PWR Courses
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Summer Courses

During summer quarter, PWR offers a range of courses in writing and oral communication through Summer Session.  Note that not all of these courses fulfill the PWR 1 or PWR 2 requirement for Stanford students. 

Program in Writing and Rhetoric Summer Courses

PWR 1A - Introduction to Writing at Stanford: Rhetorics of Consumer Culture 

Summer Session | Incoming first-year athletes | In-person | 6 weeks | 3 units

Enrollment limited to incoming first-year student athletes; does not fulfill Stanford's WR-1 or WR-2 requirement. IN PERSON

Course description

PWR 1EE: Prowling toward Certainty: Exploration as Argument

Summer Session | Stanford undergraduates | In-person | 8 weeks | 4 units

Permission needed for enrollment. (This course fulfills Stanford's WR-1 requirement) IN PERSON

Due to the shortened summer quarter (8 weeks) each class meeting has an additional required 30 minutes of asynchronous work.

Course description and video

PWR 1TRF: Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Rhetoric of the University.

Summer Session | In-coming transfer students | Online | 8 weeks | 4 units

Enrollment limited to incoming Transfer Students. This course fulfills Stanford's WR-1 requirement. Online.

Course description

PWR 2AH: Ethnic Narratives and the Rhetoric of American Identity

Summer Session | Stanford undergraduates | In-person | 8 weeks | 4 units

Enrollment limited to Stanford students who have fulfilled the WR 1 requirement. (This course fulfills Stanford's WR-2 requirement) IN PERSON

Due to the shortened summer quarter (8 weeks) each class meeting has an additional required 30 minutes of asynchronous work.

Course description and video

PWR 2STA: Ethics and AI

Summer Session | Stanford undergraduates | Online | 8 weeks | 4 units

Enrollment limited to Stanford students who have fulfilled the WR 1 requirement. (This course fulfills Stanford's WR-2 requirement) ONLINE

Due to the shortened summer quarter (8 weeks) each class meeting has an additional required 30 minutes of asynchronous work.

Course description and video

PWR 2HLA: Decoding Academic Persuasion: How Researchers Convince Audiences

Summer Session | Stanford undergraduates | In-person | 8 weeks | 4 units

Enrollment limited to Stanford students who have fulfilled the WR 1 requirement. (This course fulfills Stanford's WR-2 requirement) IN PERSON

Due to the shortened summer quarter (8 weeks) each class meeting has an additional required 30 minutes of asynchronous work.

Course Description and Video

PWR 2KAA: Sitcoms to Stand Up: Writing About Comedy and Resistance

Summer Session | Stanford undergraduates | Online | 8 weeks | 4 units

Enrollment limited to Stanford students who have fulfilled the WR 1 requirement. (This course fulfills Stanford's WR-2 requirement). ONLINE 

Due to the shortened summer quarter (8 weeks) each class meeting has an additional required 30 minutes of asynchronous work.

Course description

Oral Communication Program Summer Courses

ORALCOMM 118: Public Speaking: Romancing the Room

Summer Session | In-person | 8 weeks | 3 units

Enrollment open to any student enrolled in Stanford Summer Session. Does not fulfill Stanford's WR-1 or WR-2 requirement. IN-PERSON. 

Course description and schedule

ORALCOMM 177: Performance of Power: Oratory and Authority from the Ancient World to the Postmodern

Summer Session | In-person | 8 weeks | 3 units

Enrollment limited to Stanford students who have fulfilled the WR 1 requirement. (This course fulfills Stanford's WR-2 requirement). IN-PERSON 

Due to the shortened summer quarter (8 weeks) each class meeting has an additional required 30 minutes of asynchronous work.

Course description and schedule