Intensive Writing (IW) courses provide unique opportunities for students to study and practice academic writing. While IW classes may have distinct themes, the main focus of all IW classes is writing itself. These courses aim to build students’ writing skills and confidence in expressing their own voices in argument, analysis, research, and more. In IW classes, students can expect frequent feedback and support from their professors in a small class environment.
Broadly speaking, they will learn about:
- writing processes, including revision
- how to analyze and write arguments and analysis
- how to transfer writing skills to other classes
- drafting clear and organized prose
- reading strategies
- how to research and cite sources properly
- writing to specific audiences
- the norms of academic genres
- developing a voice in academic writing