WRT 4603-01 - WRITING SOCIAL CHNGE

Academic Period:

Fall 2025

Section:

Title:

WRITING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

Meeting Patterns:

Tue/Thu | 15:00 - 16:30

Locations:

Malloy Hall 204 Can be several values or empty

Start Date:

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Date format can be changed

End Date:

Friday, December 12, 2025 Date format can be changed

Instructor Name:

Shannon Mooney

Instructor Email:

smooney1@babson.edu

Academic Unit:

A&H - Arts and Humanities

Academic Level:

Undergraduate

Maximum Credits:

4

Delivery Mode:

In-Person

Allowed Grading Bases:

Graded

Section Status:

Open

Enrollment Count:

15

Section Capacity:

20

Description:

WRT 4603: Writing for Social Change 4 advanced elective credits From political speeches and op-eds, to public art PSAs seen on billboards and on subways, to recent social media campaigns emerging out of viral social movements, change writing is all around us and ever evolving. But what is the relationship between writing and progress, and how can writing be used as a tool for effectively inspiring change? This course engages with written and digital texts that advocate for meaningful social change and considers how our increasingly divided and viral world demands the careful and responsible creation and consumption of texts. Through our course assignments and projects, students will become more engaged and persuasive communicators as they consider their own roles in pushing for change that is personally meaningful, be it on campus, in local communities, or beyond. Prerequisites: Any combination of 2 ILA (CSP, LTA or HSS)

HTML Description:

WRT 4603: Writing for Social Change

4 advanced elective credits

From political speeches and op-eds, to public art PSAs seen on billboards and on subways, to recent social media campaigns emerging out of viral social movements, change writing is all around us and ever evolving. But what is the relationship between writing and progress, and how can writing be used as a tool for effectively inspiring change? This course engages with written and digital texts that advocate for meaningful social change and considers how our increasingly divided and viral world demands the careful and responsible creation and consumption of texts. Through our course assignments and projects, students will become more engaged and persuasive communicators as they consider their own roles in pushing for change that is personally meaningful, be it on campus, in local communities, or beyond.

Prerequisites: Any combination of 2 ILA (CSP, LTA or HSS)

Format:

In-Person Can be several values or empty

Session:

Full Session Can be several values or empty

Elective:

Advanced Elective (UGrad) Can be several values or empty

Program:

Advanced Liberal Arts (UGrad) Can be several values or empty