Writing Program (WRIT)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

WRIT 1001

This academic writing workshop is designed for students who have faced significant challenges meeting the expectations of college-level writing. Students will explore what it means to read and meaningfully ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1467 WRIT 1001   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Sands, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1468 WRIT 1001   LEC 002

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Carrick, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

WRIT 1037

This writing tutorial is designed for students who need more directed practice in navigating the academic writing process. The course emphasizes the analytic and argumentative writing and critical reading ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  1452 WRIT 1037   SEM 101

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Carrick, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

WRIT 1370

Join this course to study the essential elements of academic writing and to learn flexible and sustainable strategies for producing interesting, clear, and precise academic prose that can address a variety ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Music&Wtg—Music Discourses across Sound&Stage

  •  2494 WRIT 1370   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Horner, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Food for Thought

  •  2495 WRIT 1370   SEM 102

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Carrick, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Music&Wtg—Music Discourses across Sound&Stage

  •  2496 WRIT 1370   SEM 103

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Horner, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Writing About Place

  •  2497 WRIT 1370   SEM 104

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Sorrell, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Theories of Happiness

  •  2498 WRIT 1370   SEM 105

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Sands, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Metaphor in Art, Science and Culture

  •  2499 WRIT 1370   SEM 106

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Zukovic, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Writing and Artificial Intelligence

  •  2500 WRIT 1370   SEM 107

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Navickas, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Theories of Happiness

  •  2501 WRIT 1370   SEM 108

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Sands, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

WRIT 1390

This course provides the opportunity for students to resolve significant writing challenges that have interfered with their academic progress. Students must have ongoing writing projects on which to work. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  1453 WRIT 1390   SEM 101

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Carrick, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  1454 WRIT 1390   SEM 102

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Carrick, T

      Sands, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

WRIT 1420

Drawing upon personal or academic experiences and interests, students select their own topics and design research portfolios that highlight significant analytic research. To do this, students step through ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: A Sustained Research Writing Adventure

  •  2550 WRIT 1420   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Navickas, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

WRIT 1450

Record heat and historic floods, epic droughts and raging wildfires. These are just a few examples of how the world is changing due to anthropogenic (or human-induced) climate change. In this class we ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2642 WRIT 1450   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Sorrell, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

WRIT 1968

We now live in a 24-hour news cycle that bombards college students with news every day--in multiple forms such as news apps, social media, and online news sources. Who has time to read all these articles ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2639 WRIT 1968   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • King-O'Brien, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

WRIT 7100

This course prepares graduate instructors of Cornell's First-Year Writing Seminars to teach courses that both introduce undergraduates to particular fields of study and help them develop writing skills ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  1455 WRIT 7100   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Oct 9, 2026
    • Faulkner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  1456 WRIT 7100   SEM 102

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Oct 9, 2026
    • Carrick, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  1457 WRIT 7100   SEM 103

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Oct 9, 2026
    • Zukovic, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

WRIT 7101

Teaching assistants assigned to Writing in the Majors projects enroll in a six-week course on teaching strategies in advanced instruction. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  1458 WRIT 7101   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Oct 9, 2026
    • Shapiro, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  1459 WRIT 7101   SEM 102

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Oct 9, 2026
    • Sorrell, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person