Winter 2024- Professional Writing Core Courses
Professional Writing: Science and Technology
English Composition 130C / Prof. Hartenberger
| Emphasis on communicating complex technical concepts and scientific research findings in clear and accessible way to non-specialist audiences. |
Professional Writing: Nonprofits and Public Engagement
English Composition 130D/ Prof. West
| Development of ability to write persuasively and effectively in both nonprofit and public sectors. Writing genres include mission and vision statements, grant proposals, public service announcements, and outreach campaigns. |
Professional Writing: Arts and Entertainment
English Composition 130E/ Prof. Davis or Prof. Westrup
| Emphasis on the ability to write professionally about creative material and performances in areas such as film, television, theater, music, art/design, podcasts, and video games. Writing genres include critical reviews, recaps, promotional materials, treatments, and profiles. |
Winter 2024- Professional Writing Electives in English or English Composition
Specialized Writing: Law and Politics
English Composition 131A / Prof. Samuelson
| Advanced writing course designed to help students develop stylistic, formal, and argumentative sophistication in various rhetorical contexts, including different sections that emphasize rhetorical values of major professions and research areas. |
Topics in Writing for Multimedia Environments: Videogame Rhetoric and Design
English Composition 133 / Prof. Manojlovic
| Special topics in professional writing exploring current developments, issues, or debates within art, entertainment, social media, or video game industries. |
Professional Writing: Writing for Audio
English Composition 135 / Prof. Juliano
| Emphasis on writing for listening audiences such as podcasts and radio, building brand awareness to reach them, and engineering clean audio. Common professional settings for these skills include audio journalism, political campaigns, Internet marketing, and corporate communication. |
Practical Writing and Editing
English Composition 136 / Prof. Hartenberger
| Focus on developing grammatical precision and rhetorical range in professional writing, combined with experience proofreading and editing one’s own writing as well as that of others. |
Nonfiction Essay in Journalism
Topics in Creative Writing
English Composition M138.2 / Prof. Deuel
| Introductory workshop in genre(s) of instructor choice, that may include mixed genres, playwriting, screenwriting, literary nonfiction, or others. Enrollment in more than one section per term not permitted. May be repeated for maximum of 15 units. |
Topic TBD
Topics in Creative Writing
English Composition M138.3 / Prof. Wartanian
| Introductory workshop in genre(s) of instructor choice, that may include mixed genres, playwriting, screenwriting, literary nonfiction, or others. Enrollment in more than one section per term not permitted. May be repeated for maximum of 15 units. |
Writing in the English Major: Transfer Students
English 110T / Prof. Stephan
| This course provides instruction in critical writing about literature and culture specifically for English major transfer students at UCLA. Its goal is to help students improve their skills and abilities at literary and cultural analysis. It’s a workshop for discovering richer literary questions, developing more nuanced analyses of complex texts, sustaining arguments, and developing your own authoritative voice. The course assumes writing is a process, so students write, rewrite, and workshop all writing assignments. Requirements include a number of low-stakes shorter writing tasks (1-3 pages) and a final paper (6-8 pages). Grades will be based 35% on your final paper (including notes, prewriting, and drafts) and 65% on other written assignments and your class participation.
English 110T cannot be taken for credit if you have taken English 110A.
Enrollment is limited to transfer students: please contact the English undergraduate advising office via MyUCLA MessageCenter to enroll. |
Winter 2024- Professional Writing Extra-departmental Electives
Please consult the reference list of eligible extra-departmental electives here, then refer to the UCLA Schedule of Classes for availability.
Winter 2024- Professional Writing Capstone Requirement
Declared minors will be invited to a capstone information session in their junior or senior year. If you missed the Fall 2023 meeting, you will be able to view it here shortly.
Spring/Summer 2024 degree candidates who have not yet completed their capstone requirement will receive information about EngComp M185 ahead of Spring 2024 enrollment. Graduating in Winter 2024 or Fall 2024? Contact Sara Hosegera at shosegera@humnet.ucla.edu.