— Genre Theory & Professional Writing

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Introduction to discipline of professional writing. Examination of writing as a social practice, using genre theory as a conceptual framework. Analysis of how genres function rhetorically in specific contexts and how social systems both shape and are shaped by genres. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Extensive Writing/Discussion 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Writing Experience (WE). Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Extensive Writing/Discussion 1 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Writing Experience (WE).