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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
 
  Nov 29, 2024
 
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
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ENGCMP 0420 - WRITING FOR THE PUBLIC


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores the theory and practice of writing that serves the public interest, including writing for the nonprofit and the governmental sectors of American society. The course will explore the ethics of writing for the public, the impact of rhetorical contexts on writing, and the ways in which writing and revision can allow us to understand a problem or issue in a new way. Students can expect to read examples of writing for the public, conduct significant research, and write in different genres.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENG 0102 or ENGCMP (0002 or 0006 or 0020 or 0200 or 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0210 or 0212 or 0213 or 0214) or ENGFLM 0210 or FP (0003 or 0006) or (ENGR 0012 or 0712 or 0715 or 0718) or ENGR 0716
Course Attributes: Undergraduate Research, Writing Intensive Course (WRIT)


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