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2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COM3063 ST: Narrative Nonfiction


This course will engage students in the practice of narrative non-fiction writing within a Communications context, including such print modes as the personal essay, reflection and viewpoint pieces, and long-form journalism, along with script-writing for podcasts and documentary video production. Students will study examples of the various modes, and receive direct instruction in the elements of non-fiction narrative, including story structure and narrative arc, theme, voice, and style ,character and quotation, setting and description, and the close editorial attention required to produce finished work of high quality. In addition to a number of practice assignments, students will b expected to complete two major projects and put these out in the world through such mediums as the student publication, Voices, the radio station, or opportunities for multi-media presentation. Credits: 3.000

WRT1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C And COM2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or COM2041 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or COM2051 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or COM2061 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or COM2062 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or COM2063 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or COM2064 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or COM2065 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or COM2071 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or COM2082 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or COM2084 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or JRN2011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C Or JRN2021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Min Grade: C