Feature Writing

Catalog description

Same as COMM 3140 . Prerequisites: ENGL 1100 or equivalent. The course involves the study and practice of freelance and staff-written magazine or newspaper feature articles with an emphasis on relationship between types of publication and article content, research methods, and writing style. It involves frequent short assignments such as journal entries, interviews, library projects, article critiques, and market reports that lead to production of full-length feature articles. It may not be taken on the satisfactory/unsatisfactory option. The course counts toward the English Certificate in Writing.