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

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

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

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

Course description
Summer Session | High School Students | In-person | 8 weeks | 3 units

PWR 1D - Writing Academic Arguments: The Art of the Essay 

Enrollment limited to high school students enrolled in Stanford High School Summer College; does not fulfill Stanford's WR-1 or WR-2 requirement. In person.

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

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

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

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

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

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

PWR 2STA: Ethics and AI

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

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

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

PWR 2SBA: Building a Better Human: Arguing Enhancement/ Enhancing Arguments

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

Oral Communication Program Summer Courses

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

ORALCOMM 118: Public Speaking: Romancing the Room

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

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

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