WRITING 630: Advanced Writing for Graduate Students – Winter 2018
Writing 630 is designed for graduate students who have made significant progress in their degree programs and are thinking about larger, ongoing writing projects: a prospectus, a conference paper, an article for publication, or a specific dissertation chapter. Writing 630 targets projects that are essential to a graduate student’s success, but are not exclusively part of the dissertation.
The first seven weeks will be spent in a traditional discussion forum, reviewing the basics of clear academic writing and the demands of writing in graduate school. Topics will include argumentation, drafting, revision, grammar, audience, tone, and incorporating sources. During the next four weeks you will share portions of your work, in groups, for peer review and discussion. These meetings will focus on the project you have been working on during the semester. The course will then progress to individual conferences with the instructor to discuss the results of the peer reviews and their application to your work.
To apply, please complete the application form and return it along with 5 pages of academic writing (excerpts from longer works are welcome) as a single PDF to: Laura Schuyler,
The deadline for submissions is Monday, December 4, 2017.
Decisions will be made and students notified by December 12, 2017.
Please send all questions to Laura Schuyler,
The Writing 630 application is also available on our website: https://lsa.umich.edu/
