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| WP211 |
Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction
4.00 Credits
These courses focus on the basic vocabulary, techniques, and traditions in the chosen genre. All courses will include the discussion of published work. Students will practice their writing craft through exercises and other assignments, many of which will be shared with the class in an introductory workshop setting. These courses may be repeated once for credit.
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| WP212 |
Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry
4.00 Credits
These courses focus on the basic vocabulary, techniques, and traditions in the chosen genre. All courses will include the discussion of published work. Students will practice their writing craft through exercises and other assignments, many of which will be shared with the class in an introductory workshop setting. These courses may be repeated once for credit.
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| WP216 |
Introduction to Creative Writing:Nonfiction
4.00 Credits
These courses focus on the basic vocabulary, techniques, and traditions in the chosen genre. All courses will include the discussion of published work. Students will practice their writing craft through exercises and other assignments, many of which will be shared with the class in an introductory workshop setting. These courses may be repeated once for credit.
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| WP217 |
Introduction to Creative Writing: Mixed Genres
4.00 Credits
An introductory course in creative writing, designed to teach techniques, conventions, and vocabulary of two literary genres, and to give students practice in writing in these genres. All sections of WP217 cover two of the following: fiction, poetry, dramatic writing, and nonfiction. Students explore the process of writing and the fundamentals of the two genres through reading, discussion, and writing. In class, students practice writing and discuss both their own essays and texts by published writers. Genres vary from section to section.
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| WP311 |
Advanced Creative Writing:Fiction
4.00 Credits
4 credits
Original essays, poems, plays, and short stories are written and presented in class for criticism and discussion. Students will also read and discuss published work in the genre. Prerequisite: See below. These courses may be repeated once for credit.
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| WP312 |
Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
4.00 Credits
Original essays, poems, plays, and short stories are written and presented in class for criticism and discussion. Students will also read and discuss published work in the genre. Prerequisite: See below. These courses may be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: WP 212 or WP 217.
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| WP313 |
Advanced Creative Writing: Drama
4.00 Credits
Original essays, poems, plays, and short stories are written and presented in class for criticism and discussion. Students will also read and discuss published work in the genre. Prerequisite: See below. These courses may be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: WP 211 or WP 217.
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| WP314 |
Advanced Creative Writing: Children's
4.00 Credits
Original essays, poems, plays, and short stories are written and presented in class for criticism and discussion. Students will also read and discuss published work in the genre. Prerequisite: See below. These courses may be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: WP 211 or WP 217.
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| WP315 |
Advanced Creative Writing: Comedy
4.00 Credits
Original essays, poems, plays, and short stories are written and presented in class for criticism and discussion. Students will also read and discuss published work in the genre. Prerequisite: See below. These courses may be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: WP211 or WP 217.
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| WP316 |
Advanced Creative Writing: Nonfiction
4.00 Credits
Original essays, poems, plays, and short stories are written and presented in class for criticism and discussion. Students will also read and discuss published work in the genre. Prerequisite: See below. These courses may be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: WP 216.
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| WP405 |
Seminar Workshop in Poetry
4.00 Credits
For students already seriously engaged in writing poetry. In-class discussion of original poems. As the course pays special attention to getting published, students are encouraged to send their work out to magazines. This course may be repeated once with the instructor's permission. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing and completion of a 300-level writing course in poetry.
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| WP407 |
Seminar Workshop in Fiction Writing
4.00 Credits
Extensive fiction writing, short stories and/or novels coupled with in-class reading for criticism and suggestions. This course may be repeated once with the instructor's permission. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing and completion of a 300-level writing course in fiction.
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| WP415 |
Seminar Workshop in Nonfiction
4.00 Credits
An advanced writing workshop in various nonfiction forms, such as memoir, travel writing, literary journalism, or other narrative nonfiction writing. Students will already have completed at least one nonfiction workshop, have a project in development, and be capable of discussing such techniques as characterization, point of view, and narrative structure as they appear in literary nonfiction forms. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing and completion of a 300-level writing course in non-fiction.
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| WP416 |
Topic: Writing for Stand-Up Comedy
4.00 Credits
In this class students will learn how to generate and refine stand-up comedy material, work on developing a five minute routine, and perform that routine at a comedy club. This course is suitable for first-time performers, as well as established performers.
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| WP440 |
Screenwriting Workshop
4.00 Credits
Primarily focused on works-in-progress, this course also includes study/discussion of scripts produced for film and television, as well as exercises in different kinds of dramatic structure and dialogue. Goal: the completion of a first-draft, full-length script for film or TV, or revision/polish of a work-in-progress. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: junior or senior standing and completion of a 300-level writing course in fiction. This course may be repeated once for credit. (This course may count toward the Media Arts major or toward the WLP major.)
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