UCSB 2009-2010 Catalog Course Search
Search by subject area and course number. Refer to this list of subject areas and their corresponding department.
Tip: A search for the subject area, for example, querying just "HIST" (without quotes), will return all courses of the queried subject area. Searching using subject area and number, such as "HIST 17" (without quotes), would return all courses in the series; in this example that would include HIST 17A, 17AH, 17B, etc.
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| WRIT 1 - Approaches to University Writing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Principles of critical reading, thinking, and writing in the university. Students analyze academic discourse, develop rhetorical stratgies for exposition and argument, practice examination writing, and write and revise papers. Completion with a grade of C or better meets Subject A requirement. |
| WRIT 1E - Approaches to University Writing for Engineers |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Freshmen only; open to ECE, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Engineering majors only. |
| Principles of critical reading, thinking, and writing in the university. Students analyze academic discourse, develop rhetorical strategies for exposition and
argument, practice examination writing, and write and revise papers. |
| WRIT 1LK - Approaches to University Writing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Principles of critical reading, thinking, and writing in the university. Students analyze academic discourse, develop rhetorical strategies for exposition and argument, practice examination writing, and write and revisepapers. Completion with a grade of C or better meets subject A requirement.This course is taught in conjunction with a specified companion course. Readings and assignments are related to the subject matter of the companioncourse. |
| WRIT 2 - Academic Writing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing requirement or Linguistics 12. |
| A writing course focusing on developing analytical skills, synthesizing multiple sources, sustaining coherent arguments, and revising for clarity of style. Reading and writing assignments are drawn from a range of academic disciplines. |
| WRIT 2E - Academic Writing for Engineers |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing requirement or Linguistics 12; freshmen only; open to ECE, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Engineering majors only. |
| A writing course focusing on developing analytical skills, synthesizing multiple sources, sustaining coherent arguments, and revising for clarity of style. Reading and writing assignments are drawn from a range of engineering disciplines. |
| WRIT 2LK - Academic Writing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing requirement or Linguistics 12, and co-enrollment in linked companion course. |
| A writing course focusing on developing analytical skills, synthesizing multiple sources, sustaining coherent arguments, and revising for clarity of style. This course is taught in conjunction with a specified companion course in such areas as classics, music, psychology, sociology. Readings and assignments are related to the subject matter of the companion course. |
| WRIT 50 - Writing and the Research Process |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK. |
| A writing course addressing the analytical skills underlying the research processes of various academic and professional communities. Sections vary in topic and disciplinary emphasis. |
| WRIT 50E - Writing and the Research Process for Engineers |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; freshmen only; open to ECE, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Engineering majors only. |
| A writing course addressing the analytical skills underlying the research process of academic and professional communities within engineering. |
| WRIT 50LK - Writing and the Research Process |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2, 2LK or equivalent. Coenrollment required in linked companion course. |
| A writing course addressing the analytical skills underlying the research processes of various academic and professional communities. This course is taught in conjunction with a specified companion course. Readings and assignments are related to me subject matter of the companion course. |
| WRIT 60 - Tutoring Writing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK. |
| Prepares students to tutor writing at the college level. Students respond to tutoring scenarios, respond to each other's writing, learn to work with OWLS (on-line writing labs), and prepare a resource notebook for tutoring. |
| WRIT 99 - Independent Studies in Writing |
| (1-5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Lower-division standing; students must have satisfied the Subject A and Writing 2 requirements; consent of instructor. |
| Independent studies in writing. |
| WRIT 105CN - Writing Creative Nonfiction |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| Course in creative nonfiction, a prose form whose practitioners consciously merge elements of traditional fiction and nonfiction. Students get extensive practice in reading and composing within this genre. |
| WRIT 105IN - Applying Business Communication Concepts Through Internships |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; concurrent internship (60-70 hours); consent of instructor. |
| Students of all majors analyze and direct their internship practices, applying theory and communication skills to their experiential learning. Reading, discussion, and practice in business communication (the memo, letter, oral presentation, and report of findings) to develop workplace literacy. |
| WRIT 105MW - Magazine Writing for Publication |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| Focuses on writing interviews, reviews, and general articles for print media, and submitting them for publication. Students learn about audience and the demands of each genre, as well as editing skills and the tyranny of deadlines. |
| WRIT 105NM - Writing in New Media |
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| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| 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. |
| WRIT 105RW - Rhetoric and Writing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| 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. |
| WRIT 109 - Writing for the Disciplines |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2LK or 2E; upper-division standing. |
| Analysis and practice of various forms of academic and professional writing for and in the disciplines. |
| WRIT 109AC - Writing for Accounting Economics |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; Economics 136A (may be taken concurrently); upper-division standing. |
| 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. |
| WRIT 109CS - Writing for the Disciplines |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2LK or 2E; upper-division standing. |
| Analysis and practice of various forms of academic and professional writing for and in the disciplines. |
| WRIT 109EC - Writing for Economics and Business Economics |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| Analysis and practice in business genres that focus on writing strategy, concise style, and visual aspects of communication. Attention to typical formats such as letters, memos, e-mail, proposals, and collaborative reports.
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| WRIT 109ED - Writing for the Teaching Professions |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| Research, discussion, and analysis of current issues in educational theory,practice, and policy. Appropriate for prospective credential students. |
| WRIT 109ES - Writing for Environmental Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| 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 stategies. |
| WRIT 109F - Writing about Film |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| 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 studies. |
| WRIT 109GS - Professional Writing for Global Careers |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| Analysis and practice of writing in global contexts related to business, government, and non-governmental organizaitons. Attention to typical formats such as letters, memos, proposals, and collaborative reports. Emphasis on linguistics and cultural factors affecting international research and document design. |
| WRIT 109HP - Writing for Health Professions |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| 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. |
| WRIT 109HU - Writing for the Humanities |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| 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. |
| WRIT 109JW - Journalistic Writing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| 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. |
| WRIT 109L - Legal Writing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| Practice in applying rules to fact in analyzing issues, and in writing clearly, succinctly, and cogently in various forms of legal discourse such as case briefs, law essays, letters, short office memoranda, and the applellate briefs. Fundamentals of legal research are touched upon. |
| WRIT 109R - Research Writing in Academic Professional Settings |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2, 2LK or equivalent. Upper-division standing. |
| Practicing academic research as the exploration of intellectual problems. Using library resources, students work through stages of research writing defining questions; interpreting and evaluating sources; developing, organizing, formatting, and documenting research papers. |
| WRIT 109SS - Writing for the Social Sciences |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| Analysis and practice of various forms of writing for 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. |
| WRIT 109ST - Writing for Science and Technology |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| 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. |
| WRIT 109V - Writing for the Visual Arts |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| 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. |
| WRIT 109WS - Writing for Women's Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2, 2LK or equivalent; upper-division standing. |
| 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. |
| WRIT 110L - Advanced Legal Writing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 109L; upper-division standing |
| Practice for skilled writers on a variety of legal documents, such as indepth office memoranda, discovery, pleadings, advanced motion practice and oral argument. Also addressed are intermediate techniques for gathering and applying evidence and law to hypothetical client problems. |
| WRIT 110MK - Professional Communication in Marketing and Public Relations |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 109EC or 109GS; upper-division standing. |
| Practice for skilled writers in the genres commonly used for marketing, public relations, and advertising. Instruction in creating materials to promote a product or service including press releases, brochures, print ads, and a professional marketing plan. |
| WRIT 120 - Advanced Topics in Writing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| Production of complex documents; visual aspects of communication; stylisticclarity; editing for varied purposes. Each section will have a special focus, such as electronic writing or proposal writing. |
| WRIT 121 - Advanced Topics in Creative Nonfiction |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing. |
| Readings in, and production of, texts in several creative nonfiction modes, including autobiographical narrative, segmented essay, and research supported fact pieces. Each section has a special topic focus, such as nature writing. Course is conducted in a workshop format. |
| WRIT 125 - Special Topics in Academic and Professional Writing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; and, Writing 50 or 50E or 50LK, or Writing 109AA-ZZ, or English 10. |
| Directed group reading, writing, and discussion of specialized topics in writing such as manuscript preparation, editing of tables and figures, and writing of multimedia materials. |
| WRIT 150 - Internship in Writing |
| (2-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor. |
| Fieldwork experience and weekly seminar. |
| WRIT 151A - Seminar in Professional Editing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Engineering 103 or Writing 109AC or 109EC or 109ES or 109GS or 109ST; a prior course from Writing 109AA-ZZ; upper-division standing; consent of instructor. Must be admitted to the Minor in Professional Writing for enrollment. |
| 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. |
| WRIT 151B - Seminar in Professional Editing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 151A; concurrent enrollment in Writing 150; upper-division standing; consent of instructor. Must be admitted to the Minor in Professional Writing for enrollment. |
| 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. |
| WRIT 155A - Seminar in Technical Communication |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Engineering 103 or Writing 109AC or 109EC or 109ES or 109GS or 109ST; a prior course from Writing 109AA-ZZ; upper-division standing; consent of instructor. Must be admitted to the Minor in Professional Writing for enrollment. |
| Focus on grammatical and rhetorical expertise, visuals, documentation, and emphasizing information design in electronic and hardcopy documents. Topics include communication practices in the workplace; oral, graphic, and electronic literacies. Project-based course culminating in document portfolio. |
| WRIT 155B - Seminar in Technical Communication |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 155A; concurrent enrollment in Writing 150; upper-division standing; consent of instructor. Must be admitted to the Minor in Professional Writing for enrollment. |
| Focus on grammatical and rhetorical expertise, visuals, documentation, and emphasizing information design in electronic and hardcopy documents. Topics include communication practices in the workplace; oral, graphic, and electronic literacies. Project-based course culminating in document portfolio. |
| WRIT 156 - Grammar and Stylistics |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; and, Writing 50 or 109AA-ZZ; upper-division standin |
| 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. |
| WRIT 157A - Seminar in Business Communication |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Engineering 103 or Writing 109AC or 109EC or 109ES or 109GS or 109ST; a prior course from Writing 109AA-ZZ; upper-division standing; consent of instructor. Must be admitted to the Minor in Professional Writing for enrollment. |
| 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. |
| WRIT 157B - Seminar in Business Communication |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Writing 157A; concurrent enrollment in Writing 150; upper-division standing; consent of instructor. Must be admitted to the Minor in Professional Writing for enrollment. |
| Second part of the capstone series, focusing on rhetorical challenges of management strategy and public relations; investor relations; employee communication; government and non-profit communication. Students develop and complete their professional portfolio, in print and as a digital portfolio. |
| WRIT 199 - Independent Studies in Writing |
| (1-5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; consent of instuctor. |
| Writing, reading, and conference with specialized research or focus topic. |
| WRIT 199RA - Independendent Research Assistance in Writing |
| (1-5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; consent of instructor. |
| Faculty-supervised research assistance. |
| WRIT 250 - Seminar in the Teaching of Academic Writing |
| (2) STAFF |
| Instruction in methods of teaching academic writing to undergraduates. Topics include syllabus design, sequencing of assignments, grading, and teaching students to master disciplinary conventions. Lecture plus laboratory. |
| WRIT 251 - Academic Research Writing |
| (2) STAFF |
| 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. Lectureplus laboratory. |
| WRIT 252 - Teaching Technical Communication |
| (2-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing; consent of instructor. |
| Offers graduate students a theoretical and peadogogical foundation for teaching introductory courses in technical communication, and, in particular, UCSB's writing courses for freshman engineering majors. |
| WRIT 272 - Writing Studies Colloquim |
| (1-4) McLeod, Lunsford |
| Prerequisites: Graduate Standing. |
| Presentations on current topics in writing studies by visiting scholars, faculty, and graduate students. |
| WRIT 297 - Graduate Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing; consent of instructor. |
| Graduate credit given for an upper-division course with additional work at the graduate level. |
| WRIT 500 - Directed Teaching |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Appointment as teaching assistant or associate title. |
| Teaching assistants must register during quarter of service for this courseof supervision for instruction. |
| WRIT 501A - Practicum in Academic Writing Instruction |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Application submitted for Writing Program TA appointment. |
| Preparatory orientation and concurrent training for newly appointed Writing Program teaching assistants. Topics include theories of compositionpedagogy, academic literacies, principles of instructional design and curriculum development, effective classroom practices, and assessment of student writing. |
| WRIT 501B - Practicum in Academic Writing Instruction |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Application submitted for Writing Program TA appointment. |
| Preparatory orientation and concurrent training for newly appointed Writing Program teaching assistants. Topics include theories of compositionpedagogy, academic literacies, principles of instructional design and curriculum development, effective classroom practices, and assessment of student writing. |
| WRIT 596 - Directed Reading and Research |
| (1-4) McLeod |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing; consent of instructor. |
| Group or individual tutorial. |