• ENGL 3510

    Studies in Medieval Literature
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    2.50

     GPA

    3.73

    Last Taught

    Fall 2024

    Topics vary. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.

  • ENWR 3665

    Writing about the Environment
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    2.50

     GPA

    3.72

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    This course focuses on creating meaningful, responsible, and engaged writing in the context of significant environmental issues. Analysis of representative environmental texts, familiarity with environmental concepts, examination of ethical positions in private and public spheres of writing, and sustained practice with form, style, medium, and genre will drive a variety of writing projects.

  • ENWR 3900

    Career-Based Writing and Rhetoric
     Rating

    4.50

     Difficulty

    2.50

     GPA

    3.55

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    Develops proficiency in a range of stylistic and persuasive effects. The course is designed for students who want to hone their writing skills, as well as for students preparing for careers in which they will write documents for public circulation. Students explore recent research in writing studies. In the workshop-based studio sessions, students propose, write, and edit projects of their own design.

  • ENWR 2520

    Special Topics in Writing
     Rating

    4.28

     Difficulty

    2.56

     GPA

    3.74

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    Includes courses on writing studies, corporate communications, and digital writing. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. Prerequisite: Completion of first writing requirement.

  • ENWR 3640

    Writing with Sound
     Rating

    4.78

     Difficulty

    2.67

     GPA

    3.87

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    This course trains students to become attuned, thoughtful listeners and sonic composers. In addition to discussing key works on sound from fields such as rhetoric and composition, sound studies, and journalism, we will experiment with the possibilities of sound as a valuable form of writing and storytelling. Students will learn how to use digital audio editing tools, platforms, and techniques for designing and producing sonic projects.

  • ENWR 1510

    Writing and Critical Inquiry
     Rating

    3.77

     Difficulty

    2.68

     GPA

    3.59

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    The single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- this course approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names start in A-K must take ENWR 1510 in the fall; those with last names starting in L-Z take it in the spring.

  • ENWR 2510

    Advanced Writing Seminar
     Rating

    4.52

     Difficulty

    2.71

     GPA

    3.81

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    A single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- this course approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Enrollment limited to students meeting benchmarks determined by the Writing Program.

  • ENGL 2508

    Studies in Fiction
     Rating

    3.75

     Difficulty

    2.74

     GPA

    3.67

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    Studies the techniques of fiction. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.

  • ENGL 3560

    Studies in Modern and Contemporary Literature
     Rating

    4.50

     Difficulty

    2.75

     GPA

    3.68

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    This course takes up topics in the study of literature in English in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses.

  • ENWR 1520

    Writing and Critical Inquiry: Community Engagement
     Rating

    4.78

     Difficulty

    2.89

     GPA

    3.84

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    Requires off-grounds work with local non-profits. A single-semester option for meeting the first writing requirement-- intended to be taken during the first year of study-- approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Graded A, B, C, or NC. Students whose last names end in A-K must satisfy the first writing requirement in the fall; those with last names ending in L-Z in the spring.