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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to help students attain basic fluency in desktop publishing, including document design. As they create fliers, newsletters and brochures using desktop publishing software, students strengthen their skills in producing texts for specific occasions, audiences and purposes. Students also become effective critics of "real world" documents as they critique the content and design of newspaper ads, fliers and brochures. Finally, most of the assignments for the course are collaborative projects because a major goal of the course is to help students develop skills necessary for effective collaboration in workplace settings. Students taking the course should have a good command of standard written English and rudimentary skill in some publishing software. Prerequisite: ENGW 1302 and ENGW 2329 (Spring)
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This course is designed to prepare students for effective job-related writing, writing suited to specific purposes and audiences. Students write various kinds of technical documents, including a guide or handbook. Students also analyze the effectiveness of real-world texts (such as pamphlets), assessing each document's content, format, and visual aids in light of the intended audience and purpose. To take this course, students are not expected to have any special technical background, but this course is not for students with grammar problems. Prerequisite: ENGW 1302, ENGW 2320, ENGW 2325 and ENGW 2329, and junior or senior standing or permission of the instructor. (Fall, Spring)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the major theories, ancient and contemporary, of rhetoric, communication, and composition. Draws on current research and insights from linguistic theory, cognitive theory, and rhetorical theory to develop greater understanding of writing processes and build pedagogical or professional applications. Prerequisites: ENGW 1302, ENGW 2320, ENGW 2325, ENGW 2326, and junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor. (Fall, Spring)
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3.00 Credits
A course for writers with advanced grammatical skills. Students should enter the course with few if any difficulties identifying grammatical errors, poorly constructed sentences, spelling errors and typos, etc. The course is designed to provide extensive practice with techniques of editing for purpose, audience, form, arrangement, and the conventions of standard English. Prerequisites: ENGW 1302, 2320, 2326.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to major contemporary theories of rhetoric, focusing in particular on semiotic and postmodern rhetorical theories. Students will apply these theories to the design and analysis of print and online texts composed in multiple modes (e.g., using sound, image, print writing, hypertext) and media. Prerequisites: ENGW 1302, 2320, 2325 and 3336 and junior or senior standing. (Fall, Spring)
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to prepare students to write feature articles for publication in magazines and other periodicals. Students learn to analyze markets, write a query letter, conduct interviews, and write effective articles for targeted audiences. Prerequisites: ENGW 2320, ENGW 2325, ENGW 3335 and junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor. (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to help students transition from college to a profession or graduate school. Students will have the opportunity to reflect on the work they have done in the major as they produce a portfolio of writing to present to a faculty evaluation committee and to future employers or graduate schools. They will also have the opportunity tow ork on a graduate school application, to update their resumes and to write sample job application cover letters. In addition, students will learn about a variety of career opportunities available to writers. Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission of instructor. (Fall, Spring)
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The internship provides English Writing and Rhetoric students with real-world professional experience that involves the practical use of theories and skills that have been introduced int he major. Students can serve internships on student publications, in mainstream or new media, as technical writers or editors, or as student assistants in introductory courses, particularly Freshman Studies. Students will report regularly to their internship advisor and will receive ongoing advice and evaluation. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
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3.00 Credits
This course includes in-depth study of the physical, biological, and human environment. Emphasis is on the multitude of interrelated factors that affect the life forms on our planet and the evolutionary processes that are responsible for their abundance and distribution. Contemporary issues related to changes in our ecosystems are analyzed from a scientific perspective throughout the course. May satisfy the Science in Depth requirement for non-Environmental Science & Policy majors. (Spring, Summer)
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3.00 Credits
The content of this class covers not only the usual topics including plate tectonics, rocks and minerals, soils, and landforms, but also includes related environmental issues and their human impact. Examples are drawn from around the world, with an emphasis on the interconnectedness of earth systems and their affects on how different cultures interact with their environments. Spring, even-numbered years.
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