WRIT 313 Writing for Information Systems (3)
Designed to help writers learn to adapt specialized subject matter to various audiences. Focus on audience analysis, strategies for organizing information, and integration of verbal text with graphics. Writing projects are drawn from students' own disciplines or special interests.
WRIT 314 Argument and Persuasion (3)
For students in all disciplines who wish to develop control and confidence in critical thinking and persuasive writing. Instruction centers on the analysis and production of written arguments on issues of current interest or enduring importance that are enriched by cross-disciplinary perspectives and multiple points of view.
WRIT 315 The Art of Memoir (3)
An opportunity to write memoir. Students read and study memoirs by contemporary authors to become familiar with the many possibilities available to writers working in this form. Also focuses on issues relevant to the writing of memoir, including craft and technique, memory and truth telling, interior and exterior significance.
WRIT 316 Creative Journalism (3)
A study of famous journalists and journalistic writing, including analysis of the style, language, and ideas of writers who have gone beyond basic reporting to break new ground. Requires a professional approach to journalistic writing.
WRIT 317 Techniques of Popularization (3)
Techniques and approaches to making technical information clear and understandable to non-technical audiences.
WRIT 318 Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry and Personal Essay (3)
The study of varied forms of poetry, with opportunities to practice traditional forms or to create new ones. Offered in alternate years.
WRIT 319 Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction and Nonfiction (3)
The study of forms and techniques of fiction, with opportunities to write both traditional and experimental prose.
WRIT 320 Writing for Managers and Executives (3)
An overview of written communication in organizational settings, including memoranda, formal and informal correspondence, routine reports, proposals, performance appraisals, and cost/benefit analysis.
WRIT 330 Writing, Editing, and Publishing (3)
An introduction to professional writing, editorial concepts, and the publication process. Writing and editing for brochures, newsletters, magazines, with special emphasis on audience and purpose. Laboratory fee.
WRIT 331 Public Relations Writing (3)
Experience in preparing news releases, promotional spots for radio and television, and brochures and public relations reports for newspapers and magazines.
WRIT 334 Writing & Graphics (3)
WRIT 340 Internship in University Publications (1-4)
The university publication as a laboratory. Practical experience in the creative process of producing newspapers, magazines, and books through work on student publications and, where possible, on other publications of the University. May be taken for one to four credits. Grading: Pass/fail.
WRIT 361/CMAT 361 Writing for the Media (3)
Scripting for various media, including multi-image, audio, video, film, and television. Emphasizes the translation of information, ideas, and experience into various presentational formats and applies that knowledge to informational, persuasive, and dramatic scripts.
WRIT 363/CMAT 363 Creative Writing Workshop: Screenwriting (3)
Intensive writing experience for students interested in writing drama for television and film. Emphasizes characterization, dialogue, and plot development, as well as conventions of and script formats for television and film.
WRIT 370/ADVT 370 The Art of Advertising (3)
Focuses on the creative and conceptual aspects of advertising. In addition to creating layouts and scripts for ads of their own, students examine past and present advertising campaigns, in both print and electronic media.
WRIT 371/ADVT 371 Advertising: Writing and Layout (3)
Principles of verbal and visual communication in creating and executing advertising ideas. Evaluation of the many forms available in persuasive communication. Advertising copy and layout, with particular emphasis on writing.
WRIT 374 The Magazine (3)
A study of all types of magazines, with emphasis on the most creative and competitive, the consumer magazine and its ability to attract and maintain readers with writing and design. Offered in alternate years. Laboratory fee.
WRIT 375 Graphic Design and Production (3)
For students interested in further developing their visual communication skills. Approaches to visual problem solving are discussed. Advanced graphic production is demonstrated. Students take problems from concept to production. Prerequisite: WRIT 334. Laboratory fee.
WRIT 377 Getting It Printed (3)
An explanation of the business relationship between printers and client and the various stages of the printing process.
WRIT 380 Syntax, Semantics, and Style (3)
Fundamentals of discourse analysis, addressing both structural and lexical elements in sentence construction. Survey of contemporary grammars; error analysis; sociolinguistic theories of language behaviors editorial issues such as linguistic sensitivity the influence of informal on formal usage, and the appropriate domain of editorial policy.
WRIT 382 The Writer as Reader (3)
This course approaches reading as a part of the writer's study of the craft. Emphasizing the distinctive ways that writers read, the course focuses on how a piece of writing is constructed by the author and understood by the reader. Students develop the analytic skills necessary to understand the choices other writers have made in their use of language and form.
WRIT 401 Publication and Performance (3)
A seminar involving a creative project in a particular literary form to be undertaken by each student. Emphasis on exploring the relationships of writing and publications and on developing one's writing in specific publications contexts.
WRIT 407 Internship in Professional Writing (3)
An opportunity for students to apply skills developed through course work while gaining practical experience in writing and/or editing within a professional setting. Prerequisite: Senior status and consent of the program director. Grading: pass/fail. May be taken for a continuing studies (CS) grade.
WRIT 430 Copy Editing and Document Design (3)
An advanced technical and professional writing seminar in which each student presents a formal proposal and a major writing project for peer review and critiques other participants' work at all stages of the project development process.WRIT 489 Directed Independent Study (1-3)
Consideration and completion in depth of a special topic or project in writing. Each student works closely with a faculty member who will help set goals, develop a course plan, and guide progress. The project must be carefully planned and have approval of the instructor involved and the Writing Program director. May be taken for a continuing studies (CS) grade.
WRIT 490 Honors Thesis (3)
Directed individual instruction in the writing of an original work. Each student works with a faculty director to guide his/her progress. The thesis must be of Honors quality and must be approved by both the director and a second reader, one of whom is usually the program director or the division chair. Prerequisite: honors standing; 3.5 CPA and/or consent of the program director and the division chair. May be taken for a continuing studies (CS) grade.
WRIT 493 Honors Seminar (3)
An advanced interdisciplinary seminar that focuses on important books or issues, encourages independent thinking, clear presentation, and an understanding of the content and methods of various disciplines. The course is team-taught, and subject and instructor may change from semester to semester. Prerequisite: 3.5 GPA or recommendation of the student's division chair and permission of instructor.
WRIT 494 Collegiate Honors Thesis (3-6)
The research project component of the Collegiate Honors Program provides the student with the opportunity to demonstrate intellectual creativity and analytical sophistication. The student identifies and explores an area of investigation in consultation with a faculty advisor. Procedures include approval of the proposal and final draft by the College honors committee, and public presentation of the approved thesis. Prerequisite: participation in the Honors Program. May be taken for three or six credits, and for a continuing studies (CS) grade.
WRIT 497 Topics in Writing (1-3)
Intensive exploration of topics in writing of mutual interest to students and faculty. Content varies according to the concurrent interests of faculty and students. Prerequisite: None unless listed in the current Class Schedule. The subject appears under the Topics heading in the Class Schedule. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes.
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