Academic Writing for Graduate School of Design Students

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Academic Writing for Stuart Weitzman School of Design students is a summer course designed to familiarize international students with the conventions of academic graduate writing in the United States. The following topics will be covered in this course:

  • Unit 1: Introduction to academic writing for architecture
  • Unit 2: Defining terms
  • Unit 3: Using the ideas of others
  • Unit 4: Responding to others' ideas
  • Unit 5: Images, claims, and commentary
  • Unit 6: Interpreting assignments and revising texts

Program instructors

Instructors are English language professionals who have extensive experience working with international graduate students.

Registration and program schedule

Please contact Micah Dornfield at micahdor@design.upenn.edu for more information.