Undergraduate Courses

English Composition 1 serves as an essential orientation for students who can benefit from intensive work in reading and responding to university-level texts. (4 non-degree units)

This course enrolls multilingual writers whose command of academic English can benefit from intensive work on grammar, syntax and vocabulary. (4 units)

This course serves multilingual writers who can benefit from intensive work in reading and responding to university-level texts. (4 units)

English Composition 2 engages students in building foundational skills needed for university-level reading and writing tasks. This workshop-style course emphasizes argument, coherence and sentence-level clarity through the revision process. Students continue to build their academic writing skills when they progress to English Composition 3 with a C or better. (5 units)

English Composition 2i enrolls multilingual writers and engages them in building foundational skills needed for university-level reading and writing tasks. This workshop-style course emphasizes argument, coherence and sentence-level clarity through the revision process.  Students attend to the grammar and vocabulary of academic English and practice self-editing strategies. They continue to build their academic writing skills when they progress to English Composition 3 with a C or better. (5 units)

This seminar-style course prepares students to write successfully at the University and beyond. Robust class discussions and challenging reading and writing assignments promote critical thinking, reading, and communication skills to help students succeed at UCLA and be engaged as campus and global citizens. A compelling class theme enables students to develop a strong academic voice, attend to rhetorical concerns, and analyze texts, including expository and creative works that may be in print, digital, visual, or musical form. English Composition 3 meets the College of Letters and Science Writing I requirement with a C or better. (5 units)

This seminar-style course prepares students to write successfully at the University and beyond while satisfying the Diversity requirement. Robust class discussions and challenging reading and writing assignments focus in particular on issues of diversity and difference. The course promotes critical thinking, reading, and communication skills to help students succeed at UCLA and be engaged as campus and global citizens. A compelling class theme enables students to develop a strong academic voice, attend to rhetorical concerns, and analyze texts, including expository and creative works that may be in print, digital, visual, or musical form. English Composition 3D meets the College of Letters and Science Diversity requirement and the Writing I requirement with a C or better. (5 units)

This seminar-style course with a service-learning component prepares students to write successfully at the University and beyond while engaging with the Los Angeles community while satisfying the Diversity requirement. Students investigate difference and diversity through writing and rhetoric. In addition, their on-site work enables them to critically examine the structures and institutions that promote asymmetrical power relations as well as the responses of diverse groups to these inequalities. Service learning experiences in the community, robust class discussions and challenging reading and writing assignments promote critical thinking, reading, and communication skills to help students succeed at UCLA and be engaged as campus and global citizens. A compelling class theme enables students to develop a strong academic voice, attend to rhetorical concerns, and analyze texts, including expository and creative works that may be in print, digital, visual, or musical form. English Composition 3DS meets the College of Letters and Science Diversity requirement and the Writing I requirement with a C or better. (5 units)

This seminar-style course with a service-learning component prepares students to write successfully at the University and beyond while engaging with the Los Angeles community. On-site experiences, robust class discussions and challenging reading and writing assignments promote critical thinking, reading, and communication skills to help students succeed at UCLA and be engaged as campus and global citizens. A compelling class theme enables students to develop a strong academic voice, attend to rhetorical concerns, and analyze texts, including expository and creative works that may be in print, digital, visual, or musical form. English Composition 3SL meets the College of Letters and Science Writing I requirement with a C or better. (5 units)

This seminar-style course focuses on rhetorical techniques and skillful expository writing. It prominently features the analysis of varieties of academic prose, including technical writing, and the integration of multimodal elements. Minimum of 20 pages of revised text. Completion of English Composition 3E with grade of C or better satisfies the Writing I requirement. (5 units)

This course focuses on analysis of literary works within a cultural context to engage students in critical thinking and writing about issues important to academic inquiry and responsible citizenship. Instructors select themes that connect literary texts to larger areas of inquiry. This course encourages students to use writing as a vehicle to explore, as well as demonstrate knowledge of, subject matter. Students who complete this course with a grade of C or better will satisfy the Writing II requirement and earn GE credit under the Literary and Cultural Analysis subset of the Arts and Humanities rubric. (5 units)

This course focuses on the structure and use of English and how it reflects social structure and cultural values. The reading and writing assignments that involve linguistic and socio-linguistic analysis encourage students to use writing as a vehicle to explore, as well as demonstrate knowledge of, subject matter. Students who complete this course with a grade of C or better will satisfy the Writing II requirement and earn GE credit under the Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis rubric. (5 units)

English Composition 100W uses a broadly defined theme to help students explore how issues/problems can be explored and presented from varied disciplinary perspectives at the University. Students typically write a research paper on an issue raised in the readings and discussion using an approach that relates to their own discipline. Transfer students often find this course helpful as they transition from community college to UCLA. This course earns Writing II credit. (5 units)

English Composition 100WD is a course in academic writing suitable for both lower- and upper-division students that helps them develop academic papers with range of complexity and length. It focuses on conventions of academic prose and genres across disciplines. Written assignments include common forms of academic writing such as argument, research paper, and/or critical essay. Students will investigate difference and diversity through writing and rhetoric. They will critically examine structures and institutions that promote asymmetrical power relations, as well as responses of diverse groups to these inequalities. Students will perform original argumentation that engages with difference and response to complexities of diverse societies. This course earns Writing II credit. (5 units)

This course provides an in-depth understanding of the sound system of English applied to the improvement of a student’s own pronunciation. Individualized feedback is provided through frequent recording assignments and on-line pronunciation resources. (4 units)

This course focuses on making presentations in academic and professional settings and is designed for students who are preparing for graduate school, job interviews, and/or a career. (4 units)

This course is designed for students who have completed their ESL writing requirement, but would like to strengthen their ability to self-edit their writing for syntactic accuracy and stylistic variety. (4 units)

This course provides instruction in and practice of academic reading skills using academic texts. The focus is on improving reading rate and comprehension, expanding academic vocabulary, and developing critical reading skills. (4 units)

This course provides composition Peer Learning Facilitators (PLFs) who work in the Undergraduate Writing Center or on other campus writing initiatives with ongoing mentoring in composition and peer learning methodologies. The course includes an overview of the language, writing and literacy needs of diverse college-aged writers, including developing writers, multilingual writers, and non-native English speaking writers. It provides an opportunity to reflect critically on practical and theoretical frameworks for best-practice tutoring. (2 units, S/U grading)

Emphasis on writing for digital environments such as websites, blogs, newsletters, and social media. Common professional settings for these skills include journalism, political campaigns, Internet marketing, and corporate communication. (5 units)

Emphasis on developing written, oral, and visual communication skills for entrepreneurial settings. Common tasks include pitching an idea, seeking funding for a startup, and promoting a product or service. (5 units)

Emphasis on communicating complex technical concepts and scientific research findings in a clear and accessible way to non-specialist audiences. (5 units)

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. (5 units)

Emphasis on the ability to write about creative material and performances in fields such as film, TV, theater, music, art/design, podcasts, and video games. Writing genres include critical reviews, recaps, promotional materials, treatments, and profiles. (5 units)

This course will increase students’ capacity to think analytically and write compelling legal documents. It will emphasize students’ capacity to read legal texts, organize ideas, create and refine prose, and improve editing skills to write (and argue) persuasively in a legal context. Writing genres may include law office memos, case studies, contracts, appellate briefs, advocacy letters, and pleadings. (4 units)

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. (4 units)

Study of specific topics in relationship between rhetoric/writing and social or political history. (5 units)

Special topics course in professional writing exploring current developments, issues or debates within the art, entertainment, social media, or video game industries. (5 units)

Special topics course in professional writing exploring current issues, developments or debates within a specific field of science or technology. (5 units)

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. (5 units)

Emphasis on careful preparation, rehearsal, and delivery of professional presentations including the design of effective visuals in a variety of multimodal forms. Student performances recorded for extensive self, peer, and instructor feedback. (5 units)

Introductory workshop in writing creative non-fiction. May not be used to satisfy workshop requirements for English creative writing concentration. (5 units)

Internship in supervised setting in community agency or business. Students meet on regular basis with instructor and provide periodic reports of their experience. (4 units)

English Composition 199 is a tutorial course in which supervised individual research or investigation is performed under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Throughout the quarter, students will work toward the completion of a required culminating paper or project. (2-4 units)