Undergraduate Technical and Persuasive Writing Courses

The Department of English offers the following undergraduate courses in technical and persuasive writing:

ENGL 1200. Developmental Writing.
3 hours. Covers sentence formation and skills needed for argumentation and exposition within introduction, body and conclusion. Emphasizes audience, purpose and occasion. Does not apply to degree.

Important: Students must pass this class with a C or better and pass the writing portion of the THEA exam with a score of 220 or higher overall, including a score of 7 or higher on the essay before enrolling in ENGL 1310 or ENGL 1313.

Students must submit a signed Permission to Register form affirming that all prerequisites for ENGL 1310/1313 have been satisfied. Students are required to participate in individual tutoring sessions in the UNT Writing Lab to pass ENGL1200 unless otherwise authorized.

ENGL 1310. College Writing I.
3 hours. Writing as a means of ordering and shaping experience, information and ideas. Emphasis on perfecting texts through several drafts.

ENGL 1311. Honors Composition I.
3 hours. Study of composition, literary types and Western culture to 1660; extensive practice in writing essays; individual conferences. Prerequisite(s): acceptance to University Honors Program. May be substituted for ENGL 1310.

ENGL 1312. Grammar and Composition for
International Students.
3 hours. A linguistic synopsis of the essentials of English grammar in conjunction with the study and production of effective written and oral composition. May be substituted for ENGL 1310 by international students only.

ENGL 1313. Computer Assisted College Writing I.
3 hours. Writing as a means of critical thinking, with emphasis on the process of perfecting the essay through the writing of several drafts in the English computer classroom. No computer experience required. May be substituted for ENGL 1310.

ENGL 1315. Computer Assisted Writing About Literature I.
3 hours. Writing as a means of critical thinking using readings from poetry and drama as sources for essay topics. Emphasis on the process of perfecting the essay through the writing of several drafts in the English computer classroom. May be substituted for ENGL 1310.

ENGL 1320. College Writing II.
3 hours. Continuation of ENGL 1310. Writing in response to reading and research. Emphasis on perfecting texts through several drafts. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1310 or equivalent.

ENGL1321. Honors Composition II.
3 hours. Continuation of ENGL 1311. Study of composition, literary types and Western culture from 1660. Preparation of fully documented research paper; individual conferences. Prerequisite(s): acceptance to University Honors Program. May be substituted for ENGL 1320.

ENGL 1322. Composition and Rhetoric for
International Students.
3 hours. Continuation of ENGL 1312. Course focuses on both the analysis and the production of expository writing as well as increased facility with the English language. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1312 or equivalent. May be substituted for ENGL 1320 by international students only.

ENGL 1323. Computer Assisted College Writing II.
3 hours. Continuation of ENGL 1313. Study of the relationship between writing and research. Emphasis on the process of perfecting the essay through the writing of several drafts in the freshman computer laboratory. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1313 or equivalent. May be substituted for ENGL 1320.

ENGL 1325. Computer Assisted Writing About Literature II.
3 hours. Study of relationship between writing and research with research topics drawn from readings from prose fiction. Emphasis on the process of perfecting the essay through the writing of several drafts in the English computer classroom. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1315 or equivalent. May be substituted for ENGL 1320.

ENGL 2700. Technical Writing.
3 hours. Expository writing, especially for science, pre-engineering, and business students.

ENGL 4160. Advanced Expository Writing.
1-3 hours. Tutorial course in logical and rhetorical principles; practice in writing effective exposition; analyzing and
criticizing models.

ENGL 4170. Principles and Practices of Rhetoric.
3 hours. A study of the major rhetoricians from Aristotle to Kenneth Burke, organized on a historical basis; emphasis on uses of rhetorical techniques in student writing.

ENGL 4180. Advanced Technical Writing.
3 hours. Practical application of technical-writing theory and style in industry, business, and the sciences. Recommended prerequisite(s): ENGL 2700.

ENGL 4190. Technical Editing.
3 hours. Edit drafts of manuals and other technical reports; design technical reports. Apply rules of technical-writing style. Recommended prerequisite(s): ENGL 2700.

ENGL 4250. Writing Technical Manuals and Procedures.
3 hours. Applies the principles of technical style to writing technical procedures and manuals. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2700, 4180.

ENGL 4700. Methods of Teaching Language Arts in the Secondary Grades.
3 hours. Strategies for teaching writing and literature effectively in secondary language arts programs. Emphasis on variety of techniques. Must be taken during the last semester of course work before student teaching.

ENGL 4760. Specialized Expository Writing.
3 hours. The application of rhetorical, analytical and organizational principles to the writing of expository prose in specialized areas of study.