Writing for the Professions

Catalog description

Writing in the Professions is a writing and communication design course for mainly sophomores and juniors (although it can be relevant for some freshmen and seniors) in all majors other than English. The course is appropriate for upper-level students in all CMU colleges and assumes that they may not have had much college-level writing instruction beyond the first year. The basic idea of the course is to give experience in developing the design skills for writing and communicating as students transition from student to professional. The course will cover some foundational principles of designing multimodal writing and communication within a variety of tasks including resume and cover letter writing, proposal writing and writing instructions. Students will discern the difference between writing for general and specific audiences, and analysis of visual aids in various texts. The course requires that students work both independently and in groups. All sections of 76-270 align with particular core objectives. However, some sections of 76-270 are discipline-focused and reserved for students from specific programs or colleges. Students should review the section title before attempting to register to discern which section is most appropriate for them. Dietrich College students can count any 76-270 section toward their GenEd requirement: Disciplinary Perspectives-Design. Prerequisites: 76-101 or 76-102 or ( 76-106 and 76-107 ) or ( 76-108 and 76-106 ) or ( 76-107 and 76-108 ) Course Website: https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/english/academic-programs/writing-and-communication/index.html