Graduate Seminar In Academic Writing | This is Free!
Apply by January 22, 2018 for full consideration for the spring session
The spring seminar will be held: February 6th-March 6th, Tuesdays, from 2-4 pm
*You will be expected to commit to attending each week, for the full meeting*
Each academic year, the University Writing Center offers three no-cost, five-week seminars in academic writing for UConn graduate students. These seminars feature some direct instruction and one-on-one writing conferences with the instructor, but the seminars also focus substantially on workshopping each participant’s writing. That is to say, the course adopts neither a lecture nor skills-and-drills format. Instead, the seminars function as a collaborative space that brings practical strategies to bear on specific in-process works of scholarship. Learning to write well takes time, commitment, and experience, and no single course can do the job alone; nonetheless, this seminar gives participants guided practice in becoming more skillful writers and communicators.
These seminars do not carry UConn academic credit, nor are they graded. We simply aim to help motivated graduate students improve their writing in ways that will serve them well in their academic and careers. The seminars are made possible through funding from the Graduate School and the University Writing Center.
Students must come with a working project (for example, a dissertation chapter, journal article, grant proposal, or course paper) because they will apply the strategies covered in class to that ongoing project throughout the five weeks.
Important Details About the Seminar:
Applicants must be degree-seeking UConn graduate students. International grad students are welcome.
Participants are expected to commit 3 additional hours per week (outside of the meeting time) to complete assignments and to peer-review the drafts of others.
Submission of a working draft (at least 5 double-spaced pages) is required prior to the beginning of the session.
Submission of a $100 deposit check is required (it will be refunded upon satisfactory completion of the seminar, which is based solely on attendance and participation).
For full consideration, please submit your application by January 22nd.
Applications submitted after that date will be considered if spaces are available.
Course enrollment is limited to 25 students per session. If we receive more applications than there are seats available (which is likely), we will make decisions about enrollment based on seniority, the urgency of the proposed project, the degree of fit between the course and the applicant’s writing project, the application submission date, and the motivation of the applicant. We expect to inform applicants about acceptances and session assignments within one week of the submission deadline.
Apply online by clicking on the link below (if link appears on two lines, copy and paste into browser):
https://writingcenter.uconn.edu/applying-for-seminars/
If you have any questions, please contact us at: gradwritinguconn@gmail.com
*These seminars are made possible through funding from the Graduate School and the University Writing Center. Other opportunities for graduate writing support include: individualized tutorials, graduate writing retreats, dissertation boot camps, and workshops. For details on graduate writing support please visit our website: http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/overview-of-grad-support/
For more information, contact: Mauri at gradwritinguconn@gmail.com