Graduate Strategic Writing

Catalog description

This course consists of five writing modules with varying credits: MAPR01.506-Newswriting, MAPR01.507-Tightening Writing and Translating from Jargon to Comfortable Language, MAPR01.509-Writing Leads That Get Attention, MAPR01.510-Writing Reports, Letters and Memos, and MAPR01.513-Feature Writing. Instruction is given in the five modules in journalistic writing and editing. Students will learn how to prepare effective news releases, to edit the way professional writers do, to gain readers' attention by writing effective leads, to write reports, memos and letters that communicate effectively, and to prepare and place feature stories for newspapers, journals and magazines. Description of individual modules is given under each respective number.