ENC 1101 Expository and Argumentative Writing
Credits: 3.
The principal elements of writing clearly, efficiently and effectively. ENC 1101 also focuses on writing logical arguments, building research skills and developing critical thinking through reading, writing and discussion. (C) (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: ENC 1101.
Writing techniques and forms of argument in a range of disciplines. For their major writing assignment in this course, students will write an extensively researched and well-documented research paper, learning professional and academic writing conventions and developing their critical thinking skills. (C) (WR)
ENC 2305 Analytical Writing and Thinking
Credits: 3; Prereq: ENC 1102.
Advances students’ critical thinking and writing skills beyond first-year composition. With wide-ranging themes in areas such as languages, political science, anthropology or biology, this course exposes students to the advanced analytical techniques and communication strategies that professors in all disciplines expect them to know. (C) (WR)
ENC 3246 Professional Communication for Engineers
Credits: 3; Prereq: ENC 1101 or ENC 1102.
Students master a variety of communication strategies and genres of writing relevant to engineering, such as composing email, memos, letters, technical descriptions, instructions, academic research reports and professional proposals. Students also respond to complex rhetorical situations, thus preparing for work in their professional communities. (C) (WR)
ENC 3254 Professional Writing in the Discipline
Credits: 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 6 credits. Prereq: ENC 1101 or ENC 1102.
A communication course adjusted to a specific professional discipline, the discipline to be determined by need. Covers major elements of organizational communication with emphasis on composition of reports, proposals, letters and memos, manuals and oral presentations. Course materials and assignments are relevant to the specific discipline. (C) (WR)
ENC 3451 Writing in the Health Professions
Credits: 3. Prereq: ENC 1101 or ENC 1102.
Designed to help students master a variety of communication strategies and genres of writing relevant to the health professions. Students learn to compose clear messages to professionals, patients, and the public, preparing them for upper-division courses and building a foundation for work in their professional communities.
Credits: 3. Prereq: ENC 1101 or ENC 1102.
Designed to help students master a variety of communication strategies and genres of writing relevant to the social sciences. Conducting original research, students learn the relationship between clear, simple prose and thoughtful social analysis. Students write literature reviews, develop methodologies, present results, analyze data, and draft graduate or internship applications.
Credits: 3. Prereq: ENC 1101 or ENC 1102.
Designed to help students master a variety of communication strategies and genres of writing relevant to law, with special emphasis on legal reasoning and logic. Students write legal briefs, a legal memorandum, business correspondence, and law school applications and are introduced to legal research and moot court debate.
ENC 4905 Directed Independent Study in Rhetoric and Writing
Credits: 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 9 credits. Prereq: Permission of instructor.
Designed for the advanced student who wants to pursue in depth an area of study not provided in regularly offered courses. Independent study can involve independent reading or projects under faculty guidance.
ENC 4930 Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing
Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with change in content up to 6 credits. Prereq: completed 60 credits.
Designed to advance students' ability to write in specific genres and to develop their understanding of special topics related to the field. Specific sections will be tailored to the expertise of the faculty members teaching the course.