Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.
This course offers guidance and an audience for students who wish to gain skill in expository writing-a common term for critical, reflective, investigative, and creative nonfiction. Each section provides a context for writing defined by a form of exposition, a disciplinary area, a practice, or a topic intimately related to the written medium. Course members will read in relevant published material and write and revise their own work regularly, while reviewing and responding to one another's. Students and instructors will confer individually throughout the term. Topics differ for each section. Please see the Class Roster for more details. This course satisfies requirements for the English minor but not for the English major. Taken with the instructor’s permission, and with the letter grade option, it satisfies First-Year Writing Seminar requirements for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. If counted toward the First-Year Writing Seminar requirement, the course will not count toward ALC-AS.
Prerequisites completion of First-Year Writing Seminar requirement or permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, LA-AG, WRT-AG), (ALC-AS), (SOW-IL)
Last 4 Terms Offered 2026FA, 2026SU, 2026SP, 2025FA
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Syllabi:
none
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits
Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Section Topic
Topic: From Cringe to Controversy: Low-Brow Media
Class Number & Section Details
7614ENGL 2880 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
TR
Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
Instructors
Mageed, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Syllabi:
none
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits
Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Section Topic
Topic: The Scientist as an Artist
Class Number & Section Details
7615ENGL 2880 SEM 103
Meeting Pattern
MW
Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
Instructors
Shively, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Syllabi:
none
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits
Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Section Topic
Topic: Gothic and Ecology: Multispecies Embranglements
Class Number & Section Details
7616ENGL 2880 SEM 104
Meeting Pattern
MW
Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
Instructors
Wang, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Syllabi:
none
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits
Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
7617ENGL 2880 SEM 105
Meeting Pattern
TR
Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
Instructors
Byrne, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Syllabi:
none
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits
Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Section Topic
Topic: TV Nation
Class Number & Section Details
7618ENGL 2880 SEM 106
Meeting Pattern
MWF
Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
Instructors
Faulkner, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
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