University Writing Program

Virginia Tech’s University Writing Program prepares you to become a more practiced and effective writer, reader, and researcher in and beyond the university. Our curriculum is focused on five key principles in rhetorics, processes, conventions, multimodality, and reflection, as these establish a proven foundation for academic, civic, professional, and personal writing. With ENGL1105’s focus on foundational literacies for academic writing and ENGL1106’s focus on the interdependencies among writing, research design, and inquiry, the program’s nationally respected faculty will guide and support you through the development of three major projects, a presentation, and a course portfolio.