Students can choose to group courses that are related to each other in order to create some specialization and depth in writing for specific purposes and audiences. Find more detail about these courses on our course description page. Here are sample clusters:
- Writing for Science and Engineering
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ENGCMP 0430 Public Communication of Science and Technology
ENGCMP 0450 Research Writing
ENGCMP 0521 Writing with Data
ENGCMP 0530 Writing for the Sciences
ENGCMP 0535 Writing in the Health Science Professions
ENGCMP 0600 Introduction to Technical Writing
ENGCMP 1101 Language of Science and Technology
ENGCMP 1102 Language of Medicine
ENGCMP 1402 Grant Writing for Research
ENGCMP 1430 Usability Testing in Technical Writing
ENGCMP 1900 Internship: select a technical, science, or engineering site
- Advertising and PR Writing
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ENGCMP 0400 Written Professional Communication
ENGCMP 0515 Persuasive Writing in Advertising
ENGCMP 0520 Integrating Writing and Design
ENGCMP 1103 Public Relations Writing
ENGCMP 1104 Corporate Storytelling
ENGCMP 1111 Professional Writing in Global Contexts
ENGCMP 1112 Professional Uses of Social Media
ENGCMP 1120 History and Ethics of Advertising and Public Relations
ENGCMP 1900 Internship: select a PR, marketing, advertising, or community relations site
ENGCMP 1906 Professional Experience: Writing, Editing, or PR
- Black Rhetoric and Public Writing
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(While it doesn't count toward the major, consider ENGCMP 0212 Seminar in Composition: Topics in Diversity for your first-year composition course.)
ENGCMP 0570 Topics in Black Rhetoric and Public Writing
ENGCMP 1270 Projects in Black Rhetoric
ENGCMP 1900 Internship: select a nonprofit, business, or organization that fits your interests
- Writing for Law and Government
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ENGCMP 0410 Writing for the Legal Professions
ENGCMP 0420 Writing for the Public
ENGCMP 0450 Research Writing
ENGCMP 0521 Writing with Data
ENGCMP 0560 Writing Arguments
ENGCMP 0641 Writing for Change
ENGCMP 1099 The Language of Policy and Power: Topics in Diversity
ENGCMP 1112 Professional Uses of Social Media
ENGCMP 1400 Grant Writing for Nonprofits
ENGCMP 1900 Internship: select a public agency, government organization, JURIST, or a law office
- Writing for Nonprofits
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(While it doesn't count toward the major, consider ENGCMP 0208 Seminar in Composition: Service-Learning for your first-year composition course.)
ENGCMP 0420 Writing for the Public
ENGCMP 0432 Writing for Environmental Advocacy
ENGCMP 0515 Persuasive Writing in Advertising
ENGCMP 0521 Writing with Data
ENGCMP 0641 Writing for Change
ENGCMP 1099 The Language of Policy and Power: Topics in Diversity
ENGCMP 1400 Grant Writing for Nonprofits
ENGCMP 1401 Writing for Fundraising and Development
ENGCMP 1111 Professional Writing in Global Contexts
ENGCMP 1112 Professional Uses of Social Media
ENGCMP 1900 Internship: select a nonprofit or foundation
- Teaching and Composition Studies
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(While it doesn't count toward the major, consider ENGCMP 0207 Seminar in Composition: Education for your first-year composition course.)
ENGCMP 0521 Writing with Data
ENGCMP 0620 Theories of Writing and Teaching
ENGCMP 1210 Tutoring Peer Writers
ENGCMP 1510 Writing with Style
ENGCMP 1551 History and Politics of the English Language
ENGCMP 1552 Language, Literacy, and Learning
ENGCMP 1901 UTA: Teaching or Tutoring Writing
ENGCMP 1900 Internship: select an education site
- Writing for Business
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ENGCMP 0400 Written Professional Communication
ENGCMP 0521 Writing with Data
ENGCMP 1104 Corporate Storytelling
ENGCMP 1100 Language of Business and Industry
ENGCMP 1111 Professional Writing in Global Contexts
ENGCMP 1112 Professional Uses of Social Media
ENGCMP 1420 Writing Proposals for Business
ENGCMP 1900 Internship: select a corporate or business site
- Public Engagement
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(While it doesn't count toward the major, consider ENGCMP 0208 Seminar in Composition: Service-Learning for your first-year composition course.)
ENGCMP 0420 Writing for the Public
ENGCMP 0521 Writing with Data
ENGCMP 0565 Writing Places
ENGCMP 0641 Writing for Change
ENGCMP 1099 The Language of Policy and Power: Topics in Diversity
ENGCMP 1551 History and Politics of the English Language
ENGCMP 1552 Language, Literacy, and Learning
ENGCMP 1900 Internship: select a nonprofit, agency, or government site
ENGCMP 1906 Professional Experience: Writing, Editing, or PR
- Composing Digital Media and Using Design
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ENGCMP 0425 Digital Humanity
ENGCMP 0520 Integrating Writing and Design
ENGCMP 0521 Writing with Data
ENGCMP 0565 Writing Places
ENGCMP 0610 Composing Digital Media
ENGCMP 1112 Professional Uses of Social Media
ENGCMP 1130 Projects in Digital Composition
ENGCMP 1430 Usability Studies in Technical Writing Environments
ENGCMP 1900 Internship: you can use your digital skills in many sites. You can look for one where you will be doing hands on work at a TV or radio station, or you can design material for a nonprofit or business, for example.
- Technical Writing
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ENGCMP 0430 Public Communication of Science and Technology
ENGCMP 0521 Writing with Data
ENGCMP 0535 Writing in the Health Science Professions
ENGCMP 0600 Introduction to Technical Writing
ENGCMP 0610 Composing Digital Media
ENGCMP 1101 Language of Science and Technology
ENGCMP 1430 Usability Studies in Technical Writing Environments
ENGCMP 1900 Internship: select a technical, science, or engineering site
- Publishing
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ENGCMP 0400 Written Professional Communication
ENGCMP 0520 Integrating Writing and Design
ENGCMP 1220 Art of the Essay
ENGCMP 1510 Writing with Style
ENGCMP 1151 Professional Editing in Context
ENGCMP 1900 Internship: select a magazine, press, or publishing house
ENGCMP 1906 Professional Experience: Writing, Editing, or PR
- Disability Studies
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(While it doesn't count toward the major, consider ENGCMP 0213 Seminar in Composition: Disability Studies for your first-year composition course.)
ENGCMP 0415 Writing and Anxiety
ENGCMP 0540 Introduction to Disability Studies
ENGCMP 1430 Usability Studies in Technical Writing Environments
- Preparing for Law or Graduate School
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ENGCMP 0401: Written Professional Communication: Topics in Diversity
ENGCMP 0410 Writing for the Legal Professions
ENGCMP 0440 Critical Writing
ENGCMP 0450 Research Writing
ENGCMP 0521 Writing with Data
ENGCMP 1099 The Language of Policy and Power: Topics in Diversity
ENGCMP 1220 Art of the Essay
ENGCMP 1510 Writing with Style
ENGCMP 1900 Internship: select a law office or agency related to your field of interest