312 Ekphrastic Poetry (AR) Ekphrastic poetry employs the visual arts as its subject matter and/ or inspiration. In this class, we will use the visual arts to make vital, new discoveries in the verbal art of poetry. Prerequisite: ENGL 202. Offered occasionally. 313 Stand-Up Poetry (AR) This course will introduce students to the art and practice of stand-up poetry, poetry that is humorous, performable, and clear, and that contains flights of fancy, emerges from a strong individual voice, and packs emotional punch. We will learn comedic techniques, and apply them to writing bold, new, risky, and rambunctious poems. Prerequisite: ENGL 202. Offered occasionally. 314 Ideas of Poetry/Poetry of Ideas (AR) Poet William Blake writes “I must create my own system or be enslaved by another man’s.” This course explores how systems – processes, projects, theoretical frameworks – assist the production of poetry, inspiring and informing it. By semester’s end, each participant devises a poetic system and crafts a collection of related poems. Prerequisite: ENGL 202. Offered occasionally. 401 Senior Writing Project (W) Capstone experience for English-Writing majors, and a potential elective for Creative Writing minors. Requires thoughtful study of portfolio work and completion of an extensive, ambitious new project that is both a logical extension of the student’s work and a new challenge. The course will be multi-genre, with an emphasis on feedback and support. Prerequisites: At least one ENGL 300-level writing course and junior or senior standing, or permission of instructor. Offered annually.
Journalism
JOUR 211 Writing for Media (W) Fundamentals of communication for today’s media, with an emphasis on crafting well-researched stories that feature clear, concise, and engaging writing, whether for traditional newspapers and magazines, blogs, new media, or corporate and nonprofit publications. Offered annually. JOUR 212 Opinion Writing (W) Background, theory, and practice in editorial writing, as well as the composition of book, theater, and film reviews. Prerequisite: ENGL 211 or consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years. JOUR 213 New Media Americans are becoming increasingly dependent upon social media for their news. This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of social/new media for journalists, including (but not limited to) research techniques, professional responsibilities, best practices, and storytelling across multiple platforms. Offered in alternate years. JOUR 315 Public Relations and Strategic Communication An advanced communication course that introduces students to sound practices in public relations and strategic internal/external communication, with an experiential learning component that requires students to work with a local non-profit or small business to conceive, propose, and implement a public relations plan that addresses expressed needs. Offered in alternate years. JOUR 325 Feature Writing and In-Depth Reporting (W) Feature writing and investigative reporting for print journalism. Field trip(s) and real-world assignments, with an emphasis on publication. Prerequisite: ENGL 211 or 212 or consent of instructor. Offered in alternate years.
Internships 335 Internship in Professional Writing Offered in cooperation with an off-campus firm, business, institution, agency, department, station, etc. Attention is given to the student’s special interests. Consent of instructor and the off-campus supervisor is required. Enrollment limited to English majors. Only one internship may be counted toward the major. Offered each semester and May Term. JOUR 397 Internship in Editing and Publishing This internship provides students with an opportunity to gain work experience in positions that emphasize editing,
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