The Department of Writing will offer two professional writing courses in Fall 2024.
Designated Writing Intensives (WI) for the Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC), both provide students with marketable skills for their future careers.
Technical Writing (WRTG-21300-01, CRN 21379)
Tuesday-Thursday: 1:10 PM to 2:50 PM
Technical Writing teaches the fundamentals for communicating technical, medical, and scientific information to general and specialized audiences. Students cover the foundations of technical writing, various formats and applications, context-specific writing strategies, basic visual design, and ethics. They also address such practical challenges within the field as job-hunting, group work, institutional demands, and market forces.
Prerequisites: WRTG-10600 or ICSM-10800. (4 credits)
Past Syllabus: https://www.ithaca.edu/file-download/download/public/24926
Proposal and Grant Writing (WRTG-31700-01, CRN 21386)
Tuesday-Thursday: 9:25 AM to 11:05 AM
Proposal and Grant Writing teaches how to write in the nonprofit sector. Students address problems in the local community while studying the interplay among business, education, government, and nonprofits. Attentive to civic responsibility in the marketplace, the course teaches research and assessment, project management, editing, and document design, as well as the history and politics of the U.S. third sector.
Prerequisites: One 200-level course in Liberal Arts and WRTG 10600 or ICSM 10800. (4 credits)
Past Syllabus: https://www.ithaca.edu/file-download/download/public/24929