Writing Courses

Introduction to Journalism and Creative Writing is designed for students interested in

exploring and developing their skills in the professional writing arena. The first semester is

devoted to journalistic writing forms such as the straight news, features, reviews, editorials,

columns, and sports. The second semester focuses on creative writing, including fiction,

creative non-fiction, and poetry. Students in this elective course will be writing frequently

while honing their skills. Students are expected to offer their work for in-class, peer critique as

well as submit work periodically for contests or publication.

Advanced Journalism and Creative Writing is designed for students wishing to develop

further the writing skills learned in the Introduction to Journalism and Creative Writing course. During the first semester, students will learn and apply skills in editing and layout of journalistic material while continuing to improve their writing style. During the second semester, they will apply these editing and layout skills to a creative writing project of their choosing including but not limited to poetry, science fiction, romance, juvenile literature, travel literature, journalism, non-fiction, or playwriting. Students are expected to offer their work for in-class, peer critique as well as submit work periodically for contests or publication.