The Writing Institute administers the writing-intensive general education requirement at the University of Pittsburgh. This collection of pages offers information and guidance for faculty teaching or proposing W courses.
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- Thinking about proposing a new W course? Review our guidelines for proposals, and reach out if you'd like to meet and talk through your ideas.
- Browse our growing collection of sample W course proposals.
- Students must complete their Seminar in Composition requirement before enrolling in a W course. To help you plan, we've compiled an overview of what students will have worked on in SC.
- New to teaching a W course? Our Quick Start Guide for Teaching a W Course offers practical starting points for planning and instruction.
- Curriculum Design Studio is a spring-term program for DSAS department-level administrators interested in designing or redesigning W courses to meet programmatic goals and General Education commitments.
- W Course Assessment is conducted by the Writing Institute at the direction of the Dean of the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.