May 19, 2026  
Ohio University 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Ohio University 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
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ENG 2809 - Scientific Writing & Rhetoric


In this advanced writing course, students apply threshold concepts of writing and rhetoric to examine scientific writing and rhetorical practices. Students are invited to engage in academic writing and research as emerging scientists, exploring how concepts like “genre” and “discourse community” manifest in the writing they encounter in their scientific study. The course offers practice in effective library research, techniques of documentation (e.g. MLA, APA), and the sharing of research findings through multiple means (e.g. research paper, video, speech, social media).

Requisites: ENG 1510 or 1610
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS: Foundations: Advanced Writing
Thematic Arches:
  • Global Connections
  • Society & Justice
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 1JE
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.

Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Term(s) Typically Offered:
  • Athens: Every fall and spring
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to identify the rhetorical context, purpose, and appropriate uses of writing technologies for a scientific writing project.
  • Students will be able to apply appropriate concepts from Composition Studies to their writing and shape their work for scientific audiences.
  • Students will be able to employ genre, disciplinary, and stylistic conventions appropriately to both compose for scientific audiences and analyze scientific texts and/or media.
  • Students will be able to work effectively with research sources (including locating, evaluating, synthesizing, and citing) to shape contributions for scientific audiences.
  • Students will be able to effectively use conventions (e.g., formatting, syntax, citation) appropriate for the rhetorical context.
  • Students will be able to compose in multiple modes.



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