ENG 1800 - Introduction to Professional Writing and Rhetoric

Goals: To survey common genres and audiences of professional writing in their organizational, cultural, and ethical contexts. To introduce fundamental principles of rhetorical theory and how they can be applied to the analysis and production of professional communication.

Content: Genres and emphasis may vary from semester to semester. Possible genres include: proposals, reports, infographics, memos, apologies, user and feasibility testing, and job application materials. Students will focus on the rhetorical, ethical, technological, legal, and pragmatic elements of producing professional writing for diverse audiences and purposes.

Taught: Fall and spring

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and FYW 1120 or its equivalent

Note: ENG 1800 is required in the English major with a concentration in professional writing and in the professional writing minor. ENG 1800 replaces one of the two required survey (12XX) courses for the professional writing concentration and serves as the required survey course for the professional writing minor. ENG 1800 may count as one of the two required survey courses (12XX) in the English major and the English major with a concentration in creative writing, but it may not be taken as the required survey course in the English or creative writing minors.

Credits: 4