Below is a listing of the individual lower- and upper-division courses offered through the Writing Program.

Note: Writing courses cannot be taken P/NP.

Lower Division

Writing 1. Approaches to University Writing

4 units
Prerequisite: Not open for credit to students who have completed English 1 or Writing 1E, or 1LK.
Writing 1 welcomes students into the university, acclimates them to the academic community, and bolsters their writing, reading, and critical thinking. Students read and analyze university-level texts, write essays of increasing complexity, and practice stages of the composing process. This introductory writing course, which satisfies the Area A1 requirement, develops the strategies and intellectual activities necessary to achieve proficiency in future writing classes and enable students to enter Writing 2 as well as courses across the curriculum.

Writing 1E. Approaches to University Writing for Engineers

4 units
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the College of Engineering.
Writing 1E satisfies the Area A1 requirement and focuses on academic writing. Students engage in critical reading, writing, and analysis strategies; exercises are taught through technology and engineering content and include a consideration of ethics within the world of engineering.

Writing 2. Academic Writing

4 units
Prerequisite: Satisfaction of University of California Entry Level Writing Requirement . Not open for credit to students who have completed English 2 or Writing 2LK or 2E.
Writing 2 is students' initiation to the foundations of academic writing in the university. The work occurs in a small classroom setting where teachers interact intensively and creatively with students. Students receive feedback on writing, learn strategies for engaging in critical inquiry, explore multiple genres, and develop their writing processes. After successfully completing Writing 2, students will have developed critical writing, reading, and analysis strategies that they can use in upper-division classes in the Writing Program and the university. Writing 2 satisfies the Area A1 requirement.

Writing 2E. Academic Writing for Engineers

4 units
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the College of Engineering.
In addition to the above goals of Writing 2, Writing 2E introduces students to engineering writing genres, such as memos, researched technical reports, collaborative work, and multi-media presentations.

Writing 2LK. Academic Writing

4 units
Prerequisites: Co-enrollment in linked companion course.
This course is taught in conjunction with a specified companion course. Readings and assignments are related to the subject matter of the companion.

Writing 50. Writing and the Research Process

4 units
Note: Not open to seniors
Prerequisite: Writing 2, 2E, 2LK, or equivalent. Not open for credit to students who have completed English 3 or Writing 50LK or 50E.
Students in Writing 50 propose, research, and write an independent research project relating to the theme of the course. Completion of Writing 2 or its equivalent is required. Writing 50 fulfills the Area A2 requirement and prepares students for writing longer research papers and developing strong research and synthesis skills. Writing 50 expands and further validates academic inquiry as a personal, professional, and community practice.

50E. Writing and the Research Process for Engineers

4 units
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the College of Engineering.
Writing 50E, the final course in the sequence, prepares students for the profession of engineering through a focus on collaborative research and teamwork.

UPPER DIVISION

Writing 105

4 units
Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing.
Writing 105 courses complement the Writing Program's other upper-division courses by offering interdisciplinary alternatives and fulfill the Area A2 requirement. In Writing 105 courses, the material spans several disciplines or areas. For example, Writing 105M (Multimedia Writing) draws on work done in Film and Media Studies, Art History, English, Computer Science, and other disciplines; 105R (Writing and Rhetoric) includes work from Political Science, Philosophy, Education, Communication, and other disciplines; Writing 105C (Creative Nonfiction) synthesizes skills and approaches from Humanities-based disciplines--especially English and Comparative Literature--and a range of social science concentrations. 105 classes encourage sophisticated analysis, in depth reading, writing and critical thinking and awareness of how the specific subjects of these classes can be situated across various disciplines.

Writing 105C. Creative Nonfiction

Course in creative nofiction, a prose form whose practitioners consciously merge elements of traditional fiction and nonfiction. Students get extensive practice in reading and composing whithin this genre.

Writing 105G. Grammar and Stylistics

Focuses on grammar and stylistics for professional writers and editors. The emphasis is practical and analytical, attending to issues of sentence structure and diction, and on the diversity of styles, formats, and audiences.

Writing 105M. Multimedia Writing

Focuses on new modes of writing and publishing enabled by computer technology. Projects involve analyzing, creating, reading about, and reflecting on writing in new media. Students create works suitable for web or other digital formats.

Writing 105P. Writing and Philosophies of Language

Introduction to theories of language and communication, with concentration on linguistic structure and the conditions through which meaning is produced and transmitted in communication situations. Students reflect on writing, and produce written research, in a related area of inquiry.

Writing 105PS. Writing for Public Speaking

Analysis and practice of writing, researching, and delivering oral presentations including speech scripts, visual aids, and various related documents. Typical formats include extemporaneous speech and impromptu address for specific audiences and purposes.

Writing105R. Rhetoric and Writing

Traces the history, theory and practice of rhetoric (effective persuasion) from classical times to the modern era. Students analyze key works and apply rhetorical strategies in written argumentation.

Writing 105S. Writing About Sustainability

Analysis and practice of various forms of writing that address sustainability in interdisciplinary contexts. Students will research, write, and reflect on concepts and practices of sustainability, examining the role of words and images in communicating sustainability ideas to diverse audiences.

Writing 107

4 units
Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing.
Writing 107 courses focus on writing in a professional or workplace setting in a variety of specific arenas and fulfill the Area A2 requirement in writing. Representative courses focus on writing for business in the US and abroad, writing for high tech, journalism, and law. The 107 courses are geared to students who intend to enter the workforce after graduation or who plan to pursue graduate school in a specific profession.

Writing 107A. Writing for Accounting

Note: formerly Writing 109AC
Prerequisites: Economics 136A (may be taken concurrently). Writing practices in academic and professional accounting. Research sources include publications, databases, case studies, interviews. Assignments include reports, correspondence, memorandum, presentations. Attention to critical thinking, research techniques, international context, use of information technology, and visual communications.

Writing 107B. Business and Administrative Writing

Note: formerly Writing 109EC
Analysis and practice in business genres that focus on writing strategy, concise style, and visual aspects of communication. Attention to typical documents such as letters, memos, e-mail, proposals, and collaborative reports.

Writing 107G. Professional Writing for Global Careers

Note: formerly Writing 109GS
Analysis and practice of writing in global contexts related to business, government, and non-governmental organizations. Attention to typical formats such as letters, email, proposals, and various collaborative reports. Emphasis on linguistic and cultural factors affecting international research and document design.

Writing 107J. Journalism and News Writing

Note: formerly Writing 109JW
Analysis and practice of news writing for print and broadcast with focus on inverted pyramid style, interview techniques, background research, editing, writing to deadline, and ethical issues.

Writing 107L. Legal Writing

Note: formerly Writing 109L
Practice in applying rules to facts, analyzing issues, and writing clearly, succinctly, and cogently in various forms of legal discourse such as case briefs, law essays, letters, short office memoranda, and appellate briefs. Fundamentals of legal research are touched upon.

Writing 107M. Magazine Writing for Publication

Focuses on writing interviews, reviews, and general articles for print media, and submitting them for publication. Students learn about audiences and the demands of each genre, as well as editing and the tyranny of deadlines.

Writing 107P. Writing for Public Relations

Analysis and practice of writing in the field of public relations with focus on the news release, web copy, brochures, media kits, and newsletters.

Writing 107T. Technical Writing

Analysis and practice in writing for technology users with attention given to task analysis, design principles, and writing strategies. Projects include technology related documents such as instructions, user manuals, online documentation, and web content. Final documents suitable for professional portfolio.

Writing 109

4 units
Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing.
Writing 109-sequence courses, which fulfill the Area A2 requirement, serve students by helping them to develop and refine academic writing styles appropriate to various disciplines and their discourse communities. Students learn to write effectively within specific genres and social contexts by focusing on specialized writing in various genres and fields. Students also conduct a significant, independent project, drawing on primary and/or secondary sources from a range of resources, including specialized professional journals, databases, websites, and other pertinent literature. Finally, students develop familiarity with general disciplinary activities and responsibilities through exposure to genres, forms and paradigms characteristic of those disciplines.

Writing 109CS. Writing for Chicana/o Studies

Analysis and practice of various forms of writing and research methods in Chicana/o Studies. Attention to strategies for argumentation, analysis, organization, and documentation used in humanities and social sciences. that's the course descriptions

Writing 109ED. Writing for the Teaching Professions

Research, discussion, and analysis of current issues in educational theory, practice, and policy. Appropriate for prospective credential students.

Writing 109ES. Writing for Environmental Studies

Analysis and practice of various forms of writing for environmental studies, both academic and professional. Attention to research methods, design of papers, development of graphics, stylistic clarity, and editing strategies.

Writing 109F. Writing about Film

Analysis and practice of various forms of writing for film, including argumentative writing, film reviews, and essays. Of special interest to majors in film studies, English, and social sciences.

Writing 109HP. Writing for Health Professionals

Strategy, analysis, format for various types of academic and professional writing in the health care field. Contemporary topics/issues will be the basis of study, discussion, research, and writing.

Writing 109HU. Writing for the Humanities

Analysis of various forms of writing for the humanities, both academic and professional. Attention to modes and methods of argumentation, research methods, design of papers, stylistic clarity, and editing strategies.

Writing 109SS. Writing for the Social Sciences

Analysis and practice of various research methods and forms of writing in the social sciences including qualitative/ethnographic, quantitative, interpretive, and theoretical. Writing projects such as literature reviews, proposals, case studies, scientific reports, interviews. Attention to disciplinary resources, formal conventions, graphics, and style.

Writing 109ST. Writing for Science and Technology

Analysis and practice of various forms of scientific and technical writing, both academic and professional, such as reports, proposals, journal articles, and abstracts. Attention to research methods, design of papers, development of graphics, technical style, and editing strategies.

Writing 109V. Writing for the Visual Arts

Analysis and practice of various forms of writing for the visual arts, including reviews of film and art shows, grant proposals, and professional resumes. Of special interest to majors in the arts.

Writing 109WS. Writing for Women's Studies/Gender Studies

Analysis and practice of various forms of writing and research methods in women's studies. Attention to strategies for argumentation, analysis, organization, and documentation used in humanities and social sciences. Writing projects incorporate interdisciplinary and multimedia sources.

Writing 125. Special Topics in Academic and Professional Writing

2-4 units
Prerequisites: Writing 2, 2E, or 2LK; and Writing 50, 50E, or 50LK or 109AA-ZZ, or English 10; upper-division standing.
Directed group reading, writing, and discussion of specialized topics such as manuscript preparation, editing of tables and figures, and writing of multimedia materials.

Writing 150. Internship in Writing

2-4 units
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units. Course required for credit in the minor.
Fieldwork experience and weekly seminar.

Writing 151A-B. Seminar in Professional Editing

4 units
Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in Writing 150; consent of instructor. Course required for credit in the minor.
Focus on grammatical and rhetorical expertise, genre and format, diction, style, tone, visuals, documentation style. Class projects include working as editors to help authors prepare texts for publication.

Writing 155A-B. Seminar in Multimedia Communication

4 units
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Writing 150; consent of instructor. Course required for credit in the minor.
Information design in electronic and hardcopy documents, focus on gramatical and rhetorical expertise. Topics include communication practices in the workplace; oral graphic, and electronic literacies. Project-based course culminating in multimedia portfolio.

Writing 157A-B. Seminar in Business Communication

4 units
Prerequisites: Writing 109EC or 109AC or 50E; upper-division standing; Course required for credit in the minor.
Practice for skilled writers in rhetorical challenges of managerial and administrative communication. Instruction in proposal development, stakeholder correspondence, case analysis, and web-based writing, with attention to audience, strategy, ethics, and organizational change.

Writing 160. Theory and Practice of Writing Center Consulting

4 units
Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK
Please note: Writing 160 fulfills the writing intensive requirement in the College of Letters and Science. It does not fulfill the Area A2 requirement.
Focuses on theory and practice of writing center consulting work. The course will cover basic practices for working with student writing and writers; theories of writing and of tutoring; special considerations for multilingual writers; working with students labeled “basic writers”; online tutoring; and more. In course assignments, students will read a synthesis of research, theory and philosophy related to composition, communication, education, and rhetoric in order to develop a theoretical and practical framework for tutoring. The writing assignments are designed to develop habits of mind needed for effective tutoring. These include metacognitive, analytical, creative, and problem-solving thought processes. They will reflect on their own literacy development through an autobiographical essay. They will also analyze their actual tutoring session and relate it to a theoretical ideal, assessing their own strengths and growth needs as a tutor. In addition, they will develop instructional handouts, and they will synthesize what they have learned to produce a tutoring resource notebook. Throughout the course, students will consider ethical issues related to tutoring, and this exploration will culminate in their code of ethics. Smaller assignments include teaching and participating in grammar and stylistic lessons. They will also explore and consider online resources, and they also participate in mock-tutoring sessions and debriefing discussions.

Writing 199. Independent Studies in Writing

1-5 units
Prerequisites: Open to students who (1) have attained upper-division standing; (2) have at least a 3.0 gradepoint average for the preceding three quarters; (3) satisfied Area A requirements; and (4) consent of instructor. Students are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. Writing 199 may be repeated for a maximum of 10 units.
Writing, reading, and conference with specialized research or focus topic.

Writing 199RA. Independent Research Assistance in Writing

1-5 units
Prerequisites: Open to students who (1) have attained upper-division standing; (2) have at least a 3.0 gradepoint average for the preceding three quarters; (3) satisfied Area A requirements; and (4) consent of instructor. Students are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. Writing 199RA may be repeated for a maximum of 10 units.
Faculty-supervised research assistance.

GRADUATE COURSES

Writing 250. Seminar in the Teaching of Academic Writing

2 units
Same course as interdisciplinary 250.
Instruction in methods of teaching academic writing to undergraduates. Topics include syllabus, desgin, sequencing or assignments, grading, and teaching students to master disciplinary conventions. Lecture plus laboratory.

Writing 251. Academic Research Writing

2 units
Same course as interdisciplinary 251.
Instruction in the writing of graduate academic documents, including proposals, theses, course papers, articles for publication, and C.V.'s. Emphasis on writing clearly and mastering disciplinary conventions. Lecture plus laboratory.

Writing 252. Teaching Technical Communication

4 units
Prerequisites: graduate standing consent of instructor
Offers graduate students a theoretical and pedagogical foundation for teaching introductory courses in technical communication, and in particular, UCSB's writing courses for freshman engineering majors.

Writing 500. Directed Teaching

4 units
Prerequisites: Appointment as teaching assistant or associate. Yields no unit credit for advanced degrees.
Teaching assistants must register during quarter of service for this course of supervision and instruction.

Writing 501. Academic Writing: Theory and Practice

4 units
Prerequisite: application submitted for Writing Program TA appointment
Preparatory orientation and concurrent training for newly appointed Writing Program teaching assistants. Topics include theories of composition pedagogy, academic literacies, principles of instructional design and curriculum development, effective classroom practices, and assessment of student writing.

Writing 596. Directed Reading and Research

1-4 units
Prerequisites: graduate standing, consent of instructor.
May be repeated for credit as determined by department chair.
Group or individual tutorial.