Courses
WRTR 1311: Foundations of Writing
This course gives students practice in the reading, writing, and analytical skills necessary for the successful completion of WRTR 1312 and WRTR 1313. Students approach writing as a process of drafting, revising, and editing, and they work on sentence-level and paragraph-level writing skills as they build toward essay-length writing projects. Students must earn a C- or better to pass this course.
WRTR 1312: Introduction to Academic Writing
This course teaches students the foundations of university-level writing. By the end of the 1312 course, students will have developed competency, clarity, coherence, and organization in their writing. In order to prepare students for more advanced critical reasoning in WRTR 1313, this course serves as a foundation for learning effective writing and analytical reasoning skills. Students will learn the basics of argument and the use of rhetorical strategies in written materials and develop skills in critical reading. Students will examine and analyze an array of source materials within and outside the classroom. Students must earn a C- or better to pass this course. Prerequisite: WRTR 1311 or one of the following test scores: 580 on the SAT Critical Reading or 21 on the ACT English section.
WRTR 1313: Writing and Critical Reasoning
This course teaches students to analyze arguments by employing high order critical thinking skills. Students learn to identify sound from faulty premises, detect logical fallacies, distinguish strong from weak conclusions, evaluate sources and become information literate. To demonstrate an understanding of the techniques of critical reasoning, students will write essays, conduct research, and engage in a variety of additional university-level writing assignments. Students must earn a D- or better to pass this course. Prerequisite: WRTR 1312.
WRTR 2303: Hilltop Scholars Academic Writing
This course teaches students the foundations of university-level writing. By the end of the WRTR 2303 course, students will have developed competency, clarity, coherence, and organization in their writing. In order to prepare students for more advanced critical reasoning in WRTR 2304, this course serves as a foundation for learning effective writing and analytical reasoning skills. Students will learn the basics of argument and the use of rhetorical strategies in written materials and develop skills in critical reading. Students will examine and analyze an array of source materials within and outside the classroom. Students must earn a C- or better to pass this course. This course is only open to students in the Hilltop Scholars Program.
WRTR 2304: Hilltop Scholars Writing and Critical Reasoning
This course teaches students to analyze arguments by employing high order critical thinking skills. Students learn to identify sound from faulty premises, detect logical fallacies, distinguish strong from weak conclusions, evaluate sources and become information literate. To demonstrate an understanding of the techniques of critical reasoning, students will write essays, conduct research, and engage in a variety of additional university-level writing assignments. Students must earn a C- or better to pass this course. This course is only open to students in the Hilltop Scholars Program. Prerequisite: WRTR 2303.
WRTR 2305: University Honors Humanities Seminar I
This course offers a study of literature, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, and science that became major modes of interpreting the world in the 20th century and that define what constitutes knowledge in the 21st century. Students must earn a C- or better to pass this course.
This course is only open only to students in the University Honors Program.
WRTR 2306: University Honors Humanities Seminar II
This course offers a study of ethical questions derived from history, literature, psychology, and philosophy that focuses on what constitutes a meaningful life. The course also explores historical challenges to the bases of ethics. Students must earn a C- or better to pass this course. This course is only open only to students in the University Honors Program. Prerequisite: WRTR 2305.