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Writing Minor Courses and Their Prerequisites

 

Course

Pre-requisite(s)

Name

WRI 25

WRI 10

Introduction to Creative Writing

WRI 30

WRI 10

Introduction to Professional Writing

WRI 40

WRI 10

Humanities Writing

WRI 90

WRI 10

Intersections of Creative and Professional Writing

WRI 92

1-4 units. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated 2 times for credit.

Internship in Writing

WRI 95

1-5 units. Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated for credit.

Lower Division Undergraduate Research

WRI 98

1-5 units. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit.

Lower Division Directed Group Study

WRI 99

1-5 units. Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit.

Lower Division Individual Study

WRI 100

WRI 10

Advanced Writing

WRI 101

WRI 10

Writing for Psychology

WRI 104

WRI 10

Personal Style and Formal Writing

WRI 105

WRI 10 and sophomore standing

Grammar and Style

WRI 110

WRI 10

Tutor Training

WRI 111

WRI 110

Course-embedded Tutor Training

WRI 112

WRI 10

Writing in the Arts

WRI 114

WRI 10

Environmental Writing

WRI 115

WRI 10

Course can be repeated for credit

Topics in Science Writing

WRI 116

WRI 10

Writing for the Natural Sciences

WRI 117

WRI 10

Writing for Social Sciences & Humanities

WRI 118

WRI 10 and sophomore standing

Management Communication

WRI 119

WRI 10

Writing for Engineering

WRI 120

WRI 10

Rhetorical Theory

WRI 121

WRI 100, WRI 105, or WRI 120

International Writing

WRI 125

WRI 125A

WRI 125B

WRI 125C

WRI 125D

WRI 25 and WRI 90

Courses can be repeated for credit.  

For those with prior creative writing experience looking to enroll in one of these courses, contact Paul Gibbons (pgibbons@ucmerced.edu) with the following Override Request Form.

Topics in Creative Writing

Poetry

Fiction

Creative Non-Fiction

Drama

WRI 130

WRI 30 and WRI 90

Course can be repeated for credit

To request an override for this upper division course, please contact Paul Gibbons (pgibbons@ucmerced.edu) with the following Override Request Form.

Topics in Professional Writing

WRI 131

WRI 10

Course can be repeated for credit

Journal Production

WRI 131A

WRI 10

Journal Production: Technical Writing and Editing

WRI 131B

WRI 10; Co-enrollment in or completion of WRI 131A

Course can be repeated for credit

Journal Production: Vernal Pool

WRI 131C

WRI 10;  Co-enrollment in or completion of WRI 131A

Course can be repeated for credit

Journal Production: Undergraduate Research Journal

WRI 140

WRI 10

Topics in Ethnic Writing

WRI 141

ANTH 003 and WRI 10 or consent of instructor

Writing Narrative for Arch.

WRI 150

WRI 125 series course

Course can be repeated for credit

To request an override for this creative writing seminar, please contact Paul Gibbons (pgibbons@ucmerced.edu) with the following Override Request Form.

Seminar in Creative Writing

WRI 155

WRI 130

Seminar in Professional Writing

WRI 160

WRI 130 or WRI 125 or consent of instructor

Seminar in Editing

WRI 195

1-4 units. Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated for credit.

Upper Division Undergraduate Research

WRI 198

1-5 units Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit.

Upper Division Directed Group Study

WRI 199

1-5 units.  Permission of instructor required. Pass/Fail only. Course may be repeated for credit.

Upper Division Individual Study