018  Writing about "The Simpsons" (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent. Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   This is a writing course that works through the lens of the animated TV show "The Simpsons" to explore the cultural contexts of post-modern satire. A key component is learning to write detailed analysis of these kinds of visual texts, as well as understanding the function such texts play in our collective cultural memory. Students also propose a satirical episode treatment utilizing the show's tableau of characters.

3040  Digital Storytelling (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent.
   Digital storytelling takes new tools and techniques-computers and software-to update the ancient craft of telling tales. Students apply their writing abilities along with digital imaging and editing tools to tell a series of illustrated stories using pictures and narration in ways that are engaging and exciting. The class will focus on the telling of real-life stories.

3300  Researching the Social Sciences (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or ESL 1060.
   Designed for social science majors who want to improve their library research skills. Emphasizes non-quantitative research and scholarship across the social sciences. Encourages an understanding of the writing process by cultivating the ability to gather and apply information to specific problem-solving tasks.

3510  Grammar and Stylistics for Academic Writing (3) Departmental consent. Cross listed as ESL 3510, LING 3510. Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or ESL 1060. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Examines common grammatical and stylistic problems from a rhetorical and functional perspective.

3600  Grammar for Writers (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010.
   This course acquaints students with a variety of grammatical issues and the quantitative research methods to study them for the purpose of improving writing.

3810  Technologies of Writing (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010.
   The Technologies of Writing course examines the history of writing technologies, as well as the ways in which rhetorical principles operate in new media. The course reviews the work of scholars in the computers and writing field, introducing students to discussions of issues such as critical literacy, writing processes, social networking, and intellectual property.

3830  Professional, Technical & Scientific Writing Studies (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent.
   This course introduces students to the theoretical tradition of professional, technical and scientific writing. It examines the historical background of the field and explores important contemporary issues discussed in professional, technical and scientific studies.

3860  Introduction to Writing Studies (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010.
   The course surveys contemporary scholarship in the nature of writing as an action and as a product--as what writers do and how they do it. The course focuses on various aspects of language, written composition, literacy and rhetoric from historical, cultural, social and psychological perspectives.

3870  History and Theory of Writing (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent. Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   This course introduces students to a history of writing and writing practices and the forces that have shaped its study. It looks at the ways in which writers are expected to produce their texts, the features that identify "good writing" in particular genres, and strategies for adapting texts to specific purposes or audiences.

3890  Writing and Social Justice (3)
   The course examines the discourses of power systems within the United States, considering the ways writing serves as a medium of control over national ideas and group identities. Simultaneously, the course explores rhetoric representative of several national histories, heritages, and social movements. The course focuses on theories or rhetoric and discourse, writing to establish the "other," writing and the construction of race, rhetorical concepts of gender and class, and tools for analyzing power discourses.

3900  Discourses & Communities (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or ESL 1060. Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Meets with ENGL 3690. This course concerns theories and practices of literacy. Students read about and respond to a popular current theory of literacy then take up case studies of literacy practices. They also examine their own literacy practices as students and as members of other communities. Service Learning Option.

4000  Writing for Publication (2)
   Meets with WRTG 6000. Preparation of various forms and styles of academic and professional writing, including abstracts, theses, and journal articles. Intended for graduate students or advanced undergraduates in all disciplines.

4010  Writing for International Audiences (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent. Fulfills International Requirement.
   Prepares student to write for culturally and linguistically diverse audiences for various purposes. Emphasizes linguistic and rhetorical considerations in print and electronic texts. Focus on critical appreciation of English as an international language.

4020  Writing Center Colloquim (3)
   Theory and practice of responding to undergraduate writing, including comment and evaluation. Conducted in a workshop setting and applicable to all disciplines. Of special interest to those who are interested in becoming tutors of writing.

4030  Visual Rhetoric: Word/Image/Argument (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Students will learn theories of visual rhetorical criticism, and examine different strategies for integrating words and images, and other multimedia elements. They learn to employ principles of effective document design and visual argument, as well as practice strategies for design and composition of new media texts.

4040  Writing for Electronic Media (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent.
   Meets with WRTG 6040. Practice in composing mixed text, graphic, sound, video, animation, hypermedia. Focuses on strategies that fit traditional and electronic composition.

4050  Writing & Cultural Rhetorics (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent.
   This course explores how cultures and people outside the "mainstream" of Greco-Roman-western rhetoric use language and other symbol systems for constitutive and suasive purposes. Specifically, it examines how diverse groups in the US develop rhetoric to identify themselves as members of groups and the enact political and social change.

4060  Writing and the Public Sphere (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent.
   Students in the course will learn to recognize common genres of public writing, consider the historic roles of these genres in public decision-making and community organizing, and examine ways that new technologies are changing the writing landscape for citizens and advocates.

4080  Nonfiction Environmental Writing (3) Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Meets with WRTG 6080. Engages students to write about contemporary environmental problems from a variety of genres. In particular, creative/ecocritical, natural history/science, and public/advocacy writing are emphasized. Students will learn to think critically and with nuance about environmental issues and convey that information in its complexity.

4200  Writing Popular Nonfiction (3) Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Focuses on popular nonfiction addressed to a wider audience. Students practice a select set of genres such as travel, memoir, autobiography, biography, history, food, domestics, science, technology, personal philosophy and religion.

4830  Document Design and Usability (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010.
   Document Design and Usability focuses on professional writing and publication of both print based and electronic documents. Through a variety of projects, it covers advanced theories of document design, web-based publishing, educational media, information delivery, and multimedia production.

4870  Introduction to Composition Studies (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent.
   This course introduces students to the present state of scholarly debate about rhetoric and composition and the forces that have shaped the field. Students examine research contributions in the multidisciplinary array in which rhetoric is situated, across composition, English, communication studies, philosophy, writing and discourse studies.

4910  Independent Readings in Rhetoric, Discourse, and Writing (1 to 2) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   Group and independent readings on a topic supplementary to student's area of study. Not equivalent to major or minor required courses.

5770  Research in Writing and Rhetoric (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent.
   A survey of the various methodologies used in rhetoric and writing studies. Critical reading and examination of different methodological approaches, with attention to their assumptions, strengths and weaknesses. Also provides a foundation for research design; appropriate questions, processes, analyses, and interpretive strategies for the various approaches.

5830  Technical Editing (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent.
   This course helps to strengthen basic technical writing skills through increasing awareness of how language, visual design and illustrations work. Students learn to analyze and critique technical documents to improve their communicative functions.

5890  Writing, Persuasion and Power (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010.
   This course addresses writing as a medium of control over ideas, individuals, and/or groups. Course content may include theories of writing, rhetoric, and discourse; writing and ethnicities; writing and gender; and tools for analyzing power discourses. Objects of study may include academic and professional disciplines, advertising, legislation, media and news coverage, propaganda, and social justice, among other topics.

5900  Literacy Studies: Reading, Writing, Identity and Class (3)
   Meets with WRTG 3900 and ENGL 3690. History and theory of literacy, including scholarship on literacy and schooling, intercultural communication, and literacy in the workplace. Service learning option.

5905  Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Studies (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent.
   Topical thematic courses. Variable content.

6000  Writing for Publication (2) Prerequisite: Graduate standing or Instructor's consent.
   Meets with WRTG 4000. Preparation of various forms and styles of academic and professional writing, including abstracts, theses, and journal articles. Intended for graduate students or advanced undergraduates in all disciplines.

6020  Responding to Student Writing (2) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Theory and practice of responding to undergraduate writing, including comment and evaluation. Conducted in a workshop setting and applicable to writing in courses in all disciplines, and especially to Communication/Writing Intensive courses.

6040  Writing for Electronic Media (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010 or equivalent.
   Meets with WRTG 4040. Practice in composing mixed text, graphic, sound, video, animation, hypermedia. Focuses on strategies that fit traditional and electronic composition.

6080  Nonfiction Environmental Writing (3)
   Meets with WRTG 4080. Engages students to write about contemporary environmental problems from a variety of genres. In particular, creative/ecocritical, natural history/science, and public/advocacy writing are emphasized. Students will learn to think critically and with nuance about environmental issues and convey that information in its complexity.

6350  Composition Theory and Research (3) Cross listed as ENGL 6350.

6500  Studies in Writing & Pedagogy (3) Cross listed as ENGL 6500.
   Theoretical and historical perspective on writing instruction in English studies, the humanities, and across the modern university. Topics include classroom practices, curriculum, and cultural functions of rhetorical and literary schooling.

6770  Studies in Discourse Analysis (3) Cross listed as ENGL 6770, LING 6077.
   An examination of ways of linking linguistic analysis and social theory, particularly within the framework of the emerging school of critical discourse analysis. Particular attention given to media discourse. Major topics include presupposition, implication, textual "silences," context, staging, framing, intertextuality, metaphor, and cultural models and myths.

6890  Writing, Persuasion and Power (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 5890.
   This course addresses writing as a medium of control over ideas, individuals and/or groups. Course content may include theories of writing, rhetoric, and discourse; writing and ethnicities; writing and gender; and tools for analyzing power discourses. Objects of study may include academic and professional disciplines, advertising, legislation, media and news coverage, propaganda, and social justice, among other topics.

7000  Dissertation Writing (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Introduces students to the various genres of dissertations and how to prepare them. The course focuses on the process of writing a dissertation, from contextualizing a research problem, to describing research methods, to making the results relevant to a scholarly community. Helpful for all students, including those in the hard sciences.

7060  Scientific Writing (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Designed to help graduate students in the sciences develop the skills needed for scientific research and communication. Provides students with the opportunity to write in the variety of forms that they are likely to encounter in their professional lives (i.e. memos, proposals, reports, presentations) in a scientific context.

7310  Proseminar: Rhetoric and Composition (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.
   Variable topics.

7760  Seminar: Rhetoric/Composition/Discourse (3) Cross listed as ENGL 7760.

7770  Research in Rhetoric and Writing (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   A survey of the various methodologies used in rhetoric and writing studies. Critical reading and examination of different methodological approaches, with attention to their assumptions, strengths and weaknesses. Also provides a foundation for research design; appropriate questions, processes, analyses, and interpretative strategies for the various approaches.

7830  Colloquium: Teaching Introduction to Academic Writing (1) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   For instructors teaching WRTG 1010.

7840  Colloquium: Teaching Intermediate Writing (2) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   For instructors teaching WRTG 2010.

7850  Colloquium: Teaching Writing in the Social Science (1) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   For instructors teaching WRTG 3012.

7860  Colloquium: 3014 (1) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   For instructors teaching WRTG 3014.

7870  Colloquium: Teaching Professional/Technical Writing (1) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   For instructors teaching WRTG 3015.

7880  Colloquium: Teaching Writing in the Arts and Humanities (1) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   For instructors teaching WRTG 3011.

7890  Colloquium: Teaching Business Writing (1) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   For Instructors teaching Business Writing 3016.

7910  Independent Readings in Rhetoric, Discourse, and Writing (1 to 2) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required and instructor consent.
   Group or independent readings on a topic supplementary to student's area of study. May be thesis/dissertation hours.