29 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 1121Forms and Theories in Fiction4
Through this course, students are challenged to develop their practice and understanding of the craft of fiction, improve their critical skills in the reading of fiction by others, and gain increased depth and flexibility in their writing of narrative. This course concentrates on conventions, techniques, terminology, concepts, critiques, and theories within contemporary fiction. Students write and revise stories in a variety of forms and engage in substantial critical reading of published works. Students focus on close reading and craft analysis through the work of annotations and may complete a portfolio presenting the evolution and accomplishment of their work over the semester. GE: Artistic Expression, Oral and
Through this course, students are challenged to develop their practice and understanding of the craft of poetry, improve their critical skills in the reading of poems by others, and gain increased depth and flexibility in their writing of verse. This course concentrates on conventions, techniques, terminology, concepts, critiques, and theories within contemporary poetry. Students write and revise poems in a variety of forms and engage in substantial critical reading of published works. Students focus on close reading and craft analysis through the work of annotations and may complete a portfolio presenting the evolution and accomplishment of their work over the semester. GE: Artistic Expression, Oral and
Public programming is crucial to the experience of art—from educational and participatory activities, such as artist talks, concert and theater performances, film screenings, readings, and workshops, to outreach initiatives in schools, communities, and beyond. In this project-based course, students discover multidimensional ways to engage diverse audiences, facilitate community-building, and create memorable experiences as they plan and execute arts programming. Topics vary according to the specific programming needs each semester but may include site preparation, advertising, grant-writing, budgeting, creating authentically-inclusive programming, coordinating with organizations that serve different demographic communities, and creating an organizational infrastructure that promotes equity and diversity. Participants end the course with a greater understanding of the many possibilities of public programming and the practical skills needed to engage art audiences in innovative and inspiring ways. Students also have the opportunity to consider how they might reach audiences for their own art in the future.
Topics courses are 2- or 4-credit, in-depth, thematic courses that may be repeated for credit under a different theme. May be repeated up to a maximum of 8 credits.
Subject
WRI
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
cr
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for credit under a different theme.
Topics courses are 2- or 4-credit, in-depth, thematic courses that may be repeated for credit under a different theme May be repeated up to a maximum of 12 credits.
Subject
WRI
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
cr
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for credit under a different theme May be repeated up to a maximum of 12 credits.
This course teaches students the history and purpose of literary magazines and literary publishing through reading, discussions, and magazine production. The course is production-oriented and students read, analyze, and critique blind submissions and learn the process behind editorial decisions; they also learn basic copyediting. Students learn how to market and advertise literary magazines; solicit authors; acquire and publish visual art, poetry, prose, criticism, and book reviews of literary and academic merit; and design layouts. This course includes editorial work, design, events planning, and marketing. May be repeated up to a maximum of 16 credits.
WRI 1121 Forms and Theories in Fiction, or WRI 1131 Forms and Theories in Poetry, or
WRI 2010Reading Genre and Form4
Understanding the characteristics of genre, the requirements of form, and the evolution of these modes helps students of writing (and students of literature) realize the possibilities of a piece of writing. Students also begin to understand how their generic and formal choices create the context in which we read and write. This course involves the close study of a specific genre and its related forms. Topics vary. Consult the instructor for the specific theme. May be repeated up to a maximum of 20 credits. GE: Oral and
In the arc of literary history, contemporary writing forms the trailing edge; and for student writers, the contemporary forms the immediate context in which they work. Entering the landscape of contemporary writing allows the student of writing (and the student of literature) to gain an awareness of the diversity of approaches and perspectives available and to consider their connections to historical roots. This course involves the close study of contemporary writing in multiple genres. Topics vary and are organized around movements or themes, or the course may focus on a single contemporary author. Consult the instructor for the specific theme. May be repeated up to a maximum of 20 credits. GE: Oral and Written
This course explores how a commitment to community engagement and social justice influences our reading, research, and writing choices. We develop strategies to participate in and critique academic conversations, and also to read and write beyond academia. We immerse ourselves in several "communities," such as academic disciplines and social movements, studying how members use texts to build knowledge and effect change, and practicing writing as if we were members of those communities. Students gain extensive practice with reading, research, and writing strategies, and develop control over their own processes. Writing assignments include analyses of shared course texts, and also inquiry-based projects on student-selected topics.
In this multi-genre course, students undertake multiple modes of revision, including the signature revision strategy in academic creative writing, the workshop. Through practice and study of the critiques and theories underpinning the workshop, students will participate in authoring their own workshops. Looking to craft essays, theories of creativity, and accounts of practicing writers for guidance, students begin to understand the many modes and strategies of revision available to them, while also refining their ability to give and receive feedback. Theories in Fiction, WRI 1131 Forms and Theories in Poetry, and WRI 1132 Forms and Theories in Creative Nonfiction.
Successful completion of all three 1000-level foundations courses, WRI 1121 Forms and
WRI 2970Topics in Creative Writing2
Topics courses are 2- or 4-credit, in-depth, thematic courses that may be repeated for credit under a different theme. May be repeated up to a maximum of 8 credits.
Subject
WRI
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
cr
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for credit under a different theme.
Topics courses are 2- or 4-credit, in-depth, thematic courses that may be repeated for credit under a different theme. May be repeated up to a maximum of 12 credits.
Subject
WRI
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
cr
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for credit under a different theme.
This course teaches students the history and purpose of literary magazines and literary publishing through reading, discussions, and magazine production. The course is production-oriented and students read, analyze, and critique blind submissions and learn the process behind editorial decisions; they also learn basic copyediting. Students learn how to market and advertise literary magazines; solicit authors; acquire and publish visual art, poetry, prose, criticism, and book reviews of literary and academic merit; and design layouts. This course includes editorial work, design, events planning, and marketing. May be repeated up to three times for a maximum of 16 credits.
Subject
WRI
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
cr
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated up to three times for a maximum of 16 credits.
This is a Study Away course that will focus on a special topic within the discipline, and will include two to three weeks of travel to a domestic or international destination at the culmination of the semester. The topic will be approached through an intercultural lens, and will achieve the following learning outcomes: 1. Students will demonstrate the ability to understand and respect diverse cultural and historical traditions. 2. Students will engage with voices, writings, scholarship, and perspectives from other cultures. For details on the course topic and destination, see the course schedule. May be repeated up to a maximum of 12 credits.
Students already familiar with writing fiction generate and revise new work and develop long- term goals that they can begin to approach with the help of this course. Students bring fiction to workshop for feedback to assist in the revision process, discuss structure and technique in published fiction (often in the form of written annotations), and complete writing exercises related to discussions of craft or content within their work. Students meet individually with the course instructor to review the progress of their work. Students may complete a portfolio presenting the evolution and accomplishment of their work over the semester, and this project may suggest directions for their Senior Portfolio. May be repeated up to a maximum of 8 credits.
Students already familiar with writing poetry generate and revise new work and develop long- term goals that they can begin to approach with the help of this course. Students bring their poetry to the workshop for feedback to help them in the revision process, study the structure and technique in published poetry (often in the form of written annotations), and complete writing exercises related to the discussion of craft or content within their work. Students meet individually with the course instructor to review the progress of their work. Students may complete a portfolio presenting the evolution and accomplishment of their work over the semester, and this project may suggest directions for their Senior Portfolio. May be repeated up to a maximum of 8 credits.
Students already familiar with writing creative nonfiction generate and revise new work and develop long-term goals they can begin to approach with the help of this course. Students bring nonfiction to the workshop for feedback to help on the revision process, discuss structure and technique in published nonfiction, often in the form of written annotations, and complete writing exercises related to the discussion of the craft. Students meet individually with the course instructor to review the progress of their work. Students may complete a portfolio presenting the evolution and accomplishment of their work over the semester, and this project may suggest directions for their Senior Portfolio. May be repeated up to a maximum of 8 credits.
In this course, students study and practice historic types of play, make art, examine the artistic practices of established artists, and create their own projects that focus on practice and play. Students spend time visiting and exploring their inner lives and will practice having rich, robust conversations with themselves as they work to resist spending too much time in productivity-mode where purpose and intention can become shallow or rote, and students share their findings with their peers during course sessions. Students’ eight-week course projects ultimately ask students to define an artistic process for themselves and are based on both theoretical models and the work of other practicing artists.
Junior or senior standing, and formal declaration of any Creative Arts major or minor.
WRI 3772ELL I: New Directions in Oral and Written Communication4
In this course, students whose first language is not English engage in extensive study and practice of linguistic, paralinguistic and rhetorical structures for academic oral and written composition in the area of intercultural understanding. In addition to completing in-class exercises and participating in discussions, students complete an analytical notebook, short formal papers, and oral presentations. Students consult individually with the instructor and design exercises to fit individual needs in the development of critical reading, writing, and thinking in a U.S. college. This course is open to all non-native speakers of English and required by all English language learners who place below a high-advanced level on the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) proficiency test. GE: Oral and Written
WRI 3780ELL II: Academic Structures and Rhetoric for Composition2-4
In this course, students whose first language is not English continue written and oral practice and instruction in English. They participate in discussion and oral presentation, write several short papers, prepare regular reading assignments, and complete grammar exercises as needed. GE: Oral and
Students new to creative writing are often not aware of the substantial work many creative writers do to give their work a solid grounding in fact, or to usefully play with or respond to fact. Reading the work of published authors, students in this course detect the underpinning of research in creative work. Students then develop projects in poetry, fiction, or nonfiction that draw upon their previous studies in both creative writing and other fields, seeking a fruitful intersection of these creative genres and another discipline. They pursue these projects by seeking information discovered through individual research (which may include archival and field work as well as interviews), current course work in other disciplines, and the assistance of librarians and other faculty. The course is organized around an individual research plan developed specifically for each student project.
Advanced writing students experience a rigorous and immersive course that takes them through a portion of the curriculum of the MFA Winter Residency, engaging them in graduate-level discourse and offering them some sense of the graduate school experience. Students are present for the ten-day January residency of the College's MFA Program, where they attend the readings, lectures, and courses offered by MFA faculty and graduating students. Alongside these events, students engage in seminar discussion of topics raised in the Residency, pursue the readings in greater detail, and map a work plan for the upcoming workshop. Students may enroll in WRI 3940 alone but are strongly encouraged to enroll in the sequence. They may not take WRI 3950 Creative Writing: MFA Workshop without WRI 3940. An application is required.
WRI 2210 Processes and Theories of Revision and permission of instructor.
WRI 3950Creative Writing: MFA Workshop2
This course extends the work of WRI 3840 Creative Writing: MFA Residency into a mixed-genre advanced workshop. Students prepare an individual work plan outlining their creative and critical goals and defining the project that will constitute the work of the term. To achieve those goals they actively participate in the writing workshop: writing and revising their work, studying the work of professional authors (often writing critical annotations), and carefully critiquing the work of their peers. An application is required.
WRI 3940 Creative Writing: MFA Residency and permission of instructor.
WRI 3970Topics in Creative Writing2
Topics courses are 2- or 4-credit, in-depth, thematic courses that may be repeated for credit under a different theme. May be repeated up to a maximum of 8 credits.
Subject
WRI
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
cr
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for credit under a different theme.
Topics courses are 2- or 4-credit, in-depth, thematic courses that may be repeated for credit under a different theme. May be repeated up to a maximum of 12 credits.
Subject
WRI
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
cr
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for credit under a different theme.
This course offers guidance to senior creative writing majors and minors as they complete a chapbook-length senior writing project. The course helps students to set a revision schedule, to organize the manuscript, and to draft and revise the introduction to the project. The course initiates a discussion, with the help of occasional guests, about the rest of the students' lives as writers, including graduate school, careers for writers, submitting work, publishing, and writers' organizations. Students also plan and prepare for their senior reading. Graduating students may enroll in either fall or spring semester, but must be prepared to submit their senior project in the same semester. Writing.
Senior standing as a Creative Writing major or minor, and WRI 3810 Research in Creative
WRI 4970Topics in Creative Writing2
Topics courses are 2- or 4-credit, in-depth, thematic courses that may be repeated for credit under a different theme. May be repeated up to a maximum of 8 credits.
Subject
WRI
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
cr
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for credit under a different theme.
Topics courses are 2- or 4-credit, in-depth, thematic courses that may be repeated for credit under a different theme. May be repeated up to a maximum of 12 credits.
Subject
WRI
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
cr
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for credit under a different theme.
