The core of the teaching of writing curriculum is a series of graduate courses and seminars devoted to theories and methods of teaching composition. Students in this emphasis investigate ways of learning to write and rhetorical and linguistic approaches to the teaching of writing. In addition, students improve their own writing skills through a writing workshop and by working on a project directed by a faculty advisor.  The Teaching Writing Emphasis is not a program designed to develop writers of fiction and poetry; in other words, it is not an M.F.A. program in creative writing.  It is designed to prepare teachers of all kinds of writing, creative and expository.

The student must complete a minimum of 35 units of upper division and graduate work with a grade point average of 3.0 (B) or above. At least half of these units must be in graduate level (500 and 600 series) courses. Transfer of up to nine semester units is allowed in special cases.

Core Courses: (Students should consult current catalog for specific course prerequisites.)

English 600 - Fundamentals of Research
English 690 - Master's Project 

MATW students must complete:

English 611 - Seminar in Teaching Writing
English 612 - Development of Writing Abilities
English 614 - Teaching Writing to ESL Students
English 615 - Writing Workshop
English 618 - Linguistic and Rhetorical Approaches to Writing*

Eight units in graduate literature course work selected from:
English 536, 546, 560, and 562.

NOTE: Generally, English 600, 611, and 615 are offered in the Fall semester only, and are designed to prepare students for the courses which follow.

*Prerequisite: Engl 328 (Structure of American English) or equivalent