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	WRITNG 0106 - INTRODUCTION TO FICTION WRITING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The basic techniques in fiction writing: description, dialogue, characterization, plot. Students complete a number of short sketches and a final short story. Lecture, discussion, and writing exercises. Suitable for writing or literature majors. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis General Education: Arts
	WRITNG 0107 - BEGINNING POETRY WRITING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 An examination of formal and philosophical trends in contemporary verse and their historical precedents in order to help students develop a personal approach to creating poetry. Reading assignments and in-class writing exercises present students with introductory approaches to writing poetry. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis General Education: Arts
	WRITNG 0108 - INTRO TO CREATIVE NONFICTION Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 An introduction to the use of personal experience and history, as well as thoughtful observation, in the writing of creative essays, autobiography, and/or memoir. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis General Education: Arts
	WRITNG 0109 - INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 An introduction to the four genres of creative writing: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama. Students will explore aspects of poetic craft, including imagery, metaphor, stanza, music, rhythm, diction, and tone; experiment with element of storytelling such as narrative, scene, character, voice, and dialogue; and examine overlapping and distinct elements of drama such as structure, scene, and dialogue. Students will complete exercises, drafts, and a longer final project in the genre of their choice and present them for critique in a supportive workshop setting. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	WRITNG 0111 - LITERARY EDITING AND MAGAZINE PRODUCTION 1 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 An introductory seminar in the philosophical and practical issues of magazine production. Students will work in practical situations to become acquainted with the field of literary editing and magazine production including production values, editing practices, proofreading, layout and design, preparation of text, publicity, and promotion. Coursework will include researching and studying the history and traditions of literary magazines and examining ethical issues related to print media. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	WRITNG 0197 - DIRECTED STUDY Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 Independent study in a topic in writing. Permission of the instructor is required. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	WRITNG 0210 - INTRODUCTION TO BLOGGING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 In this course, we will explore the form of the personal blog, examining the way expectations intersect with creative nonfiction and feature writing and also depart from it. We’ll examine the functions of teaching, persuading, curating, and, in particular, storytelling, looking at methods of reaching and moving audiences in a relatively short form as well as using social media to attract readers, cultivating an online presence and sense of community, and using a blog to establish a platform for your other writing. We’ll look at models of online blogs as well as blogs that became books. GE Arts Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Lecture Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	WRITNG 0211 - LITERARY EDITING AND MAGAZINE PRODUCTION 2 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 An intermediate seminar in the philosophical and practical issues of magazine production. Students will continue work begun in literary editing and magazine production 1, further developing skills and knowledge of production values, editing practices, proofreading, layout and design, preparation of text, publicity, and promotion. Coursework will include researching and studying the history and traditions of literary magazines and examining ethical issues related to print media. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	WRITNG 0220 - FEATURE WRITING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course will explore feature writing for newspapers and magazines including the research and development of articles through revision and editing and reading of models for inspiration. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis General Education: Arts
	WRITNG 0250 - SPECIAL TOPICS Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 The study of a special topic in writing. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
	WRITNG 1302 - ADVANCED FICTION WRITING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 A study of techniques of narration through examination of short fiction written by established authors and critique of student stories. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of Competencies and WRITNG 0106
	WRITNG 1304 - ADVANCED POETRY WRITING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 A workshop in which craft and creative technique will be examined in the works of established contemporary and modern poets and explored through the writing and critique of poems. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
	WRITNG 1305 - TECHNICAL WRITING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 This course is designed to teach students on-the-job writing skills. Much industrial writing is informative and involves explaining something to varied audiences. If you always hated awkward assembly instructions or confusing manuals, here’s your chance to change the world. The course will teach techniques of audience analysis, user-testing and fog indexing to predict the success of a document. Organization of data will be stressed along with revision, team writing and document design. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
	WRITNG 1311 - LITERARY EDITING AND MAGAZIONE PRODUCTION 3 Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 An advanced seminar in the philosophical and practical issues of magazine production. Students will continue work begun in literary editing and magazine production 1, further developing skills and knowledge of production values, editing practices, proofreading, layout and design, preparation of text, publicity, and promotion. Coursework will include advanced work in layout and design. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
	WRITNG 1402 - WRITING FROM THE SELF Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Through the writing of personal essays, autobiography, and/or memoirs, the student is encouraged to use personal experience and history as a way of laying claim to the world. The goal is to help beginning writers find their own subject and voice. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
	WRITNG 1450 - TOPICS IN WRITING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 Advanced study of a special topic in journalism, fiction, poetry, or technical writing. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
	WRITNG 1451 - CAPSTONE: WRITING Minimum Credits: 3 Maximum Credits: 3 A seminar which requires students to complete one or more major writing projects on and/or in a particular genre or topic and to give at least one seminar presentation. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Seminar Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
	WRITNG 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 3 The undergraduate faculty assistant (UFA) serves as an assistant for a course or lab under the supervision of a faculty member. The experience develops students’ communication and leadership skills, and their understanding of the learning process. The responsibilities of the UFA will vary by the faculty supervisor. Responsibilities might include (but not limited to): assisting students outside of class (e.g., conducting weekly review sessions), assisting with classroom demonstrations, or assisting faculty with delivery of labs. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Independent Study Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
	WRITNG 1497 - DIRECTED STUDY: WRITING Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 Directed study is designed to give students the opportunity to design and carry out a research project to be agreed upon by the student and the supervising faculty member. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
	WRITNG 1498 - DIRECTED RESEARCH: WRITING Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 Independent work on a writing project in poetry, fiction, or nonfiction supervised by a member of the writing faculty. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Directed Studies Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
	WRITNG 1499 - INTERNSHIP: WRITING Minimum Credits: 1 Maximum Credits: 6 Practical experience in writing in a professional setting. Students work at campus or community offices and businesses, including newspapers and radio stations. Work is directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty supervisor. Academic Career: Undergraduate Course Component: Internship Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency

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WRITNG 0106 - INTRODUCTION TO FICTION WRITING

WRITNG 0107 - BEGINNING POETRY WRITING

WRITNG 0108 - INTRO TO CREATIVE NONFICTION

WRITNG 0109 - INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING

WRITNG 0111 - LITERARY EDITING AND MAGAZINE PRODUCTION 1

WRITNG 0197 - DIRECTED STUDY

WRITNG 0210 - INTRODUCTION TO BLOGGING

WRITNG 0211 - LITERARY EDITING AND MAGAZINE PRODUCTION 2

WRITNG 0220 - FEATURE WRITING

WRITNG 0250 - SPECIAL TOPICS

WRITNG 1302 - ADVANCED FICTION WRITING

WRITNG 1304 - ADVANCED POETRY WRITING

WRITNG 1305 - TECHNICAL WRITING

WRITNG 1311 - LITERARY EDITING AND MAGAZIONE PRODUCTION 3

WRITNG 1402 - WRITING FROM THE SELF

WRITNG 1450 - TOPICS IN WRITING

WRITNG 1451 - CAPSTONE: WRITING

WRITNG 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT

WRITNG 1497 - DIRECTED STUDY: WRITING

WRITNG 1498 - DIRECTED RESEARCH: WRITING

WRITNG 1499 - INTERNSHIP: WRITING