Writing (WRTG)
WRTG F068 College Literacy Skills
1-3 Credits
Individualized instruction in writing and/or reading. Coursework can be designed to support specific courses or specific individuals as needed. This course does not fulfill the prerequisites for any other course.May be repeated for credit.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 1-3 + 0 + 0
WRTG F080 Basic Writing and Reading
4 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Introduces college writing and reading skills. Develops sentences, paragraphs and short essays. Introduces strategies for effective revision. Enhances reading comprehension and vocabulary for academic reading. On completing this course students may retake Accuplacer for a higher placement. A grade of C or higher in this course qualifies students for WRTG F090.
Prerequisites: Placement into WRTG F080.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 4 + 0 + 0
WRTG F090 Writing and Reading Strategies
4 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Develops college writing and reading strategies. Reviews sentence and paragraph structure as part of the development of essays. Emphasizes revision techniques for essays and critical reading in academic contexts. A grade of C or higher in this course qualifies students for WRTG F110. On completing this course students may retake Accuplacer for placement into WRTG F111X.
Prerequisites: Placement into WRTG F090, or a grade of C or higher in WRTG F080, or DEVE F060 and DEVS F052.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 4 + 0 + 0
WRTG F110 Introduction to College Writing
3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Intensive preparatory work in the college writing skills needed for WRTG F111X, including research, writing, revising and critical reading skills. Special fees apply.
Prerequisites: C or better in WRTG F090, or placement.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
WRTG F111X Writing Across Contexts
3 Credits
An introduction to writing strategies and processes for reading and responding to rhetorical situations across a variety of public and academic contexts.
Prerequisites: Placement into WRTG F111X.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
WRTG F211X Writing and the Humanities
3 Credits
An introduction to what writing is and does and how people learn to do it in the humanities, with a focus on the disciplinary questions, methods and reasoning that shape the genres and writing practices in the field.
Prerequisites: WRTG F111X.
Recommended: Sophomore standing.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
WRTG F212X Writing and the Professions
3 Credits
An introduction to what writing is and does and how people learn to do it in the professions, with a focus on the disciplinary questions, methods and reasoning that shape the genres and writing practices in the field.
Prerequisites: WRTG F111X.
Recommended: Sophomore standing.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
WRTG F213X Writing and the Sciences
3 Credits
An introduction to what writing is and does and how people learn to do it in the social and natural sciences, with a focus on the disciplinary questions, methods and reasoning that shape the genres and writing practices in the field.
Prerequisites: WRTG F111X.
Recommended: Sophomore standing.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
WRTG F214X Arguing Across Contexts
3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Instruction and practice in written research-supported arguments for a variety of audiences, with an emphasis on rhetorical strategies across a variety of public and academic contexts.
Prerequisites: WRTG F111X.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
