Writing and Public Engagement (WPE) Minor

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The WPE minor is designed to help students hone the rhetorical arts of persuasive writing and public engagement. Through a variety of courses offered through PWR and English, students will find opportunities to write in diverse genres for diverse purposes and public audiences; leverage a wide variety of digital technologies to design, produce, and distribute multimodal compositions; write in professional settings and with community partners; and write collaboratively for social change. From forwarding public arguments to designing social media content to composing for non‐profits, this minor will enable students to learn valuable skills, practices, and tools for creating, participating, and connecting as active technocitizens in the 21st century.

Contact elia.newsom@colorado.edu for more information about this minor.

  1. Earn 18 credits in ENGL and WRTG courses with grades of C- or better. At least 12 credits must be in upper division, and at least 9 credits must be ENGL designated courses.
  2. Students may apply no more than 9 credit hours of transfer work, including no more than 6 upper division credit hours, towards a minor. This is a college residency rule for an 18 credit minor.
  3. Students may apply one lower or upper division Creative Writing or Literature ENGL course of their choice to count towards the minor for Writing and Public Engagement. A list of recommended courses is offered below.
  4. Students must maintain at least a 2.00 (C) GPA in all courses counting toward the WPE minor.
  5. All courses for the Writing and Public Engagement minor must be in English and PWR.
  6. English majors (Creative Writing or Literature and Cultural Studies) are not eligible to declare an English minor.

To complete the Writing and Public Engagement Minor, all students must:

  1. Complete the following Prerequisite for Minor:

    Meet the 3 credit lower division Written Communication Requirement as required by all schools and colleges at CU Boulder.

  2. Complete 9 required credits in the following way: (NOTE: When registering, please look for WPE designation for the topic courses listed above to make sure they count for the minor. You can also find a list of courses that count toward the minor each semester listed below.)

 

THEORY: 3 CREDITS (Choose one of the following courses)

WRTG 2095: Ideas for Social Change

ENGL 3377: Literatures of Race, Multiculturalism, Ethnicity

 

PRACTICE: 3 CREDITS (Choose one of the following courses)

WRTG 2020 Introduction to Creative Nonfiction

ENGL 3026: Syntax, Citation, Analysis

ENGL 3830: Topics in Advanced Writing and Research

WRTG 3045: Writing for Emerging Workplaces

WRTG 3020: Topics in Writing

 

ACTION: 3 CREDITS (Choose one of the following courses)

WRTG 2090: Writing Center Theory and Practice.

WRTG 2930: Internship in Writing and Rhetoric

WRTG 3035: Technical Communication and Design

WRTG 3090: Open Topics in Writing (Advanced)

WRTG 3930: Internship in Writing and Rhetoric

ENGL 4206: Writing for the Real World

ENGL 4116: Advanced Topics in Media Studies

ENGL 3940: Service Learning Practicum

  1. Complete 9 credits in minor electives in one of the following ways:
  • Choose 9 credits from any of the courses listed above not being used to fill the Theory, Practice, or Action requirements.
  • Choose 6 credits from any of the courses listed above not being used to fill the Theory, Practice, or Action requirements and 3 credits of any other ENGL courses (see recommended courses below.)

ENGL 1800: American Ethnic Literatures

ENGL 2036: Introduction to Media Studies in the Humanities

ENGL 2046: Future Histories of Technologies

ENGL 2707: Introduction to Queer Literature

ENGL 2717: American Indian Literature

ENGL 2727: Introduction to African American Literature

ENGL 2747: Introduction to Chicana/o/x Literature

ENGL 2767: Race, Empire, and the Postcolonial

ENGL 3005: Literature of New World Encounters

ENGL 3006: Digital Editions & Web Publishing

ENGL 3106: Introduction to Literary Study with Data Science

ENGL 3026: Syntax, Citation, and Analysis: Writing 鶹Ƶ Literature (recommended prerequisite: completion of lower-division writing requirement.)

ENGL 3246: Topics in Popular Culture

ENGL 3031: Studies in Creative Writing for Nonmajors (prerequisite: ENGL 1191: Introduction to Creative Writing)

ENGL 3767: Feminist Fictions

ENGL 3796: Queer Theory

ENGL 4018: Literature and Globalization

ENGL 4106: Literary Study with Data Science (recommended prerequisite: ENGL 3106)

Theory:

WRTG 2095 Ideas for Social Change

MWF 12:10 – 1:10 PM, Section 002, Instructor: Shade-Johnson

ENGL 3347: Asian American Literature

TuTh 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM, Section 001, Instructor: Higashida

 

Practice:

WRTG 2020: Introduction to Creative Nonfiction

MWF 1:25 – 2:15, Section 001, Instructor: Ellis

WRTG 3020: Topics In Writing (only these courses count)

U.S. Resistance Movements

MWF 9:05 – 9:55 AM, Section 002, Instructor: Newsom

MWF 1:25 – 2:15 PM, Section 026, Instructor: Newsom

Narrative and the Self

MWF 9:05 – 9:55 AM, Section 003, Instructor: Byrd
MWF 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM, Section 016, Instructor: Byrd

TuTh 12:30 – 1:45 PM, Section 067, Instructor: Wilson

TuTh 2:00 – 3:15 PM, Section 074, Instructor: Wilson

Animals in Native American Narrative

MWF 12:20 – 1:10 pm, Section 020, Instructor: Kunce

Travel Writing
MWF 1:25 – 2:15 PM, Section 025, Instructor: Knowlton
TuTh 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM, Section 888R, Instructor: Macdonald

Race, Class, Gender
MWF 2:30 – 3:20 PM, Section 031, Instructor: Mitchell

New Media and Civic Engagement
MWF 2:30 – 3:20 PM, Section 033, Instructor: Wenger

Queer Rhetorics
TuTh 8:00 – 9:15 AM, Section 049, Instructor: Padgett
TuTh 3:30 – 4:45 PM, Section 087, Instructor: Padgett

Privacy and Digital Surveillance
TuTh 9:30 – 10:45 AM, Section 051, Instructor: Padgett
TuTh 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM, Section 058, Instructor: Padgett

Advanced Creative Nonfiction
TuTh 2:00 – 3:15 PM, Section 073, Instructor: Burger

TuTh 3:30 – 4:45 PM, Section 085, Instructor: Burger

Environmental Justice
TuTh 3:30 – 4:45 PM, Section 083, Instructor: Ackerman

Social Media and the Mind
TuTh 3:30 – 4:45 PM, Section 084, Instructor: Albert

Multicultural Rhetorics
TuTh 3:30 – 4:45 PM, Section 086, Instructor: Rios
TuTh 5:00 – 6:15 PM, Section 092, Instructor: Rios

Ways of Telling the Story

Online (asynchronous), Section 100, Instructor: Gurule
Online (asynchronous), Section 101, Instructor: Gurule

 

ENGL 3022: Medical Humanities

TuTh 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM Section 001, Instructor: Wright

 

WRTG 3045: WRITING IN EMERGING WORKPLACES

MWF 9:05 – 9:55 AM, Section 003, Instructor: Myers

MWF 10:10 – 11:00 AM, Section 005, Instructor: Myers

MWF 12:20 – 1:10 PM, Section 010, Instructor: Wenger

 

ENGL 3830: TOPICS IN ADVANCED WRITING AND RESEARCH

MWF 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM, Section 001, Instructor: TBA

Online, Section 581, Instructor: Strathearn (Continuing Education Course)

 

Action

WRTG 3035 Technical Communication and Design

MWF 10:10 – 11:00 AM, Section 004, Instructor: Schaberg
MWF 12:20 – 1:10 PM, Section 008, Instructor: Newsom
MWF 1:25 – 2:15 PM, Section 010, Instructor: Swan
MWF 2:30 – 3:20 PM, Section 012, Instructor: Swan
TuTh 9:30 – 10:45 AM, Section 016, Instructor: Couey
TuTh 12:30 – 1:45 PM, Section 020, Instructor: Leamen
TuTh 3:30 – 4:45 PM, Section 024, Instructor: Fobes

TuTh 5:00 – 6:15 PM, Section 026, Instructor: Fobes

 

WRTG 3095 Journal Publishing

MW 3:35 – 4:50 PM, Section 001, Instructor: Ellis

 

WRTG 4206: Writing for the Real World

MWF 12:20 – 1:10 PM, Section 001, Instructor: Rothman

MWF 9:05 – 9:55 AM, Section 002, Instructor: Rothman

 

Other

ENG 4717

MWF 10:10 – 11:00 AM, Section 001, Instructor: Shade-Johnson 

Theory:

ENGL 3377 Literatures of Race, Multiculturalism, Ethnicity.

MWF, 2:30pm - 3:20pm, Section 001, Instructor N. Wright

WRTG 2095 Ideas for Social Change

TTH, 2pm - 3:15pm, Section 001, Instructor, N. Shanmugaraj

 

Practice:

ENGL 3026 Syntax, Citation, Analysis: Writing 鶹Ƶ Literature

MWF 8:00-8:50am, Section 001, Instructor: To be Announced

MWF 9:05-9:55am, Section 002, Instructor: To be Announced

TTH  8:00 - 9:15am, Section 003, Instructor: To be Announced

TTH  5:00pm - 6:15pm, Section 004, Instructor: To be Announced

CE (Meets Online): Section 581, Instructor: T. Nugent

ENGL 3830: TOPICS IN ADVANCED WRITING AND RESEARCH

MWF 9:05-9:55am, Section 001, Instructor: G. Rios

MWF, Time to be Assigned, Section 002, J. Garrity

WRTG 3045: WRITING IN EMERGING WORKPLACES

MWF, 1:25pm-2:15pm, Section 003, Instructor: M. Henningson

MWF, 2:30pm-3:20pm, Section 005, Instructor: M. Henningson

TTH, 2:00pm-3:15pm, Section 007, Instructor: P. Wenger

TTH, 3:30pm-4:45pm, Section 009, Instructor: P. Wenger

Meets Online, Section 581, Instructor: D. Colley

WRTG 3020 TOPICS IN WRITING (ONLY FOLLOWING COURSES)

MWF 8am - 8:50am 

          Advanced Creative Non-fiction. Instructor: J. Schaefer

MWF 9:05am – 9:55am                                                                                                      

          New York Times Topics. Section 005. Instructor: A. Abiragi

          Advanced Creative Non-fiction. Instructor: J. Schaefer

MWF 10:10am – 11am                                                                                                      

          New York Times Topics. Section 007. Instructor: A. Abiragi

          Narrative and the Self. Instructor: Kerry Reilly

          Privacy and Digital Surveillance in the 21st Century. Instructor: Adam Padgett

MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm

         Narrative and the Self. Instructor: K. Reilly

         Ways of Telling the Story. Instructor: G. Strauch

MWF 12:20 - 1:10pm

          Ways of Telling the Story. Instructor: G. Strauch

MWF 1:25pm - 2:15pm

           Stories in American Culture. Instuctor: T. Von Der Nuell

           Travel Writing. Instructor: J. Knowlton

MWF 2:30 – 3:20

         Multicultural Rhetorics, Section 032. Instructor: G. Rios 

         Privacy and Digital Surveillance in the 21st Century. Instructor: Adam Padgett

         Stories in American Culture. Instuctor: T. Von Der Nuell

TTh 9:30am - 10:45am

Queer Rhetorics, Section 051. Instructor: Tracy Ferrell

Social Media and the Mind. Section 053. Instructor: Michelle Albert

TTh 11a-12:15p

           New Media & Civic Engagement. Section 057. Instructor: Paula Wenger

TTh 12:30-1:45p

           Writing on Music. Section 063. Instructor: To be Announced.

           Animals/American Indian Narratives, Section 063. Instructor: Catherine Kunce.

TTh 2 – 3:15pm

          Composing a Civic Life. Section 063. Instructor: John Ackerman

TTh 3:30-4:45

Race, Class, Gender. Section 75. Instructor: Nisha Shanmugaraj

Writing on Music. Section 076. Instructor: A. Fobes

Narrative and the Self. Instructor: S. Byrd   

TTh 5pm – 6:15pm

           Writing on Music. Section 080. Instructor: A. Fobes 

            Narrative and the Self. Instructor: S. Byrd

Online Classes

           Essay to Blog: Exploring Nonfiction. Section 150. Instructor: S. Massey-Warren

           Ways of Telling the Story. Instructor: M. Gurule

 

Action

WRTG 2930 Internship in Writing and Rhetoric

No Time Assigned, Section 901, Instructor: J. Ellis

WRTG 3035 Technical Communication and Design

MWF, 9:05am-9:55am, Section 001, Instructor: E. Newsom

MWF, 10:10am-11am, Section 003, Instructor: E. Newsom

MWF, 1:25pm-2:15pm, Section 007, Instructor: P. Schaberg

TTH, 11am-12:15pm, Section 014, Instructor: A. Fobes

TTH, 2:00pm-3:15pm, Section 018, Instructor: A. Fobes

TTH, 3:30pm-4:45pm, Section 020, Instructor: E. Stillwaggon Swan

WRTG 3070 Advocating with Data

MWF 9:05-9:55am, Section 001, Instructor: N. Pieplow

WRTG 3090 Open Topics in Writing: Advanced

           Digital Publishing Practicum, Section 001 Meets: TTh 2-3:15p Instructor: J. Ellis

WRTG 3930 Internship in Writing and Rhetoric

No Time Assigned, Section 901

ENGL 3930 Internship

MWF, 12:20pm - 1:10pm, Section 801. Instructor: R. Simonetta

ENGL 4206 Writing for the Real World

MWF, 12:20pm - 1:10pm, Section 001. Instructor: To be Announced.

Spring 2024

Theory:

ENGL 3377 Literatures of Race, Multiculturalism, Ethnicity 

WRTG 2095 Ideas for Social Change

 

Practice:

ENGL 3026 Syntax, Citation, Analysis: Writing 鶹Ƶ Literature

ENGL 3830: TOPICS IN ADVANCED WRITING AND RESEARCH

WRTG 3045: WRITING IN EMERGING WORKPLACES

WRTG 3020 TOPICS IN WRITING (ONLY FOLLOWING COURSES)

MWF 9:05 – 9:55.                                                                                                      

           Environmental Writing. Section 002. Instructor: K. Hessel

           Language of War. Section 003. Instructor: D. Chu

MWF 11:15a-12:05p

            New Media & Civic Engagement. Section 15. Instructor: Paula Wengar

MWF 12:20 - 1:10pm

            New York Times Topics. Section 20. Instructor: A. Abiragi

            TV and American Culture: Section 19. Instructor: Marisa Tirado

MWF 1:25 – 2:15

            Environmental Writing. Section 25. Instructor: K. Hessel

            New York Times Topics. Section 26. Instructor: Orly Hersh

MWF 2:30 – 3:20

            New Media & Civic Engagement. Section 31. Instructor: Paula Wengar

            TV and American Culture: Section 19. Instructor: Marisa Tirado

MW 3:35-4:50p

            Writing on Music. Section 39. Instructor: Steve Lamos

MW 5:05-6:20p

            Writing on Music. Section 44. Instructor: Steve Lamos

TTh 11a-12:15p

            New Media & Civic Engagement. Section 59. Instructor: Laurie Gries

TTh 12:30-1:45p

            Multicultural Rhetorics. Section 68. Instructor: Gabi Rios

TTh 2 – 3:15pm

            Race, Class, Gender. Section 75. Instructor: Nisha Shanmugaraj

TTh 3:30-4:45

            Social Media and the Mind. Section 85. Instructor: Michelle Albert

TTh 5pm – 6:15pm

            Gender and Sexuality. Section 92. Instructor: R. Bartlett

Online Classes

            Essay to Blog: Exploring Nonfiction. Section 150. Instructor: S. Massey-Warren

 

Action

WRTG 2930 Internship in Writing and Rhetoric

WRTG 3035 Technical Communication and Design 

WRTG 3090 Open Topics in Writing: Advanced

            Digital Publishing Practicum, Section 001 Meets: TTh 2-3:15p Instructor: J. Ellis

WRTG 3930 Internship in Writing and Rhetoric

ENGL 3930 Internship

ENGL 4206 Writing for the Real World

 

SUMMER 2023

MAYMESTER 2

Practice

WRTG 3020, SECTION 008, MTWThF 12:30pm - 3:30pm, TOPICS IN WRITING: WRITING ABOUT SPACE, Laurie Gries

A SESSION

Practice

WRTG 3020, Section 104, MTWThF, Remote, 11:10pm - 12:45pm: TOPICS IN WRITING: SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE MIND, Michelle Albert

WRTG 3020, Section 107,  Online, TOPICS IN WRITING: FROM ESSAY TO BLOG--EXPLORING NONFICTION, Sarah Massey-Warren

ENGL 3026, Section 100, Online, SYNTAX, CITATION, ANALYSIS, Mairead Case

B SESSION

Practice

ENGL 3026, Section 200, Online, SYNTAX, CITATION, ANALYSIS, Mairead Case

D SESSION

Action

WRTG 3930, SECTION 900, INTERNSHIP IN WRITING AND RHETORIC

AUGMESTER

Practice

WRTG 3020, Section 050, MTWThF, Hybrid Remote/Online, TOPICS IN WRITING: U.S. RESISTANCE MOVEMENTS, Elia Newsom

WRTG 3020, Section 045, MTWThF, In person, 12:30pm - 3:30pm, TOPICS IN WRITING: WRITING ON MUSIC, Alex Fobes

CONTINUING ED

Practice

WRTG 3020, Section 583, Online, TOPICS IN WRITING: U.S. RESISTANCE MOVEMENTS, Elia Newsom

WRTG 3020, Section 589, Online, TOPICS IN WRITING: WRITING ABOUT THE BODY, Jamal Khlifat

 

FALL 2023

Theory:

ENGL 3377 Literatures of Race, Multiculturalism, Ethnicity 

WRTG 2095 Ideas for Social Change

 

Practice:

ENGL 3026 Syntax, Citation, Analysis: Writing 鶹Ƶ Literature

ENGL 3830: TOPICS IN ADVANCED WRITING AND RESEARCH

WRTG 3045: Writing for Emerging Workplaces

WRTG 3020 TOPICS IN WRITING

New Media & Civic Engagement, Section Number: 076 Meets: TTh 3:30-4:45p Instructor: P. Wenger

Environmental Justice, Section 074. Meets: TTh 3:30-4:45p Instructor: J. Ackerman

U.S. Resistance Movements, Section 070. Meets: TTh 2-3:15p Instructor: E. Newsom

Queer Rhetorics, Section 062. Meets: TTh 12:30-1:45p Instructor:T. Ferrell

Multicultural Rhetorics, Section 058. Meets: TTh 11a-12:15pInstructor:A. Feldman

New Media & Civic Engagement, Section 057. Meets: TTh 11a-12:15p Instructor: P. Wenger

Writing on Music, Section 043. Meets: MW 5:05-6:20p Instructor: A. Fobes

Writing on Music, Section:037, Meets: MW 3:35-4:50p Instructor: A. Fobes

Social Media and the Mind, Section 036. Meets: MW 3:35-4:50p Instructor: M. Albert

Gender & Sexuality Section 020. Meets: MWF 12:20-1:10p Instructor: R. Bartlett

Gender & Sexuality, Section 007. Meets: MWF 10:10-11a Instructor: R. Bartlett

 

Action

WRTG 3035 Technical Communication and Design: 

WRTG 3090 Open Topics in Writing: Advanced

           Digital Publishing Practicum, Section 001 Meets: TTh 2-3:15p Instructor: J. Ellis

ENGL 4206 Writing for the Real World

 

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