Rhetoric and Composition (RC) 2001: Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum
Planned to Teach Spring 2026
Course Description
Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum (RC 2001) asks that you read a variety of academic texts, analyze the writing conventions of various disciplines, and write in different genres for different academic communities. As we know, writing is integral to every academic discipline, but conventions differ greatly from one discipline to another. Writing is not only important to all fields of study within the university, though; it will also be an important aspect of your professional lives. Whether writing a business proposal for a company's expansion or a scholarly article for a psychology journal, understanding the conventions of discourse and genre is crucial to successful communication.
RC 2001 focuses on rhetorical, disciplinary, and genre awareness and research methods and documentation, emphasizing how expectations change across a wide range of academic contexts so that you may more readily transfer skills across contexts. You will learn how to analyze and write about texts rhetorically and critically and use different academic disciplines. You will leave this course as well-prepared writers with the rhetorical sensitivity to meet varied writing situations within academic and professional settings. You must accumulate 30 semester hours and credit for RC 1000 (Expository Writing) and UCO 1200 (First Year Seminar) before you may enroll in RC 2001.
Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum (RC 2001) asks that you read a variety of academic texts, analyze the writing conventions of various disciplines, and write in different genres for different academic communities. As we know, writing is integral to every academic discipline, but conventions differ greatly from one discipline to another. Writing is not only important to all fields of study within the university, though; it will also be an important aspect of your professional lives. Whether writing a business proposal for a company's expansion or a scholarly article for a psychology journal, understanding the conventions of discourse and genre is crucial to successful communication.
RC 2001 focuses on rhetorical, disciplinary, and genre awareness and research methods and documentation, emphasizing how expectations change across a wide range of academic contexts so that you may more readily transfer skills across contexts. You will learn how to analyze and write about texts rhetorically and critically and use different academic disciplines. You will leave this course as well-prepared writers with the rhetorical sensitivity to meet varied writing situations within academic and professional settings. You must accumulate 30 semester hours and credit for RC 1000 (Expository Writing) and UCO 1200 (First Year Seminar) before you may enroll in RC 2001.