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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Independent Research
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Developed in consultation with the student's major faculty advisor(s), the internship will be tailored to the interests and needs of the student and can be served in a wide variety of private and public organizations. Hiram College's internship program permits students to bridge the distance between the theory they learn in the classroom and the application of their knowledge. The academic department establishes prerequisites for the application procedure. Students should check with individual departments for specific requirements and guidelines for the experience as they may vary by discipline. Prospective interns work with the faculty advisor who will monitor the experience and grade the academic component of the internship.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on the basics of creative writing, including such topics as how to read as a writer; how to train a writer's eye; the recovery of metaphor; the style and craft of narrative and description; the emergence of voice; selection of detail; the battle against cliché. Although genre will be introduced through reading and discussion, emphasis will be on writing matters that are common to all genres, not just one. The course will feature frequent short writing exercises, one substantial revision of written work, and daily reading.
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2.00 Credits
This course concentrates on helping students become more effective prose writers. Attention is given to clear thinking and wording, effective organization, insightful analysis, strong detail, and grammatical precision. Students must be willing to read their own work and comment on the work of others. Prerequisite: Permission.
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4.00 Credits
Although individual instructors may emphasize various kinds of prose writing, this course consistently stresses the importance of clear thinking, original style, acute observation, technical precision, and sophistication of content and form. Students will write frequently, as well as study samples of contemporary prose. Students must be willing to read their own work and comment on the work of others.
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3.00 Credits
This course will address matters of style and grammar central to writing sophistication. It is not a course in developmental grammar, but one designed for serious writers interested in improving their prose and experimenting with their writing styles. The class will be devoted to providing high polish to the individual line. It will expose students to stylistic patterns and options they may not have seen before. It will encourage writers to take risks with language, to consider the nuance of punctuation, to think about effect, to make language exact and precise, to develop voice, to distinguish between local advice and general principles in the understanding of "rules," and to gain fuller knowledge and control of individualstyle. Also listed as Communication 205.
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3.00 Credits
This course will be structured like an intensive workshop. Readings and exercises will be assigned that help students begin to shape experience and language into poetry. Exposure to contemporary poetry will be central to the course. Does not fulfill prerequisite for 300-level WRIT courses, except WRIT 304.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the contemporary professional journalistic field, particularly the areas of writing for media, design, layout, public relations, and marketing. It provides students with practical experience and also an understanding of ethical and legal problems facing contemporary journalism. By examining the way First Amendment principles have translated in different political and social arenas, it also addresses how effectively journalism serves its various constituencies. Also listed as Communication 240.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the medium by defining photojournalism and the difference between pictures made for publication and those made for personal purposes.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an overview of sports journalism and includes the study of story development from a single idea to a published story in the field of sport. This course examines the various elements necessary to bring a sporting event from the playing field to the public through the print media. Topics include types of print media, the role of sports department personnel, coverage of the sporting event, developing contracts, gaining access to sports figures, interviewing, and story development. The course focuses on developing effective writing skills by approaching sports writing as a process. Also listed as Communication 246.
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