{"id":2920,"date":"2018-02-05T15:50:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T20:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/harrington-draft\/?page_id=2920"},"modified":"2023-07-25T10:00:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T14:00:44","slug":"course-descriptions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/writing-b-a\/course-descriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Descriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Writing and Rhetoric B.A.<\/h1>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"writing-ba\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-writing-ba\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-11549\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11549\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/writing-b-a\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11550\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11550\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/writing-b-a\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11551\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11551\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/writing-b-a\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12422\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-12422\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/academics\/writing-b-a\/news\/\">Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<h2>Course Descriptions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"uri-kuali\">\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 100<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Introduction to College Writing<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(2 crs.) Practice in topic development, research techniques, documentation and attribution, and process-based writing. Focuses on thesis statements, topic sentences, paragraphing, coherence, and syntax. (Lec. 2) Pre: Admission to Talent Development's Prematriculation Program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 104<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Writing to Inform and Explain<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Writing emphasizing the sharing of information. Varieties and strategies of expository writing for differing audiences and situations. Genres may include reports, proposals, letters, reviews, websites, academic essays. (Lec. 3) Not open to students with credit in WRT 106. (B1) (B4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 104H<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Honors Section of WRT 104: Writing to Inform and Explain<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Honors Section of WRT 104: Writing to Inform and Explain. (Lec. 3) Pre: must have a 3.40 overall GPA. (B1) (B4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 106<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Introduction to Research Writing<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Introduction to working with sources and the research process. Guided help in conducting interviews, observations and database searches. All assignments contribute to a major research report. (Lec. 3) Not open to students with credit in WRT 104. (B1) (B4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 106H<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Honors Section of WRT 106: Introduction to Research Writing<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Honors Section of WRT 106: Introduction to Research Writing. (Lec. 3) Pre: Overall GPA of 3.40 or better. Not open to students with credit in WRT 104. (B1) (B4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 201<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Writing Arguments<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Invent and craft arguments to become a more effective, influential writer. Analyze and critique textual and visual arguments. Identify and use credible evidence. Practice rhetorical strategies. (Lec. 3) (B1) (B4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 227<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Professional Writing<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Develop the writing and information design skills employers most value; learn to advocate for diverse stakeholders in professional contexts. (Lec. 3\/Online) Pre: Open to Business majors with sophomore or higher standing. Open to a limited number of Computer Science, Data Science, Public Relations, and Writing majors by permission. (B1) (B2)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 235<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Digital Writing and Rhetoric<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(4 crs.) Create digital, visual, and multimedia content. Critically explore identity, usability, design, and rhetoric in contemporary publication. Begin a collection of digital artifacts for the capstone course, WRT495. (Seminar 3, Practicum 2\/Online)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 270<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Writing Our Selves: Writing in the Expressivist Tradition<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Focuses on the expressivist tradition of writing, including memoirs, medical narratives, nature meditations and informal essays. (Seminar)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 270H<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Honors Section of WRT 270: Writing Our Selves: Writing in the Expressivist Tradition<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Honors Section of WRT 270: Writing Our Selves: Writing in the Expressivist Tradition. Focuses on the expressivist tradition of writing, including memoirs, medical narratives, nature meditations and informal essays. (Seminar) Pre: 3.40 overall gpa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 290<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Writing with AI<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(4 crs.) Learn AI-assisted tools for effective academic, professional, and public writing. Critically evaluate content, identify bias, and make informed decisions about using AI in your writing and research practices. (Seminar 3, Practicum\/Online) (B1) (B4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 302<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Writing Culture<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(4 crs.) Experience with writings that sustain or reshape culture. May include profiles, reviews, food and fashion writing, liner and exhibition notes. Requires sustained fieldwork and out-of-class technology practice. (Seminar 3, Practicum 2\/Online)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 303<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Public Writing<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(4 crs.) Writing in the public sphere, emphasizing civic literacy, democratic discourse, and writing for change.  May include letters, public documents, activist publications, and legislative texts.  Requires sustained fieldwork.  (Seminar 3, Practicum 2\/Online)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 305<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Travel Writing<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(4 crs.) Writing about places both new and familiar.  Emphasizes descriptive techniques, the use of facts, and different cultural perspectives.  May include travel essays, place journals, guide-books, query letters.  Requires sustained fieldwork.  (Seminar 3, Practicum 2\/Online)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 305H<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Honors Section of WRT 305: Travel Writing<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(4 crs.) Honors Section of WRT 305: Travel Writing.  Writing about places both new and familiar.  Emphasizes descriptive techniques, the use of facts, and different cultural perspectives.  May include travel essays, place journals, guide-books, query letters.  Requires sustained fieldwork.  (Seminar 3, Practicum 2\/Online) Pre: 3.40 overall gpa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 306<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Writing Health and Disability<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.)  Explores the ways we experience, label, and politicize health and disability in our culture. Writing may include narratives, cultural critiques, persuasive essays, and policy proposals. (Lec. 3\/Online)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 321G<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Writing Disaster: The Ethics of Representation<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(4 crs.) Explore how representations of disasters shape public perception and action; write real-world documents that prompt social and political change. (Sem. 3, Prac. 1) (B1) (C1) (GC)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 331<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Writing Public Relations<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Cross-list as (WRT), PRS331. Introduces the audiences, situations, and processes typical of public relations writing. Includes practice with genres including news releases, features, pitches, fact sheets, and multimedia press kits. Emphasizes professional behavior. (Lec. 3) Pre: any 200-level or above WRT course; PR and WRT majors only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 332<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Technical Writing<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Work on writing projects that suit practical needs, share specialized knowledge with diverse audiences, and implement ethical practices of technical communication. (Lec. 3\/Online) (B1) (B2)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 334<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Science Writing<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(4 crs.) Learn scientific principles, ethics, and best practices for communicating science to a broad range of audiences and develop skills and confidence needed to write with strength and clarity across a variety of platforms in specific genres and contexts. (Lec. 4, Online) (B1) (B2)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 353<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Writing Center Theory and Practice<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(4 crs.) Practice and theory of one-to-one writing support using interpersonal approaches. Focus on process, collaboration, and peer review across differences and disciplines. Completion may lead to work in the Writing Center. (Seminar 3, Practicum 2)  Pre: permission of instructor or B or better in two WRT courses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 360<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Rhetoric for Writing Majors<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Learn multiple rhetorical traditions from ancient Greece to contemporary digital environments. Practice collaborative inquiry into writing and rhetoric. Use rhetoric to communicate within local and global communities and cultures. (Lec. 3) Pre: WRT 201 and another WRT course at the 200-level or above.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 371G<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Write Now: Language Communities, Culture, and Power<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(4 crs.) Learn how language shapes identity, community, and culture; communicate authentically and ethically in personal, public, and professional settings. (Lec. 3, Field Study 1) Pre: 200-level WRT course (or above), minimum sophomore standing. (B1) (C3) (GC)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 375<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Human-Centered Design<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Students will learn principles of human-centered design and user experience, focusing on design justice and research methods. Students then conduct an original design project, building prototypes based on user feedback. (Lec. 3) (D1) (B1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 383<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Field Experience in Writing Consultancy<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(1-3 crs.) Supervised field experience, tutoring in the Writing Center or in the undergraduate peer consultants program. (Field Exp.) Pre: WRT 353 and permission of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 385<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Field Experience with Writing Rhode Island<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(1-4 crs.) Supervised field experience in the Writing Rhode Island Production Lab. Entails substantial field-based and\/or qualitative research, collaborative drafting, document design, and client interaction. Requires final project and reflection. (Practicum) Pre: writing and rhetoric major with a minimum of 12 credits in WRT courses and permission of supervisor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 388<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Proposal Writing for Clients<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Experiential learning course focused on writing proposal and grant applications to meet RFPs. Authentic workplace writing;  teamwork required. Requires sustained field work. (Lec. 3)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 391<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Independent Study in Writing and Rhetoric<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(1-3 crs.) Intensive study and practice of an approved topic in writing and rhetoric under the supervision of a faculty member. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of director.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 392<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Independent Study in Writing and Rhetoric<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(1-3 crs.) Intensive study and practice of an approved topic in writing and rhetoric under the supervision of a faculty member. (Independent Study) Pre: permission of director.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 404<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Writing with Community Partners<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(4 crs.) Study and practice of writing with community partners. Involves community service outside class, research, writing, and design. May include grant proposals, brochures, websites, or reports. Requires sustained fieldwork. (Seminar 3, Practicum 2)  Not for graduate credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 415<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Perspectives On Reporting<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (JOR), WRT 415. Critical assessment of reporting through the reading and analysis of book-length works of journalism and magazine and newspaper series of articles. (Seminar) Pre: JOR 110 or 115 and junior standing. Not for graduate credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 435<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">The Teaching of Composition<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (WRT), EDC 435.  Philosophy, materials, and methods underlying the teaching of writing with emphasis on current approaches including the application of linguistics. Offers practice in writing workshop techniques, marking, constructing assignment sequences, and individualized instruction. (Seminar) Pre: junior standing or permission of instructor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 442<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Strategic Media Communication<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (PRS), WRT, COM 442, JOR 443. Introduces strategic media relation tactics when responding to the media, specifically crisis communication situations.  Students gain practical experience in various writing and speaking opportunities to effectively work with the media. (Lec. 3\/Online) Pre: Junior standing; open only to majors in Communication Studies, Public Relations, Journalism, and Writing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 477<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">(484) Internship in Writing and Rhetoric<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(1-3 crs.) Practice and direct supervision in workplace writing. Placement options include community based, governmental, technological, health services, military, educational and non-profit organizations. (Practicum) Pre: 60 credits with a minimum of 12 in WRT, 2.50 GPA, and permission of faculty advisor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Not for graduate credit. S\/U only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 490<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Topics in Writing and Rhetoric<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(1-4 crs.) Advanced topics in writing and rhetoric.  May be repeated for credit if the topic changes. (Lec. 1-4)  Pre: Any 200-level or higher WRT course. Not for graduate credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 492<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Crossing Borders: Writers Writing Their Lives<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (GWS), ENG, WRT 492. This advanced creative nonfiction seminar combines a rigorous commitment to the craft of writing with an investigation of how 'crossing borders' functions as a thematic, structural, and feminist framework for helping writers access and create personal essays. (Seminar) Pre: Junior or senior standing or permission of the instructor. (D1) (B1)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 495<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Advanced Digital Writing and Rhetoric<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(4 crs.) Capstone for WRT majors. Create a substantive and reflective digital collection of writings for multiple readerships. Requires a public showcase and out-of-class technology practice. (Seminar 3, Studio 2) Pre: Senior standing in the WRT major or permission of instructor.  Not for graduate credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 501<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Ethical Foundations of User Experience (UX)<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs). Explores the ethics of designing experiences for users. Students gain an understanding of the opportunities and challenges of UX design and develop strategies to create human-centered, ethically sound designs. (Lec\/Accelerated Online Program) Pre: Course is restricted to students enrolled in the URI Online Graduate User Experience Design Certificate Program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 502<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">User Experience (UX) Research and Methods<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Research, methods, and data analysis for user experience projects. Students will design, conduct, and report their own UX studies, as well as communicate results to various stakeholders. (Lec\/Accelerated Online Program) Pre: Course is restricted to students enrolled in the URI Online Graduate User Experience Design Certificate Program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 503<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">User Experience (UX) and Microcopy Writing<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.)The course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the role and impact of effective writing in user-centered design. Through a combination of theoretical concepts and practical applications, students will develop the skills necessary to create clear, concise, and engaging microcopy for digital interfaces and interactions. (Lec\/Accelerated Online Program) Pre: Course is restricted to students enrolled in the URI Online Graduate User Experience Design Certificate Program.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 504<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Interaction Design<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Students develop original concepts and create interactive designs using current, industry-standard processes and technologies. Strong focus on designing for real people using applied, hands-on projects. (Lec\/Accelerated Online Program) Pre: Course is restricted to students enrolled in the URI Online Graduate User Experience Design Certificate Program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 509<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">UX\/UI Portfolio<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Cross-listed with (WRT) ART509. Students create portfolios that demonstrate their expertise to employers, apply best practices in research, information architecture, and content management, develop a distinctive style using formal, conceptual, and technical design skills. (Studio\/Accelerated Online Program) Pre: WRT 501, 502, 503, 504, ART 505, 506, 507, 508, and 510; or approved URI Online elective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 524<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Histories And Theories Of Writing Instruction<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Traces the origins and influences on current writing instruction, beginning with composition treatises of the 19th century and concluding with an analysis of contemporary practices. May include archival research. (Lec. 3) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 533<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Graduate Writing in the Life Sciences<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Seminar in graduate writing in life sciences; analyzing and writing journal articles, proposals, popular press; rhetorical analysis of scientific writing. (Seminar\/Online) Pre: WRT104 or WRT106 or equivalent, or permission of instructor; graduate standing or senior status.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 534<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Visualizing Environmental Advocacy<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (WRT) NRS530. Examines visual approaches to environmental advocacy; analyzing and writing about visuals in journal articles, scientific research, proposals, popular press; rhetorical analysis of scientific visuals and visualization. (Lec. 3\/Online) Pre: WRT104 or WRT106 or equivalent, or permission of instructor; graduate standing or senior status.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 565<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Making Complex Information Accessible<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Teaches accessibility, usability, clarity, and ethical considerations in information design, with an emphasis on applied practices for science and health communication. (Online)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 599<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Master's Thesis Research in Rhetoric<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(1-6 crs.) Number of credits is determined each semester in consultation with major professor or program committee. Pre: permission of graduate director in writing and rhetoric. S\/U credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 645<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Seminar In Rhetoric And Composition<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Critical and theoretical conceptions of rhetoric and rhetoricality with varying historical periods and\/or connections to cultural studies, literature, and composition studies. (Seminar)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 646<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Seminar in Writing Studies<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Advanced study in special topics related to writing pedagogy. May include histories and theories of contemporary composition studies, interrogations of widespread practices, and\/or relevant current topics in the field. May be repeated for credit. (Seminar) Pre: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 647<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Seminar in Research Methods: Rhetoric and Composition Studies<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(3 crs.) Advanced practice in the theory and design of research projects, emphasizing qualitative and quantitative studies. May include archival research, teacher-research, ethnographies, case studies, interviews, surveys, experiments, and discourse analyses. (Seminar) Pre: graduate standing or permission of instructor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 691<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Independent Study in Rhetoric<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(1-3 crs.) Advanced study of an approved topic in Rhetoric and Writing Studies under the supervision of a graduate faculty member. Pre: permission of WRT graduate director. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 699<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Doctoral Dissertation Research in Rhetoric<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(1-6 crs.) Number of credits is determined each semester in consultation with the major professor or program committee. Pre: permission of graduate director in writing and rhetoric. S\/U credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uri-kuali-course\">\n  <div class=\"uri-kuali-course-header\">\n    <span class=\"uri-kuali-course-code\">WRT 999<\/span>\n    <h3 class=\"uri-kuali-course-title\">Methods of Teaching College Writing<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"uri-kuali-course-description\">(0 crs.) Materials and multiple methods of teaching writing on the college level. 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