ENG 462: Topics in Professional and Technical Writing

English · 5 credits

This course takes professional and technical writing theory and applies it to practical situations. Students research and create place-based and audience-centered projects. Expect to write public-facing documents that take up topics related to workplace culture, the environment, health, and technology. Repeatable with different instructor topics up to 10 credits. Topics vary.

Offered in 12 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Spring 2027).

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Prerequisites

ENG 302 or ENG 385 or ENG 402

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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 385 Systems Thinking
requires UEPP 116 or SUST 116 or ENG 203 or ENG 301 or ENG 302 or SALI 201
- UEPP 116 Foundations of Sustainability
- SUST 116 Foundations of Sustainability
- ENG 203 Introduction to Writing for Public and Professional Audiences (shown above)
- ENG 301 Writing and the Public
  requires (ENG 101 or WWU English Clearance) or ENG 201 or ENG 203
  - ENG 101 Writing Your Way Through WWU (shown above)
  - ENG 201 Writing In Humanities (shown above)
  - ENG 203 Introduction to Writing for Public and Professional Audiences (shown above)
- ENG 302 Technical Writing (shown above)
- SALI 201 Introduction to the Salish Sea
ENG 402 Professional Writing and Community Engagement
requires ENG 302 or ENG 459
- ENG 302 Technical Writing (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.

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Brown, Nicole	5	Spring 2021 to Fall 2024
Guadron, Melissa	3	Spring 2025 to Spring 2027
Cushman, Jeremy	2	Spring 2024 to Spring 2026
Lewis, Justin	2	Winter 2021 to Fall 2021

Every offering in the listed terms (12 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Spring 2027	0	23197	Lecture	TR 4:00pm-5:50pm · HU 104	Guadron, Melissa	0/20	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	0 ProfWrtg:StorytellingResearch	23870	Lecture	MWF 10:00am-11:20am · HU 109	Cushman, Jeremy	20/20	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025	0 ProfWrtg:BeyondWhiteCollar	43140	Lecture	TR 8:00am-9:50am · HU 102	Guadron, Melissa	10/15	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	0 Prof Wrtg: Defining Humanity	22027	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · MH 013	Guadron, Melissa	7/20	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024	0 Prof Wrtg: Grant Writing w/AI	44048	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · HU 107	Brown, Nicole	6/20	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024	0 ProfWrtg:StoryDrivenPodcasting	22462	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · HU 108	Cushman, Jeremy	20/20	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023	0 TechWriting as Naturalist	41373	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · MH 015	Brown, Nicole	9/20	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023	0 Prof Wrtg: Grants&Proposals	22770	Lecture	MW 11:30am-12:50pm · HH 112 TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Brown, Nicole	20/20	Hybrid
Spring 2022	0 Prof Wrtg: Systems Thinking	23274	Lecture	T 12:00pm-1:50pm · ONLINE SYNC R 12:00pm-1:50pm · HU 105 TBA · ONLINE ASNC	Brown, Nicole	6/10	Hybrid
Fall 2021	0 Prof Wrtg: User XP Design	41676	Lecture	T 12:00pm-1:50pm · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Lewis, Justin	8/20	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	0 Prof Wrtg: Grant Writing	23865	Lecture	TR 10:00am-11:50am · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Brown, Nicole	14/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021	0 Prof Wrtg:Rhet&UserExpDesign	13693	Lecture	TR 10:00am-11:50am · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC	Lewis, Justin	7/20	Face to Face Instruction