Description:
Develop your critical thinking skills to enhance your writing skills so that the reader can understand your intended message. Critically read information so you can analyze and understand the message of the writer.
Textbooks must be purchased separately. The required textbooks are:
- Barnet, Sylvan, and Hugo Bedau. Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing: A Brief Guide to Argument. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s (10th Ed.) ISBN-13: 978-1319194512
- Hacker,Diana. A Writer’s Reference with Exercises. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s (9th ed.)
Duration:
6 months
Level:
Advanced
Credits:
4.5 CEUsLearning Outcomes:
- Think critically about an issue (employ your critical lens).
- Read actively and critically.
- Identify the components of an argument.
- Develop and deploy logically valid arguments.
- Understand the writing process.
- Plan, draft, and edit your own work.
- Overcome writer’s block.
- Use and cite sources correctly.
- Correct common grammar problems.
- Identify and avoid fallacies in your writing.
- Know your strengths and weaknesses as a writer, especially how to emphasize the former and combat the latter.
Available Sessions:
| Session Code | Start Date | End Date | Location | Tuition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session Code WRIT7301-006 | Start Date Rolling | End Date Dec 30, 2025 11:45 PM EST | Location On Demand | Tuition $1,599.00 |
- Module 1 Critical Thinking
- Module 2 Critical Reading
- Module 3 Arguments
- Module 4 Analyzing Arguments
- Module 5 and 6 The Writing Process
- Module 7 Grammar Review
- Module 8 Style Review
- Module 9 Fallacies
Other Recommended Courses:
- Advanced Writing (WRIT9005)
