Writing Studies Core Courses 100 level

In WRIT 100: Writing as Inquiry Cohort, Students take Writing 100 and Writing 200 as a cohort in consecutive semesters with the same professor and classmates. Writing 100 introduces students to the discipline of Writing Studies. Through studying their own and others’ writing, students develop critical thinking and writing practices. Students complete Writing 100 prepared for writing in Collegiate Seminar, the more advanced writing required in Writing 200, college-level writing more generally, and public writing. This course requires the completion of at least 4,000 words of graded formal writing, and an additional 1,000 words of informal writing practice.
WRIT 101: Writing as Inquiry. In this course, students develop skills as they write for new contexts, audiences, and purposes as well as analyzing arguments, sharing ideas, and challenging assumptions through their writing. Students complete Writing 101 prepared for writing in Collegiate Seminar, the more advanced writing in the Writing 201 series, college-level writing in general, and public writing. This course requires the completion of at least 4,000 words of graded formal writing, and an additional 1,000 words of informal writing practice.