Students in this course will be introduced to the history and ethics of journalism in addition to gaining practical experience in information gathering, interviewing, writing, and editing for newspapers, magazines, and new media. Articles produced in this course may be shared publically in digital or print publications. Prerequisite: 104 or 105 or 195. WCII

In this introduction to college writing, students work collaboratively, learning to read closely in order to summarize, analyze, and respond to a variety of texts. Students gain instruction in research methods and strategies of argumentation, as well as essentials of argumentative writing such as thesis, evidence, organization, and sentence-level effectiveness. By semesters end, students will write a short thesis-driven argument supported by library research. Grade of C required to pass the course. Placement into this course requires an ACT verbal score of 18-22. Prerequisite to ENGL 104.

The second of two required freshman composition courses in Viterbo Universitys general education curriculum, this course extends the focus on reading a variety of texts; argumentation, including literary analysis; research; and the collaborative writing process established in ENGL 103. By semesters end, students write a researched argument using library resources. Prerequisite to all other English classes. Grade of C required to pass the course. Prerequisite: grade of C or higher in 103 or transfer placement. WCI, IL