5 courses with the subject WR, 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.
WR 250Fundamentals of Writing Practice3
This course will address the basic skills of professional writers in the corporate, creative and journalistic areas of writing practice. This class includes learning the digital specific modes of professional writing: e-publishing, multimodal and social media content. Students are expected to polish a number of assignments for the development of a final-year portfolio. Credit(s): 3
This course will introduce concepts and composing strategies for negotiating rhetorical situations in professional and technical contexts. Students in this class will produce a multitude of documents in a variety of genres and modes, including proposals, reports and multimedia presentations. One major focus of this course will be on the practical approaches to both workplace and other professional, audience-driven writing projects. Another focus will be on readings and class discussions centered on strategies for achieving rhetorical goals, the affordances of design, the dynamics of collaborative writing work and the ethical underpinnings of composing practices. Credit(s): 3
This course offers immersive practice in editing and revision for professional, technical, creative and journalistic fields. Students will employ a variety of text-based editing and revision techniques; learn basic principles of visual editing and document design; and review criticism on style, craft and drafting processes. This course will contain a service-learning component—students will partner with clients (e.g., on-campus offices/departments, or off-campus businesses, organizations and writing communities) to provide an array of editing and revision services to help realize communication and other writing-based goals. Credit(s): 3
This course will develop the final writing portfolio for the Minor in Professional and Popular Writing. This portfolio will include samples of work demonstrating the student’s writing craft in multiple genres for diverse audiences, as well as reflective writing and a personal philosophy of writing practice. Credit(s): 1
This course explores a specialized mode, genre or form of creative writing. This specialization will change each time this course is offered, so interested students may repeat this course up to one time for credit. Credit(s): 3
“C-” or better in ENG 101 . Completed 30 credit hours. Completion of a creative writing or writing intensive course beyond ENG 101 is recommended but not required.
