26 courses with the subject WRI, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
WRI 109Writing Seminar, Part I2
First course of a two-semester sequence in which students explore writing as a recursive process. Students practice engaging with others’ views and texts; developing and reflecting on their own claims, evidence, and reasoning; connecting writing choices with rhetorical purposes and effects; and composing in various genres. Enrollment limited. Students who have earned credit for WRI 111 may not enroll in WRI 109.
3 Second course in a two-semester sequence in which students explore writing as a recursive process. Students practice engaging with others’ views and texts; developing and reflecting on their own claims, evidence, and reasoning; connecting writing choices with rhetorical purposes and 3 effects; and composing in various genres. Enrollment limited. Credit not 3 allowed for both WRI 110 and WRI 111. P-WRI 109. 3 WRI 111. Writing Seminar. (4 h) 3 Foundational course in which students explore writing as a recursive 3 process. Students practice engaging with others’ views and texts; 3 developing and reflecting on their own claims, evidence, and reasoning; connecting writing choices with rhetorical purposes and effects; and composing in various genres. Enrollment limited. Credit not allowed for both WRI 110 and WRI 111.
Foundational course in which students explore writing as a recursive process. Students practice engaging with others’ views and texts; developing and reflecting on their own claims, evidence, and reasoning; connecting writing choices with rhetorical purposes and effects; and composing in various genres. Enrollment limited. Credit not allowed for both WRI 110 and WRI 111.
Examines how academic writing compares and contrasts across majors. Students will consider the relationship between research and writing by analyzing how argumentation; evidence-gathering and reporting; and even linguistic features vary across academic disciplines and ultimately professions. Enrollment limited. P - WRI 110 or WRI 111.
Explores the craft of the literary nonfiction essay. Students will read, analyze, and write personal essays, experimenting with different forms, while developing voice and prose style. Enrollment limited. P - WRI 110 or WRI 111.
Study of critical intersections between the written word and systems of, as well as resistance to, power across historical and contemporary contexts. Analysis of how questions of linguistic legitimacy and literacy have been tied to cultural perceptions, social structures, and public policies. P-WRI 110 or WRI 111.
Exploration of the complex relationship between rhetoric, which attends closely to particular situations and audiences, and ethics, which often deals in abstractions such as the good, the just, and the fair. Course provides a framework for students to navigate these tensions and learn to operate with integrity within a fragmented public sphere. P - WRI 110 or WRI 111.
Study and practice of workplace writing across diverse professional and disciplinary contexts including business, science, medicine, and engineering. Students develop skills in crafting effective, inclusive, and accessible correspondence, proposals, reports, and presentations across its: multiple modes for specialized and non-specialized audiences. Emphasis n on rhetorical and ethical awareness (and usability testing). P – WRI 110 t. or WRI 111.
WRI 306Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing1.5-3
Special topics course examining significant rhetorical or writing theories and practices focused on one area of study. May be repeated once for credit. Only offered for 1.5 or 3 hours. P - WRI 110 or WRI 111.
WRI 307Contemporary Theory of Rhetoric and Writing1.5-3
Special topics course examining key historical developments and theories in the current field of rhetoric and writing studies since its 20th- century inception. May be repeated once for credit. Only offered for 1.5 or 3 hours. P - WRI 110 or WRI 111.
The study of style in language: how word choice, sentence structure, prosody and rhythm, passage construction, and audience involvement participate in the construction of meaning and the rhetorical effect of texts. Combines theoretical analysis with practical stylistic exercises, focusing on contemporary English genres with occasional historical context. P - WRI 110 or WRI 111.
WRI 310Interaction in Language: Introduction to Written Discourse
Studies. (3 h) Analysis of theoretical traditions in discourse studies, including Pragmatics, Analysis of Institutional Talk, Genre Analysis, and Corpus Linguistics, designed to provide students with new approaches and tools with which to question, investigate, and critique how language works in discourses that are meaningful to them. P - WRI 110 or WRI 111.
3 Effective Science Communication 4 A maximum of four hours of 390-sequence courses may be counted as hours in the major, but an additional four hours may be taken and applied toward graduation as elective hours.
WRI 322Investigating Innocence, at the Intersection of Journalism
Narrative and the Law. (3 h) Learn to write like a journalist and think like a lawyer by investigating and writing about an ongoing case of a wrongful conviction under review by the law school’s Innocence & Justice Clinic. Law students and undergraduates work together with instruction by professors in law and journalism. Also listed as JOU 322. P-Prerequisite override required.
Study and practice of various modes of contemporary nature and environmental writing. Examines the innovations, rhetorical techniques, and representational practices of modern environmental writers with particular emphasis on efforts to grapple with climate change and ecological crises. P - WRI 110 or WRI 111 or POI. Also listed as ENV 325.
Rhetorical training and practice involving the exploration of digital spaces, digital media, digital rhetoric, and the shifts in language and technology. Engages in-depth analysis of language and structures within the digital world rhetorically, culturally, theoretically, and/or ideologicall Provides multiple opportunities to put digital theories into practice through the creation of various hands-on projects across multiple platforms, and also includes the reflective nature of critical making. Previous computing knowledge or technical skills are not required to take this course. P – WRI 110 or WRI 111.
Special topics course offering training and practice of special topics from rhetorical analysis and composition. Students work on developing effective composing processes and strategies, then put them into practice toward a variety of purposes. May be repeated once for credit. P - WRI 110 or WRI 111. Combined Bulletin 2026-2027 309
Introduction to composition pedagogy and writing center theory and practices, with special emphasis on one-to-one and small group peer tutoring techniques. The course includes classroom-based work - reading, writing, and exploring instruction and consultation processes - and field experiences. Students spend a total of 20 hours observing in writing classrooms, the WFU Writing Center and/or community sites, and tutoring. Students reflect on these experiences to prepare a final researched writing project. Required for undergraduates interested in working in the Writing Center as peer tutors. P - WRI 110 or WRI 111.
Practical or professional experience in writing, rhetoric, and composition. Students must be supervised and mentored by a faculty advisor. May be repeated for credit. P-Prerequisite override required.
Learn and practice the skills needed to produce magazine stories for publication. Focusing on a single topic of their own choosing, students learn advanced principles of interviewing, document research, story structure, character development, and explanatory journalism as they read and analyze some of the best magazine stories written over the past thirty years. Also listed as JOU 340. P-JOU 270.
Seminar course in which students read widely in writing studies, compose new and revise previous essays, and create an e-portfolio. Required of all students wishing to graduate with an interdisciplinary writing minor. P-Prerequisite override required.
Training and practice in rhetorical analysis and composition. Students work on developing effective composing processes and strategies, then put them into practice toward a variety of purposes. Course topics vary across semesters. May be repeated once for credit.
Introduction to composition pedagogy and writing center theory and practices, with special emphasis on one-to-one and small group peer tutoring techniques.
Learn and practice the skills needed to produce magazine sto publication. Focusing on a single topic of their own choosin learn advanced principles of interviewing, document research structure, character development, and explanatory journalism read and analyze some of the best magazine stories written o thirty years. Governing and Advisory Boards The Board of Trustees *Effective as of July 1, 2026 Mrs. Diana M. Adams, Bartlesville, OK Ms. Lynn C. Baranski, Princeton, NJ Mr. Shelmer D. Blackburn, Purlear, NC Mrs. Darlene Boytell-Pérez, Miami, FL Mr. Rich Brock, Davidson, NC Mr. Peter C. Brockway, Boca Raton, FL Mr. Thomas W. Bunn, Charlotte, NC Ms. Jocelyn Burton, Raleigh, NC Mr. Peter M. Carlson, John’s Island, SC Mr. David F. Couch, Summerfield, NC Mr. Matthew Starbuck Crawford, Austin, TX Mr. H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., McLean, VA Ms. Serena Fisher Dugan, Bend, OR Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen, Littleton, CO Mr. Frederick W. Eubank II, Charlotte, NC Mr. Curtis C. Farmer, Dallas, TX Mrs. Mary R. Farrell, Summit, NJ Ms. Helen Hough Feinberg, St. Pete Beach, FL Mr. Donald E. Flow, Winston-Salem, NC Mr. Anil Rai Gupta, New Delhi, India Ms. Marybeth Torbet Hays, Winston-Salem, NC Mr. A. Dale Jenkins, Raleigh, NC Mrs. Deborah D. Lambert, Pinehurst, NC Mr. Aubrey L. Martin, Atlanta, GA Mr. John M. McAvoy, Kiawah Island, SC Mr. Robert J. McCreary, Charlotte, NC Mr. Carter McDonald, Denver, CO Mrs. Jane McGraw, Short Hills, NJ Mr. James M. O’Connell, Brooklyn, NY Mr. Ogden Phipps II, Locust Valley, NY Mr. Gary S. Pinkus, Woodside, CA Rev. Dr. Prince R. Rivers, Durham, NC Mr. Gerald F. Roach, Raleigh, NC Dr. Peter Rodriguez, Winston-Salem, NC Mr. Mit B. Shah, Atlanta, GA Mrs. Hannah Shue, Ada, MI Mr. Michael C. Smith, Raleigh, NC Mr. Ben C. Sutton, Winston-Salem, NC Mr. Matthew B. Teller, New York, NY Cathy Wall Thomas, MD, Carrboro, NC Patricia L. Turner, MD, Chicago, IL Mr. John M. Vann, Bristol, TN Mrs. Laura Horton Virkler, Durham, NC Mr. David I. Wahrhaftig, Larchmont, NY Ms. Jeanne Whitman Bobbitt, Dallas, TX Mrs. Katherine B. Wright, North Palm Beach, FL Board of Trustees Officers 2026-2027 ries for Chair: Mr. Curtis C. Farmer g, students Vice Chairs: Mr. Gary S. Pinkus, Mr. Mit B. Shah, Ms. Jeanne Whitman , story Bobbitt as they Treasurer: Dr. Jacqueline A. Travisano ver the past Secretary: Dr. Paula Gentius Assistant Secretary: Mrs. Molly Field Graduate Council and Faculty The Graduate Council (2026-2027) Name Title E-mail Jackie Krasas, PhD Dean deanofthecollege@wfu.edu Anthony Marsh, PhD Senior Associate Dean marshap@wfu.edu (Reynolda) Dwayne Godwin, PhD Senior Associate Sean dgodwin@wakehealth.edu (Bowman Gray) Allyn Howlett, PhD Assistant Dean (Bowman ahowlett@wakehealth.edu
