SPRING 2027 · REGISTRATION MON, NOV 2 – FRI, NOV 13, 2026
Eight Writing Studies courses this spring, from first steps to the capstone, in small classes taught by Writing Studies faculty.
writingstudies.ucmerced.edu/spring
GE General Education requirement Badge Intellectual Experience badge · 2026–2027 UC Merced Catalog
Lower DivisionCreative WritingProfessional WritingAcademic WritingRhetoricPracticumCapstone
Lower Division
WRI 090 · Intersections of Creative and Professional Writing
Apply Your Imagination.
Explore how creative and professional writing meet: storytelling, voice and metaphor alongside data, marketing and the workplace.
Tue & Thu · 11:30 AM–1:20 PM
Paul Gibbons
GE · Literary & Textual AnalysisBadge · Diversity & Identity
Creative Writing
WRI 125C · Creative Nonfiction
Learn to tell yours.
Everyone has a story.
Tue & Thu · 1:30–3:20 PM
Sam Tetangco Ocena
GE · Literary & Textual AnalysisGE · Writing in the DisciplineBadge · Diversity & IdentityBadge · EthicsCRN 12961
WRI 150 · Seminar in Creative Writing
Mystery Making
Story. Secret.
Tue & Thu · 3:30–5:20 PM
Paul Gibbons
GE · Literary & Textual AnalysisGE · Writing in the Discipline
Professional Writing
WRI 130 · Writing for Publics
Discover what your writing can do in the world.
What matters to you? Who needs to hear it? What could it change?
Mon & Wed · 3:30–5:20 PM
Emily Johnston
GE · Writing in the Discipline
Academic Writing
WRI 117 · Writing for the Social Sciences and Humanities
Turn your curiosity into knowledge.
What have you always wondered about being human? Find your question. Follow the evidence.
Mon & Wed · 5:30–7:20 PM
Emily Johnston
GE · Writing in the Discipline
Rhetoric
WRI 122 · Language and Identity
Your languages are a superpower.
Ever translated a doctor’s visit, a bill or a school meeting for your family? That experience counts. Come write about it.
Mon & Wed · 1:30–3:20 PM
Yiran Xu
GE · Literary & Textual AnalysisBadge · Diversity & Identity
Practicum
WRI 131B · Journal Production
Vernal Pool Creative Arts Journal
Gain editing experience. Meet fellow writers. Learn the publication process.
Wed · 5:30–7:20 PM
Sam Tetangco Ocena
GE · Literary & Textual AnalysisBadge · EthicsCRN 124822 unitsPrereq/coreq: WRI 131A
Capstone
WRI 180B · Writing Studies Capstone
Use your voice. Present your work. Be the change.
Where your writing and research take the stage.
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GE · Culminating Experience (Capstone)
Major · Minor · Community
Not sure which course fits your plan?
Talk with Lauren Brackett, the Writing Studies advisor, about where each course fits in your plan.
