ENG 103 - Seminar in Rhetoric and Writing

Writing seminar devoted to rhetorical understanding and competence in a variety of specific academic contexts. Students may choose their area of concentration from a range of writing genres, each with its own sets of expectations, forms and purposes. Attention will focus on student writing in differing discourse communities, but all sections of English 103 address rhetorical effectiveness in composition. Students may select from courses that foreground Writing in Electronic Environments, for example, or Writing about Literature, Composing the Self, Writing in Academic Environments among many other options. Some sections of this course may be offered as hybrid courses or online only. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits