ENG 402: Professional Writing and Community Engagement

English · 5 credits

Writing builds and shapes communities. In this course, students partner with a Whatcom County organization. Working in teams, students assess and address their partner’s communication needs. Students gain professional experience while contributing to the communities in which they live.

Offered in 7 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Winter 2027).

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Prerequisites

ENG 302 or ENG 459

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

ENG 302 Technical Writing
requires (ENG 101 or WWU English Clearance) or ENG 201 or ENG 203
- ENG 101 Writing Your Way Through WWU
- ENG 201 Writing In Humanities
  requires ENG 101 or WWU English Clearance
  - ENG 101 Writing Your Way Through WWU (shown above)
- ENG 203 Introduction to Writing for Public and Professional Audiences
  requires ENG 101 or WWU English Clearance
  - ENG 101 Writing Your Way Through WWU (shown above)
ENG 459 Editing and Publishing
requires ENG 351 or ENG 353 or ENG 354
- ENG 351 Introduction to Fiction Writing
  requires ENG 350
  - ENG 350 Introduction to Creative Writing
    requires ENG 101 or WWU English Clearance
    - ENG 101 Writing Your Way Through WWU (shown above)
- ENG 353 Introduction to Poetry Writing
  requires ENG 350
  - ENG 350 Introduction to Creative Writing (shown above)
- ENG 354 Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Writing
  requires ENG 350
  - ENG 350 Introduction to Creative Writing (shown above)

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (1)

ENG 462

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

ENG 462 Topics in Professional and Technical Writing

Syllabi and course websites

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Brown, Nicole	4	Winter 2021 to Winter 2024
Guadron, Melissa	3	Winter 2025 to Winter 2027

Every offering in the listed terms (7 sections)

Term	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Winter 2027	10402	Lecture	MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · BH 173	Guadron, Melissa	0/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	10436	Lecture	TR 4:00pm-5:50pm · HU 110	Guadron, Melissa	11/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	10463	Lecture	TR 4:00pm-5:50pm · HU 107	Guadron, Melissa	11/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024	10542	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · HU 105	Brown, Nicole	13/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	10569	Lecture	T 4:00pm-5:50pm · ONLINE SYNC R 4:00pm-5:50pm · HU 106	Brown, Nicole	14/20	Hybrid
Winter 2022	10630	Lecture	TR 4:00pm-5:50pm · ONLINE SYNC	Brown, Nicole	10/20	Hybrid
Winter 2021	10670	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · REMOTE SYNC	Brown, Nicole	16/20	Face to Face Instruction