Director and Chair  Eileen E. Schell, 239 H.B. Crouse, 315-443-1091.

Faculty Lois Agnew, Adam J. Banks, Collin G. Brooke, Margaret Himley, Rebecca Moore Howard, Carol Lipson, Iswari P. Pandey, Stephen Parks, Louise Wetherbee Phelps, Gwendolyn D. Pough, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Eileen E. Schell

In addition to offering both a major and a minor, the Writing Program coordinates and facilitates writing instruction across the curriculum within the University. The goal of the Writing Program is to integrate writing with reading and critical thinking in all disciplines and to encourage continuing development of these abilities. The program cooperates with other units to help writers and teachers achieve these goals.
    Syracuse University students usually take WRT 105 (Studio 1: Practices of Academic Writing) and WRT 205 (Studio 2: Critical Research and Writing). Writing Studios 1 and 2 serve as pre-requisites for upper-division writing courses.
    WRT 105—taken in the first semester of the first year—focuses on the study and practice of writing processes, including critical reading, collaboration, revision, editing, and the use of technologies. Academic writing—especially analysis and argumentation—is the focus.
    WRT 205—normally taken in the spring of the second year—builds on the work of WRT 105 and the experiences of writing during the first year. Students study and practice critical, research-based writing, including research methods, presentation of ideas and information, and source evaluation.
    At the upper division, students may take advanced courses in civic, researched, digital, and professional writing, in style and editing, and in creative nonfiction, as well as study rhetoric and identity, information technologies, literacy, and the politics of language and writing.
    The Writing Program is also home to The Writing Center (HBC 101; 443-5289), a resource for all writers at Syracuse University.
    See our web site at wrt.syr.edu for more information.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
To qualify for a B.A. degree in Writing and Rhetoric, students complete a total of 27 credits of coursework. These credits include WRT 255, three courses from Genres and Practices, four courses from Writing Histories and Theories, and one from Internships.

Required Introductory Course (3 credits)
WRT 255    Advanced Argumentative Writing

Genres and Practices (9 credits)
WRT 301    Civic Writing
WRT 302    Digital Writing
WRT 303    Research Writing
WRT 307    Professional Writing
WRT 308    Style
WRT 407    Advanced Workshop in Professional, Disciplinary, or Technical Writing
WRT 417    Advanced Technical Documentation
WRT 419    Advanced Technical Writing Workshop
WRT 422    Studies in Creative Nonfiction
WRT 427    Writing in Design and Development Environments

Writing Histories and Theories (12 credits)
WRT 423    African American Rhetoric
WRT 424*  Studies in Writing, Rhetoric, and Identity
WRT 426*  Studies in Writing, Rhetoric, and Information Technology
WRT 428*  Studies in Composition, Rhetoric, and Literacy
WRT 440    Studies in the Politics of Language and Writing
WRT 437    Information Architecture and Technical Documentation
WRT 447   Technical Writing for a Global Audience

Internship (3 credits)
WRT 470    Internship in Writing (community or business-based internships; wrt.syr.edu/internships/)
WRT 331    Peer Writing Consultant Practicum
WRT 340    Advanced Editing Studio
WRT 430*  Advanced Experience in Writing Consultation
*These courses are repeatable.

Students may choose up to two courses taught in other units, from the following list of courses, to fulfill the Writing major requirements: Genres and Practices (ETS 401, ETS 403, NEW 205, RTN 205, ADV 207, PRL 205); Writing Histories and Theories (CRS 334, CRS 545, CRS 546, CRS 552, CRS 567, CRS 568).

The Electronic Portfolio
All Writing majors are encouraged to produce and maintain an electronic writing portfolio. This portfolio allows students in the Writing major to archive and demonstrate their expertise within and across multiple genres and rhetorical contexts. Electronic writing portfolios serve as a record of each student’s development and growth as a writer over their course of study.