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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Advanced seminar course in writing. Topics vary according to the needs and interests of students and faculty. Possibilities include poetry writing workshop, feature writing, editing, professional writing and critical writing.
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on writing forms and styles used in legal settings and law school. Reports, forms and briefs, as well as research techniques and information gathering using legal resources, are discussed in full. Prerequisite: junior standing or above
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces the elements of fundraising through grant proposal writing for nonprofit organizations. Students identify and work with a nonprofit organization to produce a viable grant proposal. In the process, students develop skills in the areas of needs assessment, program development, budgeting, conflict resolution and negotiation, development planning, and discerning organizational strengths and weaknesses. The course also integrates an understanding of the philosophy and practice of philanthropy in the United States. Instructional formats include lecture, group work, writing practice, guest speakers, media analysis, online discussion, and field experience. Prerequisites: Must have at least EN 101 and a research writing-designated (WR) course. Must be at junior level.
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4.00 Credits
A workshop limited to undergraduate students of junior and senior standing who wish to further their skills, which must already be well-developed, as writers of fiction. Students critique one another's works-in-progress, consider works of fiction by professional writers, and participate in intensive, cumulative workshops on the fine points of writing fiction. Each student must complete a body of work that comprises four finished short stories as well as a series of exercises required of all students in the course. Prerequisite: EN212 or the equivalent; or permission of the instructor, which is based on the submission of a portfolio of stories that gives clear evidence of solid training in fiction writing. Students with no prior formal training in fiction writing are not likely to be admitted.
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4.00 Credits
This course equips students with the fundamental tools needed to write effective poetry and to read poetry intelligently. Emphasizes the craft of poetry in a workshop setting where students’ efforts are critiqued. Includes a careful consideration of the works of accomplished poets, poetic theory, and the rules of prosody. Prerequisite: junior standing or above.
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4.00 Credits
The course aims to develop understanding of grammar and rhetoric in varied written applications (academic, creative, professional), with particular emphasis on editing techniques for these different types of writing. Workshops will focus on appropriate editing styles applied to student work. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing.
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4.00 Credits
No course description available.
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4.00 Credits
The seminar begins on the Arcadia campus with study of the historical and philosophic backgrounds and the formal features of select modern English texts. Participants then travel to London. Visits to museums, libraries, cathedrals and the English locales of works. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Collaborative study of a specific topic from one of the humanities disciplines. Topics vary from year to year, alternating among the three areas of concentration within the humanities program. May be repeated for credit on a different topic.
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4.00 Credits
In-depth study and research on an individual author, genre, or theme, culminating in a substantial paper or project in creative writing. Prerequisites: junior standing or above, a minimum GPA of 3.0 and permission of the chairperson.
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