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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Pursues the craft of scripting, focusing on the student's own writing of television, film , theatre, or slide/tape scripts. Published works are analyzed for writing techniques, but the emphasis of the course is on constructive criticism of student work by peers and by the instructor and on exercises that help to develop imagination and visual literacy in the creation of dialogue, characters, and action.
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3.00 Credits
Gives students who have completed their foundational studies additional practice and instruction in writing nonfiction prose. Explores the adaptation of such prose to specific contexts. Individual courses may focus on prose writing in a particular discourse community (e.g., business, science and technology, education), which will be identified by subtitle.
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3.00 Credits
Develops and exercises story telling abilities through the writing of dramatic works for the stage. Students will explore the Aristotelian elements of classical drama as well as the unities of time, place, and action. Through activities designed to improve skills used to create these elements and through close textual analyses of successful models, students will work toward the goal of writing individual producible one-act plays.
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3.00 Credits
Studies the art of writing and editing articles for magazines. Students will analyze current publications, write articles on subjects of their own choosing, and practice editing skills. Class will include group critiques of written work and individual conferences. Prereq: ENGL 239 or department approval
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3.00 Credits
Provides practice in writing strong, clear, and creative business communications. Prereq: Junior status or department approval
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3.00 Credits
Offers students who desire to work as Writing Associates both individual and group instruction in ways to respond to student writing. Serves as a forum for discussion of topics relating to being a Writing Associate at MCLA. Prereq: ENGL 150, permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Emphasizes principles of technical communication, particularly document design and readability, and gives students the opportunity to apply these principles in writing reports, instructions, descriptions, and abstracts for science, business, and communications. Prereq: Department approval
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3.00 Credits
Explores a range of theories that aim to explain the welter of conflicting norms we call "contemporary culture" and that connect cultural norms to social practice. Basing its methods in the observation that culture is "ordinary" not a class of unique or extraordinary events, the course will proceed to analyze critically a set of case studies -- including food, theatre, fashion, music, video games, and film -- for their agenda to inculcate a set of norms in their participation. Prereq: Junior/senior status
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Assists students in creating advanced live and audiotape productions of professional broadcast quality and/or assuming positions of management in a noncommerical FM radio station. Credit determined by extent of project(s).
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3.00 Credits
Acquaints students with the theoretical and practical applications of television broadcasting systems. Focuses on theoretical and practical projects; particular attention will be paid to broadcast journalism with special emphasis on investigative reporting. Students will also become familiar with other aspects of television studio facilities. Prereq: ENGL 214
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