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  • WR 355: Travel Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Loyola University Maryland

    Prerequisite: Junior standing or above. Students explore the prose genre of travel writing while living and studying abroad. They read in the canon of contemporary and traditional travel literature-newspaper and magazine articles, short pieces, literary essays, and non-fiction books. Inspired and informed by their adventures in the "here and now" of travel abroad, they keep a weekly "memoir journal and write three major pieces. Thison-line course is restricted to Loyola students and to a semes- ter during which they are studying abroad.
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  • WR 356: Writers in the Catholic Tradition:Selected Authors

    3.00 Credits
    Loyola University Maryland

    Prerequisite: Junior standing or above. A study of one or more writers whose work is shaped by the Catholic tra- dition. Examining work with this common foundation introduces students to the ways that Catholic belief or background may influence a writer's concerns, tech- niques, or viewpoint. Counts toward Catholic Studies minor. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
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  • WR 357: Writing about Film

    3.00 Credits
    Loyola University Maryland

    Prerequisite: WR200 or WR201. Students produce a series of critical essays about film after viewing and analyzing works representing various periods and styles, including films by such influential figures as Hitchcock, Fellini, and Truffaut. Familiarizes students with film concepts, terms, and recent trends in film criticism and theory. They will explore in their writing questions relating to such matters as genre, audience, theme, and censorship. Counts toward Film Studies minor.
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  • WR 358: Literary Reviewing

    3.00 Credits
    Loyola University Maryland

    Prerequisite: WR200 or WR201. Writing reviews is often a good way to "break into" publishing. Students learnreviewing styles of a wide range of publications and write reviews appropriate to several of those journals. Reviews are of current works of fiction and poetry.312 Writing
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  • WR 359: Survival Stories:Advanced Nonfiction Workshop

    3.00 Credits
    Loyola University Maryland

    Prerequisite: WR200 or WR201, plus any two WR300-level courses. An advanced nonfiction workshop with contem- porary readings centered on memoirs of survival and witness. Emphasis is placed on the literary memoir as a vital form used to explore the political, social, and ethical crises of the contemporary world. Readings also explore current nonfiction trends, as well as matters of craft or ethics as they reflect the challenge of writing about one's own life or the lives of others. Coursework includes three literary nonfiction essays that reflect the course focus and the student's own interest; student- run discussions or presentations also play a part.
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  • WR 385: Special Topics in Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Loyola University Maryland

    Prerequisite: Varies according to topic. An upper-level course in the writing department. Topic announced each time course is offered. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
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  • WR 395: Fiction,Film,and Political Thought of the 1980s

    3.00 Credits
    Loyola University Maryland

    Prerequisite: WR200 or WR201. The intellectual and artistic climate of the 1980s-a decade of influential cultural, economic, and technological change-is examined through focus on philosophical texts, novels, essays, and relevant films. Requirements include weekly analytical and interpretive writing assignments. Same course as PL395.
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  • WR 400: Senior Seminar:New Writers

    3.00 Credits
    Loyola University Maryland

    Prerequisite: WR330 or WR331. A reading survey of con- temporary writers and trends in contemporary writing. Texts are novels, books of poems, and nonfiction prose written within the last three years and chosen to provoke discussion of what it means to want to be a writer today. These texts are also often the books of writers who will be visiting the Loyola campus during that semester. Requirements include reading journals, oral reports, and issue papers rising out of class discussion. Required of all writing majors. Open to writing minors, space permitting.
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  • WR 401: Senior Portfolio

    3.00 Credits
    Loyola University Maryland

    Prerequisite: WR330 or WR331. Written permission of a fac- ulty sponsor is required well in advance of registration. A recommended course for writing majors considering graduate school in poetry, fiction, or nonfiction prose. Students select and revise their best work to date and add new work to make up a portfolio. Extensive read- ing also required. Students meet at least once a week with their faculty sponsors. To be taken as an elective, preferably the fall semester of the senior year.
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  • WR 402: Writing Internship

    3.00 Credits
    Loyola University Maryland

    Prerequisite: Written permission of the internship coordinator or writing department chair. Restricted to juniors and seniors. Writing majors plan and apply for a supervised, semester- long internship on or off campus in writing, editing, teaching, publishing, copy editing, broadcast and news- paper writing, corporate communications, or other writ- ing in the workplace. Emphasis on practical professional preparation including resume, portfolio, and career track development. May be taken once for degree credit and repeated for non-degree credit. May not be used for core credit. Paid internships are ineligible for degree credit.
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