Writing Studies, B.A.

Upper Division Writing [4 units]

Complete one of the following courses:

• WRI 100: Advanced Writing Units: 4
• WRI 120: Rhetorical Theory Units: 4
• WRI 121: International Rhetoric Units: 4
• WRI 122: Special Topics in Rhetoric Units: 4

Interdisciplinary Humanities [8 units]

Complete two of the following courses that are reading intensive, emphasizing a scope of humanities research and associated theories/methodologies to broaden and enrich students’ writing studies praxis:

• CRES 101: Race and the Media Units: 4
• Any ENG courses from ENG 105-189
• Any GASP courses from GASP 150-189
• HIST 100: The Historian’s Craft Units: 4 (by petition only)

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  Other non-WRI courses may apply to this requirement with departmental approval.

Creative and Professional Writing [12 units]

• Complete  WRI 130: Topics in Professional Writing  [4 units]
• Complete one course in the WRI 125-series [4 units]
• Complete either  WRI 150: Seminar in Creative Writing  or  WRI 155: Seminar in Professional Writing  [4 units]

Academic Writing [8 units]

Complete two of the following courses:

• WRI 101: Writing in the Disciplines: Psychology Units: 4
• WRI 101A: Special Topics in Writing for the Psychological Sciences Units: 4
• WRI 105: Grammar and Style Units: 4
• WRI 112: Writing in the Arts Units: 4
• WRI 114: Environmental Writing Units: 4
• WRI 116: Science Writing in Natural Sciences Units: 4
• WRI 117: Writing for the Social Sciences and Humanities Units: 4
• WRI 118: Management Communication Theory and Practice Units: 4
• WRI 119: Writing for Engineering Units: 4