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  • WRTG 3030: WRTG Across Locations

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Writing 3030 is an upper-division writing course designed for Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) students who are interested in majoring in Writing & Rhetoric Studies (WRS) at the U. This course recognizes that moving from one writing context to another--including transferring between institutions--is an opportunity to become a more flexible, reflective, and self-aware writer. Through scholarly readings, class discussions, and primary research projects, students will critically examine what it means to transfer writing knowledge across locations in their home communities, SLCC, and the U. Over the course of the semester, students will also connect with faculty, staff, and peers in the Department of Writing & Rhetoric Studies and learn about other resources on campus that will support their transition to the U.
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  • WRTG 3040: Digital Storytelling

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    While storytellers have composed narratives through oral and print-based media for centuries, emerging digital media allows increasing possibilities to develop and share the narratives that matter to our communities and to our lives. Using text, audio, visual, and video in concert with thorough research and narrative composition, this course will introduce students to and provide repeated practice in using digital media for composing compelling digital stories. In addition to composing with digital media, students will be introduced to rhetorical principles and theories at the root of both media production and storytelling. Students strongly advised to take WRTG 2010 or equivalent prior to this course.
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  • WRTG 3420: Environmental Writing

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The course is designed for students who desire an interdisciplinary approach to ways of thinking about and addressing major concerns in environmental and sustainability studies. Various genres are emphasized, including creative, natural, public advocacy, and research writing. Students will utilize both print and digital media. The course will provide learning opportunities for those majoring or minoring in Environmental Studies, as well as students from various disciplines and colleges who wish to fulfill their upper division writing requirement by focusing on the environment and sustainability concerns.
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  • WRTG 3430: Language of the Law

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is about the specialized, sometimes arcane, always powerful language in which Anglo-American law is written and through which it is enacted. Though we will focus on US Law, we will do so within the broader context of English Common Law, learning. We will learn about the Anglo-Saxon and Latin roots of legal English. We will also consider the role written language plays in transmitting law from generation to generation in the form of statutes, precedents, and case law, and we will consider the role of spoken language in in-court interactions. To delve into the finer points of these topics, we will learn about legal argumentation, read about legal realism v. legal positivism, and consider questions of linguistic ambiguity. Readings will consist of pleadings, briefs, statue, code, judicial opinions, and trial transcripts.
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  • WRTG 3440: Digital Methods

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is an interdisciplinary study in online and networked research methodology. Prepares students to develop efficient, effective, and ethical research methods for online environments through qualitative and quantitative activities including: website analysis, link traces, data collection, information visualization, interviews, collaboration, search engine optimization, data coding, and social network analysis. Course topics will vary to account for emerging research technologies and instructor/student interest.
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  • WRTG 3510: Grammar and Stylistics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Examines a range of grammar and style topics, both practically and critically, with a focus on analysis and revision.
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  • WRTG 3610: Internship

    1.00 - 6.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Applications available on department website for students who acquire an internship placement on their own which is directly related to their major. To obtain academic credit for internships students must apply to WRTG 3610 prior to beginning their internship to have their placement formally approved by the Undergraduate Academic Advisor.
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  • WRTG 3705: Rhetoric, Sci & Tech

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course examines the history of science/technology and its relevance to contemporary society. Employing a rhetorical lens, students study scientific/technological advances, and their related concepts from secularism to globalization. Various genres of scientific written communication are examined for their effectiveness through the ages, with special attention focused on hot topics. This course furthers understanding the relationship among writing, science, and society. Students are strongly advised to take WRTG 2010 or equivalent prior to taking this course.
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  • WRTG 3800: Soc Histories of Power

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course explores and seeks to make obvious and unsettle the settled ways power and institutions work in tandem. By exposing students to diverse perspectives and lived experiences'and examining how they intersect with institutional and the historical forces of power, students are encouraged to examine their own locationality, positionality, and subjectivity as it is enacted through rhetoric and in relation to access and inclusion, diversity and equity, and the distribution of power.
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  • WRTG 3830: Professional Comm

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is a gateway course for those interested in pursuing a career in professional and technical communication, as well as for students interested in communicating effectively within their chosen field. The course introduces students to the foundations of professional and technical communication, workplace communication practices, and the most recent research in digital communication and social media. The class will also explore contemporary issues related to professional communication - from issues of usability and ethics to information design.
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