A survey of classical and contemporary ideas about rhetoric which explores, practically and theoretically, the best means of persuasion in any situation whatsoever and will consider the nature of human discourse in diverse areas of knowledge.

Develops rhetorical facility in disciplinary writing for upper-division social science majors. Requires critical and disciplinary reading, writing in modes appropriate to social science disciplines, and a substantial research or critical paper within the student's own discipline.

A writing course focusing on the purposes and composition of various genres of writing about and in the performing arts, visual arts, and music such as reviews, program and exhibit notes, journal and magazine articles, grant proposals, and press releases.

Explores the theory and practice of rhetoric as it applies to writing for oral delivery. Students analyze and produce instances of public speaking in a variety of genres to different audiences.

An exploration of the conventions and formats of business and technical writing. Coursework involves writing effective resumes, proposals, letters, end-user manuals, and the fundamentals of Web site design.

An introduction to the evolving conventions of effective Web site design as well as collaborative writing. Coursework includes evaluation of Web site content and structure and creation of hypertext.

An investigation of contemporary persuasive discourse with special attention to the elements and forms of argument, the nature of evidence, questions of validity and probability, and the workings of rhetorical reasoning. Emphasizes the analysis of arguments rather than their construction.

Study of writing required in the selected professions, including law, politics, and government. Considers the rhetoric of each discipline and relevant texts. Includes lectures from visiting professionals and a series of writing assignments based on reading and research. Topic may vary from year to year, focusing on the rhetoric of other professional divisions: medicine, engineering, economics, and so forth.

This course offers extended, detailed instruction in editing one's own and other people's prose for accuracy, clarity, appropriateness, and effectiveness. It provides some history of theories of style and stylistic analysis, and instruction in prose variation according to social context.

Explores how discourse (spoken and written) constructs, maintains, marginalizes, and contests our various and intersecting identities such as race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, regionality, and social class. Using interdisciplinary theories and methods and drawing upon linguistic anthropology, semiotics, sociology, education, and rhetoric, students explore the social processes of systemic identity formation. Students reflect upon, and write about, the social forces at work constructing their own identities and the identities of their various social and cultural communities.

Explores rhetoric’s role in shaping history and society, with a particular focus on texts and rhetorical activity that have disrupted societal norms and driven significant social transformations. Students examine rhetoric as a tool for understanding human cognition, emotions, and behaviors and use rhetorical methodologies to examine how rhetorical actions can influence public opinion and human interaction.

Examines the use of writing as a tool for social change. Course features readings and assignments based around developing a biography of an activist, composing an autoethnography, and planning an advocacy-focused event. Overall, the course features various writing projects composed in multiple modalities. Students critique, and collaboratively produce, writing projects that facilitate social change.

English grammar from a pedagogical perspective, emphasizing structures, patterns, and conventions of written English that commonly challenge basic writers. Students learn strategies for helping multilingual and other writers improve their writing skills by increasing their awareness of grammar.

Examines the use of writing as a technology that has fundamentally shaped the world, human cognition, human interaction with each other and the world. Topics covered include rhetorical concepts germane to the analysis of writing as a technology and corresponding rhetorical practices.

Combines rhetorical concepts and research methods commonly used in writing studies. Students design an original project using primary and secondary research methods, develop research questions, create data collection tools, analyze findings rhetorically, and produce scholarly writing contributing to the field.

Course provides advanced study in composition, including analytical writing and university-level research, drafting and revising, and creative nonfiction. It continues the work of composition, building upon what is learned in WRIT 2. Course is appropriate for all undergraduates and may be beneficial for transfer students wanting more training in university research and writing. (Formerly Advanced Workshop in Expository Writing.)

Focuses on the minority press and how it has shaped journalism in the U.S. as well as viewing how the media has dealt with this segment of our society. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements and consent of instructor.

A course in using electronic sources to report articles for publication and in publishing journalistic pieces online. Prerequisite(s): WRIT 64 or journalism experience; instructor determination at first class meeting.

Examines the theory and practice of radio. Students explore how the formats of radio create its meaning, and investigate radio's place in the landscape of the media, particularly in the U.S. and Mexico. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry level Writing and Composition requirements and consent of instructor.

Course offers an introduction to the theories and practices of peer tutoring in writing with an emphasis on developing effective strategies for serving UC Santa Cruz’s diverse undergraduate population. Students engage in service learning by conducting observations of tutoring sessions and, eventually, by leading tutoring sessions. This course is ideal for students interested in writing pedagogy, education, and tutoring. Prerequisite(s): C Requirement and enrollment by permission of the instructor. Satisfies the Process: Service Learning (PR-S).

Examines the ways that language use shapes, influences, and reflects societal power structures. The curriculum moves beyond a singular perspective and encourages students to engage with a diversity of rhetorical practices and traditions.

Course draws on disability studies scholarship and rhetorical theory to study textual representations of disability, how disabled people are often positioned as unqualified for authorship, and approaches to making texts accessible to disabled audiences.

A seminar in producing and evaluating writing for various news media with a critical and rhetorical approach. Learners focus on publishing research-informed and source-validated written pieces in multiple modes of communication.

Examines scholarship from rhetoric, composition, and writing studies focused on the teaching of writing. Drawing on theoretical and applied research, students examine, and begin developing, pedagogical approaches to teaching writing at the K-12 and college levels. Attention is given to curriculum development, process pedagogy, linguistic justice, and related topics.

Regular writing for newspaper or magazine. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

Work in an editorial position involving critique and guidance of reporters. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

All phases of work for a publishing house, from manuscript reading to editorial. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

Writing, editing, scheduling, and/or broadcast work for television or radio. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

Teaching of a lower-division seminar under faculty supervision. (See WRIT 42.) Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

For upper-division students: supervised study within commuting distance of the campus. May include internships at magazines, newspapers, publishing houses, or newsletters of corporations, and civic or service organizations. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of Entry Level Writing requirement; students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

For upper-division students: supervised study within commuting distance of the campus. May include internships at magazines, newspapers, publishing houses, or newsletters of corporations, and civic or service organizations. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

A writing, editing, or publishing project undertaken by a small group of students under the direct supervision of a writing instructor. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

Individual work on a thesis for any campus major or individual major. Faculty in the Writing Program help students on all phases of work, from selection and focus to development of bibliographies, research techniques, revision, and editing. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

Helps students transform field documentation into fully developed, professional projects. Employs a weekly production schedule and teaches principles of rhetoric as a means of effectively selecting and arranging documentary materials. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; interview with instructor to review documentary materials.

Individual study for which faculty supervision is possible only by correspondence. May include internships at newspapers, magazines, publishing houses, or the newsletters of corporations, and civic or service organizations. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of Entry Level Writing requirement; students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

Individual study for which faculty supervision is possible only by correspondence. May include internships at newspapers, magazines, publishing houses, or the newsletters of corporations, and civic or service organizations. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

Individual, directed study for upper-division students in expository writing, editing, or journalism. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.

Individual, directed study for upper-division students in expository writing, editing, or journalism. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.