**For a tentative list of course offerings in AY 2025-26, click here.**
Winter 2026- Professional Writing Core Courses
Professional Writing: Science and Technology
English Composition 130C / Prof. Rubinson
| Emphasis on developing written, oral, and visual communication skills for entrepreneurial settings. Common tasks including pitching idea, seeking funding for startup, or promoting product or service. |
Professional Writing: Nonprofits and Public Engagement
English Composition 130DX / Prof. West
| Development of the ability to write persuasively and effectively in the 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 / 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 2026- Professional Writing Electives in English or English Composition
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.
Enrollment is limited to English major, English minor, and American Lit major transfer students. Eligible students may contact the English undergraduate advising office via MyUCLA MessageCenter to enroll.
Not open for credit to students who have previously taken ENGL 110A with Dr. Stephan. |
The Literary Essay
Variable Topics in Professional Writing
English 110V / Prof. Cohen
| This writing-intensive course will focus on the literary essay. Students will study examples of the essay across the history of literature in English, and we will practice writing essays in a variety of styles and genres, from personal and reflective to moral, descriptive, social, and political.
The course requisite is ENGL 4W. Students in the Professional Writing minor who have completed alternate Writing II credit may contact the English undergraduate advising office to enroll. |
Westwind Journal
Undergraduate Practicum in English
English M192.1 / Prof. Wilson
| This course is for the staff of Westwind, UCLA’s Journal for the Arts. If you are interested in joining the Westwind staff, please familiarize yourself with the journal at www.westwind.ucla.edu, and come to the first Winter meeting (time and day posted in the Schedule of Classes)! |
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. |
Specialized Writing: Sports Writing
English Composition 131F / Prof. Cavanagh
| Offers foundation of genres and experiences crucial to successfully navigating a career in writing for sports media. Study of variety of concepts and perspectives related to sports. Investigation of developments in the sports media complex. Development of practical skills in oral and written communication within sports media. Students engage with a range of sports content and cultural trends in order to spark new interests and gain breadth of knowledge. Examination of what constitutes successful sports writing in genres such as game previews and recaps, fantasy sports analysis, athlete profiles, sports debate shows, and podcasts; and application of these conventions in writing. Focus on improving writing skills through collaboration, feedback, and revision. |
Topics in Writing for Multimedia Environments
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. |
Topics in Science Writing
English Composition 134 / Prof. Christensen
| Special topics in professional writing exploring current issues, developments, or debates within specific field of science or technology. |
Ethics in Science Communication
English Composition 134B / Prof. Watson
| Exploration of current issues, developments, or ethical debates within science communication. Exploration and practice of ethical science communication, and explanation and disentanglement of current problems in the field. |
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. |
Topics in Creative Writing – Nonfiction Essays in Journalism
English Composition M138.3 / Prof. Deuel
| Introductory workshop in genre(s) of instructor choice, that may include mixed genres, playwriting, screenwriting, literary nonfiction, or others. |
Winter 2026- 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.
Should you wish to petition for a course not listed above, contact the PWM advising team and be prepared to provide the course syllabus.
Winter 2026- Professional Writing Capstone Requirement
The PWM capstone seminar, EngComp M185, is offered in the Spring quarter only. If you will be graduating in Winter 2026, please contact Sara Hosegera at shosegera@humnet.ucla.edu to learn about alternate capstone options.
SENIORS: Please click here to review the Fall 2025 PWM Capstone Workshop to learn how to prepare for EngComp M185.
Students who acquire an internship with professional writing duties in the junior or senior year may apply for ENGL 195CE capstone credit via the Center for Community Engagement. Professional Writing minors are encouraged to enroll early: Winter 2026 enrollment will be available during Weeks 8 – 10 of Fall quarter. To learn more about ENGL 195CE enrollment for the 25 – 26 academic year, consult the Center for Community Engagement website.