Fundamentals of academic writing: active reading strategies, writing processes, revision, audience awareness, full development of ideas, adherence to rules of standard edited English. Credits in this course cannot be used to fulfill University Studies requirements, graduation requirements, or the requirements of a major or minor. Credits count for transcript only. Students must co-enroll in WRIT 102.

Critical reading, research, and academic writing arguments. Emphasis on information literacy, elements of persuasion, documentation and citation. Students must pass with a C- or better.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Writing in a range of genres related to the rhetorical situations, audiences, technologies, and multicultural environments of the 21st century workplace. Emphasis on liberal arts career skills. Students must pass with a C- or better to complete the core writing sequence.

Introductory creative writing course in which students develop their ability to write in a variety of genres. Study of contemporary works in genres including literary prose, poetry, and drama; composition in genres including literary prose, poetry, and drama; development of a writing process and writerly identity; workshop critiques of student writing. Course includes Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (URSCA) high-impact practice.

Studies in writing. Can be repeated for credit with different topics.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Facilitation of students' creation of a portfolio that document prior learning. Reflection and analysis of prior learning experiences to articulate knowledge, understanding, and skills that may meet college-level learning outcomes. Designed for students with significant work and life experiences. Course requires instructor permission. Must be taken Pass/Fail.

Advanced creative writing course in which students study and create works of creative nonfiction. Emphasis on the writing process and writers' workshops. By the end of this course, students should have a solid understanding of the specific characteristics of CNF, an awareness of their own creative process, and a completed body of written work that demonstrates the skills acquired in the course. Course includes Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (URSCA) high-impact practice.

Introduction to the field of rhetoric, including discussion of ancient and contemporary theories and practices. Course includes Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (URSCA) high-impact practice.

Exploration of English grammar through a variety of perspectives including descriptive linguistics, the history of English grammar, educational topics, sociolinguistics and current applications of grammar in other fields.

Study of exemplary contemporary and/or classic works of nature writing. Writing of essays related to nature, science, and/or the environment. Research and writing in areas of student interest.

Study, analysis, and practice of technical writing with an emphasis on processes for writing with technology: writing for the web, writing for social media, fundamentals of Adobe Creative Suite, and digital composition tools.

Grant Writing is designed as a professional communications laboratory which offers students the opportunity to learn how to identify and successfully navigate organizational structures, apply the best methods in prospect research and grant writing, and gain critical skills in developing proposals and other supporting documents for local non-profit organizations.

Advanced creative writing course in which students further develop their ability to write fiction. Study of contemporary works of fiction; examination of and practice in elements of craft; composition of fiction (drafts and revisions); further development of a writing process and writerly identity; workshop critiques of student writing. Course includes Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (URSCA) high-impact practice.

Advanced creative writing course in which students further develop their ability to write poetry. Study of contemporary works of poetry; examination of and practice in elements of poetic craft; composition of poetry (drafts and revisions); further development of a writing process and writerly identity; workshop critiques of student writing. Course includes Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (URSCA) high-impact practice.

Advanced creative writing course in which students study, practice, and invent techniques that bridge conventional generic boundaries and explore new approaches to literary production. Study of works in hybrid genres including, but not limited to, mashups, multi-media writing, slipstream fiction, prose poetry, and lyrical nonfiction; composition in forms and genres of the students' invention; development of a writing process and writerly identity; workshop critiques of student writing.

Study and analysis of contemporary and historical literary magazines; practice in the submissions, editing, design, publication, and promotion process of a literary journal.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Study of persuasive writing. Students learn classical and contemporary approaches to the arts of persuasion and apply them in reading and writing contemporary discourse. Course includes Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (URSCA) high-impact practice.

This course will focus on generating persuasive environmental narratives on key social media platforms. Special focus will be placed on how to use digital storytelling to read the landscape - developing stories that enhance environmental policy, engagement and appreciation through community development programs, public awareness campaigns, and public humanities projects.

Theory and practice of writing for digital media: writing for social media, writing for the web, and writing in emergent technological spaces, informed by digital media theory and the philosophy of technology, and grounded in a rhetorical approach.

WRIT 420 introduces students to the metaphoric and narrative foundations of human identities and the prejudices inherited with those identities. The course provides students with an understanding of the complexity of their own personal assemblage of identities as well as those of others. Unconscious bias, its impact on decision-making, and social crises arising from identity conflicts will be studied, as well as techniques for recognizing and mitigating one's own unconscious biases.

Studies in language, rhetoric, or poetics. May be repeated for credit with different topics.

Studies in writing. May be repeated for credit with different topics.

Exploration of theoretical and applied aspects of writing and well-being. Forms studied and practiced may include poetry, story-telling, journaling, guided autobiography, and/or creative nonfiction, with focus on restorative benefits of narrative and imagistic writing.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course.

Course in which students explore writing beyond the university setting through readings, discussion, and independent research and create an online portfolio of creative, academic, and/or professional writing accompanied by critical reflection. Public presentation of written work is required.

The Writing Internship allows students to apply their academic learning in a professional context. The internship site will vary based on the interests of the student. The nature of the writing undertaken may fall within any/all of the following types/contexts as appropriate: creative, technical, editorial, journalistic, bureaucratic, industrial, web-based, non-profit, and others as opportunities arise. If taken to fulfill Senior Year Experience, must be taken for 3 credits.

Advanced study for students who have shown themselves capable of independent work, carried on under direction of a staff member chosen by the student with approval of the department chair. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Instructor consent.