RHETOR 100
Writing at the University: A Writing Seminar for Transfer Students
This course teaches skills necessary to succeed in major-specific research and writing tasks at UC Berkeley. Students read and discuss scholarship in writing studies and rhetoric to develop a framework for understanding the conventions of academic writing and complete a series of research tasks to determine what it means to write successfully in their major. The course culminates in an essay identifying challenges and opportunities specific to writing in a specific academic discipline.
Topics
- Read and discuss scholarship in writing studies and rhetoric to develop a framework for understanding conventions of writing (North American Academic English). Identify exemplary writing and writers in their discipline to learn what it means to write successfully in their major. Analyze the generic conventions for writing in their discipline to produce an essay explicating the challenges and opportunities specific to research and writing in their major.
- Deepen awareness with the conventions and purposes of academic writing. Develop knowledge of best practices for research and writing in a specific major. Refine academic writing skills to better academic goals.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027