Writing Program (WRIT)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 30, 2025 7:09PM EDT

WRIT 1038
Tutorial in Academic Writing

This writing tutorial is designed for students who need more directed practice in navigating the academic writing process. The course emphasizes the analytic and argumentative writing and critical reading ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  1697 WRIT 1038   SEM 101

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Carrick, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

WRIT 1380
FWS: Elements of Academic Writing

Join this course to study the essential elements of academic writing and to learn flexible and sustainable strategies for producing interesting, clear, and precise academic prose that can address a variety ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Writing about Place

  •  9382 WRIT 1380   SEM 101

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    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Sorrell, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Food for Thought

  •  9383 WRIT 1380   SEM 102

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Carrick, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Theories of Happiness

  •  9384 WRIT 1380   SEM 103

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Sands, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Metaphor in Art, Science, and Culture

  •  9385 WRIT 1380   SEM 104

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    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Zukovic, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Music&Wtg—Music Discourses across Sound&Stage

  •  9386 WRIT 1380   SEM 105

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Horner, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Writing and Artificial Intelligence

  •  9387 WRIT 1380   SEM 106

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Navickas, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Music&Wtg—Music Discourses across Sound&Stage

  •  9388 WRIT 1380   SEM 107

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Horner, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

WRIT 1390
Special Topics in Writing

This course provides the opportunity for students to resolve significant writing challenges that have interfered with their academic progress. Students must have ongoing writing projects on which to work. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  1698 WRIT 1390   SEM 101

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • King-O'Brien, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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WRIT 1968
FWS: Public Writing

We now live in a 24-hour news cycle that bombards college students with news every day--in multiple forms such as news apps, social media, and online news sources. Who has time to read all these articles ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9483 WRIT 1968   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • King-O'Brien, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

WRIT 2101
Responding to Writing: Theory and Pedagogy

Although many of us have experiences being taught to write, helping someone else improve their writing in ways that respect their agency and cultivate learning is often not intuitive. In order to learn ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  1710 WRIT 2101   LEC 001

    • T
    • Mar 11 - May 5, 2026

    • Navickas, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Application required. See https://knight.as.cornell.edu/become-wc-tutor to apply. To request enrollment without becoming a tutor, please contact the instructor.

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WRIT 7101
Writing in the Majors Seminar

Teaching assistants assigned to Writing in the Majors projects enroll in a six-week course on teaching strategies in advanced instruction. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  1699 WRIT 7101   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - Mar 10, 2026

    • Shapiro, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  1700 WRIT 7101   SEM 102

    • R
    • Jan 20 - Mar 10, 2026

    • King-O'Brien, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)