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Writing Program Courses

All Writing Program courses at Northwestern are taught as small seminars, in which 15 or 16 students study writing and share drafts of works-in-progress. Individual consultations are a regular part of each class.

• English 105: Expository Writing
  Emphasizes all aspects of the composition process, research methods, and critical thinking. Careful review of student papers and reports.
  
  

• English 105-6: Freshman Seminars
  
  

• English 106: Writing in Special Contexts
  An introduction to expository writing but paired with another discipline. Most frequently taught at Northwestern as Engineering Design and Communication.
  
  

• English 205: Intermediate Composition
  Expository writing at an intermediate level. Emphasis on techniques for writing clearly, precisely, and persuasively. Some sections have a thematic emphasis, e.g., Children's Literature From the Holocaust, Writing About Science.
  
  

• English 304: Practical Rhetoric
  The theory of writing and skills that underlie good writing; primarily for writing tutors and for teachers in secondary schools and universities.
  
  

• English 305: Advanced Composition
  For students with previous formal training or experience in composition; available to students in all majors. Some sections have a thematic emphasis, e.g., Writing After College.
  
  

• English 391: Professional Linkage Seminar
  These seminars, generally taught by visiting faculty, offer students an opportunity to consider professional issues in different fields. The Writing Program has offered a professional linkage seminar in science writing.
  
  

• English 570: Seminar in Teaching College Composition
  A course for graduate students in the theory and teaching of composition

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