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75 courses with the subject WRTC, 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.

WRTC 100Reading and Writing Workshop3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 103Rhetorical Reading and Writing [C1W]3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 200Introduction to Studies in Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication3

Prerequisites: WRTC 103 or equivalent.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 300Professional Editing3

Corequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 301Language, Law and Ethics3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 314Writing in the Public Sphere3

Prerequisites: WRTC 103 or equivalent.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 316Research Methodologies in WRTC3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 318Intercultural Professional Communication3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 326Environmental Communication and Advocacy3

Prerequisites: WRTC 103 or equivalent.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 328Practicum1-3

Prerequisites: WRTC 103 or equivalent.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 330Rhetorical Analysis and Criticism3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 332Creative Approaches to Digital Storytelling3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 334Introduction to Popular Writing3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 336Writing Consultation3

Prerequisites: WRTC 103 and permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 338Sound Writing3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 340Writing as Leading3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 342Writing Place3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 350Foundations of Technical Communication3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 351Visual Rhetoric3

Prerequisites: WRTC 103 and any 100-level communication studies course or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 351LVisual Rhetoric3

Prerequisites: WRTC 103 and any 100-level communication studies course or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 352Online Design3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 354Document Design3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 358Writing About Science and Technology3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 360British Media and Society3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 400Advanced Editing3

Prerequisites: WRTC 300 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 412Content Strategy3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 416Rhetoric of Environmental Science and Technology3

Prerequisites: WRTC 103 or equivalent and junior or senior standing; or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 420Feminist Rhetorics3

Prerequisites: WRTC 103 or equivalent and junior or senior standing; or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 426Special Topics in Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication3

Prerequisites: WRTC 103 or equivalent and junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: may be repeated for credit when course content changes.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 432Rhetoric of the Personal Narrative3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 433Animal Rhetorics3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 434Advanced Popular Writing3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 446Rhetorics of Design and Culture3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 447Interaction Design3

Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing only.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 450Digital Rhetoric3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 454Publication Management3

Prerequisites: WRTC 300 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 456Usability and User Experience3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 458Scientific and Medical Communication3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 460Legal Writing3

Prerequisites: WRTC 300 and WRTC 301, or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 462Government Writing3

Prerequisites: WRTC 300 and WRTC 301, or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 464Grant and Proposal Writing3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200 and WRTC 300, or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 470Disability Rhetoric3

Prerequisites: WRTC 103 or equivalent.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 480Writing for Business and Industry3

Prerequisites: WRTC 300 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 484Writing for Nonprofits3

Prerequisites: WRTC 300 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 486Writing in the Community3

Prerequisites: WRTC 300 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 488Writing in the Health Sciences3

Prerequisites: WRTC 300 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 490Independent Study in Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication3

Prerequisites: WRTC 103 or equivalent and junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated with the director's approval when course content changes.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 495Internship in Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication3

Prerequisites: WRTC 300, WRTC 301 , junior or senior standing, and permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 496Capstone in Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication3

Prerequisites: WRTC 200, WRTC 300, WRTC 301, WRTC 316, WRTC 350, WRTC 495 and senior standing, and permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 499Honors1-6

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 500Critical Questions and Conversations3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 504Professional Editing3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 508Research Methods3

Prerequisites: WRTC 500 and WRTC 504.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 550Organizational Communication3

Prerequisites: WRTC 508 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 595Special Topics in Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated with different course content and permission of director.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 604Ethics in Communication3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 608Intercultural Literacies3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 610Publication Management3

Prerequisites: WRTC 504 and WRTC 508, or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 612Teaching Writing3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 624Public Work of Rhetoric3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 628Genre in Action3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 630Legal Writing3

Prerequisites: WRTC 504 and WRTC 508, or permission of the instructor.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 632Issues in Rhetorical Theory3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated with different content.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 640Proposal and Grant Writing3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 644Health and Medical Rhetorics3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 648Rhetoric of Science and Technology3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 650Electronic and Online Publication3

Prerequisites: WRTC 504 and WRTC 508.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 652Communicating Science3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 655Electronic Graphic Design3

Prerequisites: WRTC 504 and WRTC 508.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 664Content Management3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 668Writers Who Design3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 680Readings and Projects in Technical Communication3

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 699Thesis/Internship Continuance2

Prerequisites: WRTC 500, WRTC 504 and WRTC 508.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated as needed.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 700Thesis Research3-6

Prerequisites: WRTC 500, WRTC 504, WRTC 508 and permission of thesis committee director.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

WRTC 701Internship3-6

Prerequisites: WRTC 500, WRTC 504, WRTC 508, and permission of internship committee director.

Subject: WRTC
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

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