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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. The Catalog/Courses of Study 2025-2026 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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WRIT 1001
Academic Writing Workshop

This academic writing workshop is designed for students who have faced significant challenges meeting the expectations of college-level writing. Students will explore what it means to read and meaningfully ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6560 WRIT 1001   LEC 001

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Sands, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6561 WRIT 1001   LEC 002

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Carrick, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

WRIT 1037
Tutorial in Academic Writing

This writing tutorial is designed for undergraduate students who need more focused attention to master the expectations of academic writing. The course emphasizes the analytic and argumentative writing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  2823 WRIT 1037   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Carrick, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

WRIT 1370
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

  • 20626 WRIT 1370   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Staff

  • 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

  • 20627 WRIT 1370   SEM 102

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Staff

  • 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

  • 20628 WRIT 1370   SEM 103

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Staff

  • 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 About Place

  • 20629 WRIT 1370   SEM 104

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • 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

  • 20630 WRIT 1370   SEM 105

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • 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

  • 20631 WRIT 1370   SEM 106

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • 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: Writing and Artificial Intelligence

  • 20632 WRIT 1370   SEM 107

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • 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

  • 20633 WRIT 1370   SEM 108

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • 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/.

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

  •  2665 WRIT 1390   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Carrick, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  6574 WRIT 1390   SEM 102

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Carrick, T

      Sands, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

WRIT 1420
FWS: Research and Rhetoric

Drawing upon personal or academic experiences and interests, students select their own topics and design research portfolios that highlight significant analytic research. To do this, students step through ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: A Sustained Research Writing Adventure

  • 20634 WRIT 1420   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • 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/.

WRIT 1450
FWS: Communicating Big Ideas: Climate Change Rhetoric

Record heat and historic floods, epic droughts and raging wildfires. These are just a few examples of how the world is changing due to anthropogenic (or human-induced) climate change. In this class we ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20635 WRIT 1450   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • 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/.

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

  • 20636 WRIT 1968   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • 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 7100
Teaching Writing

This course prepares graduate instructors of Cornell's First-Year Writing Seminars to teach courses that both introduce undergraduates to particular fields of study and help them develop writing skills ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 10215 WRIT 7100   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Oct 10, 2025

    • Faulkner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 10216 WRIT 7100   SEM 102

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Oct 10, 2025

    • Carrick, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 10411 WRIT 7100   SEM 103

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Oct 10, 2025

    • Zukovic, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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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

  • 10217 WRIT 7101   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Oct 10, 2025

    • Shapiro, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 10218 WRIT 7101   SEM 102

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Oct 10, 2025

    • King-O'Brien, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)