ENG 400A - Topics in Writing

(3 units)

Analysis and writing practice in selected genres and themes.

Maximum units a student may earn: 6

Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing OR ENG 303.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. draft documents in various genres (such as graphic novels, memoirs, and scholarly essays) that demonstrate clear purpose, responsibility to audience, and adherence to generic and stylistic conventions.
2. assess their own writing process and apply alternative strategies to the continued development of that process.
3. identify an author’s purpose, audience, genre, and strategies of support.
4. demonstrate knowledge of the variety of public, literary, and disciplinary situations in which they will be writing when they leave the undergraduate program.

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