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UNI 101 - University Studies*GTW
Credits: 3
UNI 101 is part of Eastern Oregon University’s first year experience program. UNI 101 is a three-credit course designed to guide students to EOU resources and higher education culture. This course assists students in the development of intellectual, personal, and social skills, time management, study strategies, financial literacy and information literacy. Students will learn how different disciplines approach problems or questions while learning how to evaluate information, cite sources, and use information to develop questions appropriate for academic research. UNI 101 is required for all on campus first year students who enter EOU with less than 30 college credit hours, determined by placement.
General Education Core: Gateway
Course Attributes: CRIT,GTW,INQ
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UNI 105 - Success in College - Online Envir
Credits: 2
This course is part of the First-Year Experience program and is designed and appropriate for online EOU First and Second year students and “new-to-EOU” transfer students at any class standing. This course will focus on topics and issues central to success at EOU. These topics will be addressed through learning activities centered on academic success, exploration of EOU resources, problem solving, relationship development, building EOU identity and identifying student strengths that will benefit them in their college career and beyond. Online discussions and learning activities serve as an introduction to and preparation for further intellectual life and university-level study.
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Undergraduate Writing |
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WR 110 - Special Topics in Writing
Credits: 1-6
Pre-program admission study for the exceptional student of a subject, author, genre, or period in rhetoric, poetry, fiction or non-fiction.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
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WR 112 - Writing English/2nd Language I
Credits: 4
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WR 113 - Writing English/2nd Language II
Credits: 4
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WR 115 - Intro College Writing
Credits: 4
Intensive college-level practice in writing for students with pre-college skills. Students extend and enhance control of composing and rhetorical processes. Basic mastery of keyboarding skills is expected.
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WR 116 - Intro College Writing 2
Credits: 4
Continued intensive college-level practice in writing for students with pre-college skills. Students extend and enhance control of composing and rhetorical processes. Basic mastery of keyboarding is expected.
Prerequisites: Satisfactory progress in WR 115 .
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WR 121 - Academic Composition*GTW
Credits: 4
Focuses on rhetorical reading, thinking, writing, and information literacy as means of inquiry. Students will apply rhetorical concepts; employ conventions, including citation; compose a series of academic essays, including at least one formal research paper; and reflect on their writing process.
Prerequisites: Completion of WR 115 and a satisfactory in-class diagnostic essay or Accuplacer placement in WR 121
General Education Core: Gateway
Course Attributes: COMM, GTW
Course Outcomes: Communication
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WR 122 - Argumentative Writing*GTW
Credits: 4
Emphasizes critical reading, methods of argumentation, and evaluation of different types of evidence while also offering continued practice in developing a disciplined academic writing process. Selected rhetorical theories from the ancient to the contemporary periods are introduced.
Prerequisites: WR 121 with a C- or better.
General Education Core: Gateway
Course Attributes: COMM,GTW,UWR
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WR 123 - Research Writing*GTW
Credits: 4
Continues the focus of WR 121 with an emphasis on academic research: framing a research question, formulating a research strategy, finding and evaluating sources, and relating sources to each other and to the student’s own ideas on a topic. This course also emphasizes citing, documenting, and integrating source material into the student’s own text.
Prerequisites: WR 121 with a C- or better.
General Education Core: Gateway
Course Attributes: COMM,GTW,UWR
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WR 131 - Exploratory Prose Writing*APC
Credits: 4
College-level review of writing using students’ experiences, observations, and perceptions. Students engage in regular rhetorical analysis, practice all stages of the writing process, and use various modes of discourse to become skillful at successful communication with a wide range of audiences.
Prerequisites: Satisfactory in-class diagnostic essay or Accuplacer placement in WR 121 .
General Education Core: Artistic Process & Creation
Course Attributes: APC,CRIT
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WR 209 - Practicum
Credits: 1-5
Practicum projects designed for either classroom or work experiences.
Prerequisites: WR 121 and any 100-level ENGL course.
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WR 210 - Special Topics
Credits: 1-6
Intermediate study of a subject, author, genre, or period in rhetoric, poetry, fiction, or non-fiction.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
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WR 220 - Methods Tutoring Writing
Credits: 4
Study and practice in one-to-one conferencing skills in seminar discussion, small groups, and in the Writing Lab. Interdisciplinary and multicultural approaches to tutoring and increasing computer literacy are emphasized.
Prerequisites: WR 121 .
Course Attributes: UWR
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WR 222 - Introduction To Rhetoric*AEH
Credits: 4
Introduction to rhetorical terms and principles emphasizing analysis of diverse rhetorical situations and modes of argument, and continued development of disciplined academic writing process.
Prerequisites: WR 121
General Education Core: Aesthetics & Humanities
Course Attributes: AEH, COMM, UWR
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WR 230 - News Writing
Credits: 4
A survey of the basic forms of newswriting for the print and online media, with intensive practice in both writing and editing.
Prerequisites: WR 121 or equivalent.
Course Attributes: UWR
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WR 241 - Intro To Fiction Writing*APC
Credits: 3
Introductory course in writing fiction. Emphasis on drafting techniques, revising, peer criticism, and the study of basic fictive techniques in the belletristic tradition. Must have at least Sophomore standing.
General Education Core: Artistic Process & Creation
Course Attributes: APC,COMM
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WR 242 - Intro to Poetry Writing*APC
Credits: 3
Introductory course in writing poetry. Emphasis on drafting techniques, revising, peer criticism, and the study of basic poetic techniques in the belletristic tradition. Must have at least Sophomore standing.
General Education Core: Artistic Process & Creation
Course Attributes: APC,COMM
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WR 243 - Screenwriting Fundamentals*APC
Credits: 3
Introduces students to the process of conceiving, pitching, developing, and writing stories (screenplays) appropriate for marketing in the contemporary Hollywood film environment.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
General Education Core: Artistic Process & Creation
Course Attributes: APC,COMM
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WR 248 - Intro Writing in the Genres*APC
Credits: 3
An introductory course in writing creative non-fiction with an emphasis on drafting techniques, revising, peer criticism, and the study of basic non-fiction techniques such as natural history, memoir, the personal essay, literary journalism, and multi-works.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor.
General Education Core: Artistic Process & Creation
Course Attributes: APC,COMM
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WR 281 - Writing in the Community*AEH
Credits: 4
Introduction to writing in civic contexts, with an emphasis on local issues, organizations, and campaigns. Includes service learning component. Themes vary.
Prerequisites: WR 121 with C- or better.
General Education Core: Aesthetics & Humanities
Course Attributes: AEH,CIVI,UWR
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WR 310 - Selected Topics in Writing
Credits: 1-6
Advanced study of a subject, author, genre, or period in rhetoric, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, or journalism.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Students must have at least junior standing to register for this course.
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WR 320 - Professional Writing
Credits: 3
Emphasis on professional writing including documents such as reports, proposals, instructions, correspondence, and web pages. Includes a community service learning project.
Prerequisites: WR 121 or equivalent. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes: UWR
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WR 322 - Interdisciplinary Rhetoric
Credits: 3
Study of writing and rhetoric from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students will analyze academic, public, and professional discourses through both classical and contemporary rhetorical lenses, considering how meaning is made and communicated by different stakeholders in different media and contexts.
Prerequisites: WR 222 and upper division standing or consent of instructor.
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WR 329 - Grant Writing
Credits: 1-3
Students gain practical understanding of grant writing by working on grant projects. Repeatable for credit.
Prerequisites: WR 121 or equivalent.
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WR 330 - Digital Rhetoric
Credits: 3
Study of writing and literacy in the context of digital technologies. Emphasis on the connections between the word and other media and on the nature of expression, communication, and argument in a networked environment.
Prerequisites: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Course Attributes: UWR
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WR 341 - Intermediate Fiction
Credits: 4
Intensive study of fictive theories and techniques in the belletristic tradition, with an emphasis on the writing and criticism of student stories, and the study of ancient, modern, contemporary, and international writers. [available in odd years]
Prerequisites: Junior standing, WR 241 , WR 242 , WR 243 , or WR 248
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WR 342 - Intermediate Poetry
Credits: 4
Intensive study of prosody, with emphasis on writing and critiquing student poems, studying ancient through contemporary poets in English and in translation, and poetic theories and techniques of the belletristic tradition. [available in even years]
Prerequisites: Junior standing, WR 241 , WR 242 , WR 243 , or WR 248
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WR 348 - Intermediate Writing in the Genres
Credits: 4
Intensive practice in writing in non-fiction literary genres that will vary year to year, but with an emphasis on developing a strong personal voice in literary works ideally suitable for publication.
Prerequisites: WR 248 , upper division standing, or consent of instructor.
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WR 351 - Professional Editing/Publishing
Credits: 4
This cross-curricular course will focus on vocational skills that will be useful to students as graduates seeking professional positions in the publishing industry. Students must have at least junior standing to register for this course. [available in even years]
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WR 360 - Literacy, Discrimination, Power
Credits: 3
Explores relationships between literacy and power in the United States, examining how literacies are differently defined, practiced, and distributed in different social and institutional contexts. Particular attention is given to public literacy debates and campaigns, and to discourses of race, nation, gender, region, and class that intersect them.
Prerequisites: WR 121 or equivalent. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.
Course Attributes: DPD,UWR
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WR 393 - Rhetoric of Public Culture*AEH
Credits: 3
Introduction to contemporary rhetorical theories and methods and their application to public texts and persuasion in everyday life.
Prerequisites: WR 121 and sophomore standing WR 222 recommended but not required.
General Education Core: Aesthetics & Humanities
Course Attributes: AEH,CIVI,UWR
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WR 401 - Research
Credits: 1-5
Research projects. Repeatable for credit with different projects.
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.
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WR 402 - Capstone I
Credits: 1
Preparation for the Capstone
Prerequisites: Completion of upper-division coursework required to prepare for a Capstone in literature, rhetoric, or writing.
Course Attributes: C
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WR 403 - Capstone II
Credits: 3
Culminating student project resulting from individual research or creative writing.
Prerequisites: WR 402
Course Attributes: UWR
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WR 406 - Publication/Presentation
Credits: 1
Presentation, publication, and/or community service projects, including capstone project. Repeatable for credit with different projects. May not duplicate practicum work.
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.
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WR 407 - Seminar
Credits: 1-15
Advanced study of the American or British canon in literature.
Prerequisites: ENGL 206 or ENGL 207 and one British or American survey course.
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WR 409 - Practicum
Credits: 1-5
Students gain practical experience by writing in a professional or pre-professional setting. The practicum integrates classroom study with planned, supervised, on-the-job writing, and may be accomplished in an actual or simulated setting.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
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WR 410 - Special Topics
Credits: 1-6
Advanced study of a subject, author, genre, or period in rhetoric, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, or journalism.
Prerequisites: Student must have at least junior standing
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WR 421 - Advanced Methods of Tutoring Writing
Credits: 3
Experienced writing tutors in Eastern’s Writing Lab, with the help of a selected faculty mentor across the disciplines, deepen their theory of practice. Seminar discussion, theory-based reading in two writing center anthologies and an ethnographic rhetoric, plus practicum work in a faculty mentor’s classroom result in a Reflective Learning Essay and an original Research Project.
Prerequisites: WR 220 , at least two terms of tutoring in Eastern’s Writing Lab and consent of instructor.
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WR 436 - Themes Writing/Rhetoric [Varying Themes]
Credits: 3
Advanced, integrated studies focused on rotating themes and the application of theories of rhetoric, literacy, writing, and/or culture. Course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: WR 222 , junior standing or consent of instructor.
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WR 440 - Advanced Writing Workshop
Credits: 4
Intensive writing and peer critiquing of student writing across the genres, including contemporary literature but within the belletristic tradition, emphasizing the polishing of work for potential publication. Repeatable up to 8 credit hours.
Prerequisites: WR 341 or WR 342 . Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.
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WR 452 - Projects in Writing
Credits: 1-4
Dual credit course for undergraduate students interested in applying to the MFA. Opportunity for the advanced undergraduate student to write fiction, poetry, and non-fiction independently, with systematic direction through regular tutorials. Senior Standing, English/Writing major or minor, and successful completion of one 300-level creative writing course in the same genre, and consent of instructor or MFA director after review of a writing sample.
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WR 493 - Writing Theory
Credits: 3
A study of selected principles underlying writing and composition, with focus on both historical and contemporary theorists.
Prerequisites: ENGL 104 or equivalent, and WR 121 or equivalent; upper division standing or consent of instructor. WR 222 recommended but not required.
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Graduate Writing |
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WR 510 - Special Topics in Writing: Variable Topics
Credits: 4
Graduate study of a subject, author, genre, or period in rhetoric, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, journalism, and or multi-genre writing. Repeatable with different topics.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the MFA program.
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WR 511 - Teaching College-Level Writing
Credits: 4
Instructional methods for teaching college-level writing. Student must have graduate standing to register for this course.
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WR 521 - Advanced Methods Tutoring/Teaching Writing
Credits: 3
Experienced writing tutors deepen their theory of practice of one-to-one conferencing and classroom research. Seminar discussion of theory-based reading in anthologies, an ethnographic rhetoric, and a mix of Library Reserve readings result in original research written up as a critical-scholarly article submitted to a journal in the fields of composition, rhetoric, modern discourse analysis, linguistics, or pedagogy.
Prerequisites: WR 220 (or an equivalent course), at least two terms of tutoring in Eastern’s (or another) Writing Center, and consent of instructor. Student must have graduate standing to register for this course.
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WR 536 - Themes Writing/Rhetoric
Credits: 3
In-depth study of a major theme in on or more genres, historical periods, or authors. Repeatable with different topics.
Prerequisites: Admission to MFA.
Course Attributes: MFA
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WR 541 - Residency: Workshop
Credits: 2
An intensive 5-day course of study in residence, during which the student participates in a graduate writing workshop taught by a faculty mentor in a chosen genre (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting, Graphic Novel, etc.).
Prerequisites: Acceptance into MFA program.
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WR 542 - Residency: Craft Seminar
Credits: 2
An intensive 5-day course of study in residence, during which the student participates in a graduate craft seminar taught by a faculty mentor in a chosen genre (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting, Graphic Novel, etc.).
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the MFA program.
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WR 550 - Generative Workshop: Variable
Credits: 2
Writing workshop in poetry, fiction, non-fiction or other genre offered during the summer residency at the Fishtrap Gathering or Wilderness, Ecology, and Community retreat.
Course Attributes: MFA
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WR 552 - Individualized Studies: Projects in Writing
Credits: 1-4
Class by arrangement, WR 552 is an opportunity for pursuing graduate-level individualized studies in the writing of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, or other genres, with systematic direction through regular tutorials with a faculty mentor. This course is repeatable to 12 credit hours.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into MFA program.
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WR 609 - Practicum
Credits: 1
Course is designed to help students conceive, craft, and deliver suitable literary arts programming and workshops to host communities, and or work as interns. Students will have the opportunity to gain practical experience in arts administration, professional editing and publishing, or serve in local community groups, agencies, etc. For students enrolled in the Wilderness, Ecology, and Community concentration appropriate field and service learning projects will be designed in consultation with faculty and cooperating agencies.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into MFA program.
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WR 660 - Thesis
Credits: 3
The creative thesis is prepared under the supervision of faculty mentors. The thesis is a book-length original work in the student’s major genre and is based on creative work undertaken during the previous residencies and mentorship periods. This course is repeatable to 6 credit hours.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into MFA program, second year status, consent of instructor, a clear written plan of study and statement of a proposed project.
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WR 661 - Thesis & Craft Lecture
Credits: 0
Upon completion and approval of the student thesis, all students will prepare a craft lecture and public reading from their theses, which they will present at their third and final residency.
Prerequisites: Completion and approval of thesis, second-year graduate standing.
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