ENG 400 - Writing on Nature and the Environment

Institution:

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

Subject:

Description:

3 Credit Hours d.b.a This course is designed as an upper-division writing workshop and students will learn to use the range of writing and editing skills necessary to interpret the environment and its social, philosophical, economic, and cultural contexts and implications. This course will also expose the advanced writing student to techniques in non-fiction and literary journalism employed by contemporary writers on issues in nature, natural history, the environment, and related topics. A student's final project will include a publishable work - review, feature, essay, study, or memoir - to be presented to the College community, as well as submitted for possible publication in a regional or national periodical. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisites: Human Condition and Communication Foundational Experiences.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.paulsmiths.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 327-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

The Course Profile information is provided and updated by third parties including the respective institutions. While the institutions are able to update their information at any time, the information is not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for its accuracy.