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  • EN 321: Broadcast and Web Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Eastern Connecticut State University

    Students will learn how to plan, write, and edit hard news and feature news stories for broadcast outlets.This course will also focus on story presentation on the Internet.Topics include basic broadcast news writing, copy preparation and style, broadcast terminology, and how to write to pictures to create broadcast news pieces.Students hear from broadcast professionals and visit news operations.Prerequisite of EN/W 220 News Writing is strictly enforced.Three credits.
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  • EN 322: Sports Reporting

    3.00 Credits
    Eastern Connecticut State University

    Students learn to capture the drama of sports events, on and off the field.They write traditional game stories and profiles while strengthening skills in interviewing, writing under deadline pressure, and analyzing statistics.Students go beyond spot stories to explore and write about the bigger picture, newer issues, and the overall allure of sports.(Prerequisite: EN/W 220 or permission of instructor) Three credits.
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  • EN 323: Photojournalism

    3.00 Credits
    Eastern Connecticut State University

    Photography is derived from the Greek words for light and writing.Just as a journalist masters the art of words, a photographer masters the art of writing with light.A photographer tells a story with a single image, or multiple images, which impact the readers with a wide variety of human emotions.This course is about reporting with a camera, the visual aspect of journalism.Some technical aspects will be covered, but the majority will be hands-on assignments that are typical of news-papers, magazines, and web sites.There is substantial reading on photojournalism, plus a variety of writing assignments.By semester's end, you will emerge with a portfolio of photojournalism assignments that you can use to help market yourself.EN/W 220 News Writing or photography experience recommended.Three credits.
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  • EN 324: Political and Government Reporting

    3.00 Credits
    Eastern Connecticut State University

    Students gain experience in reporting on campus and local government events, state and federal government activities, public opinion polls, and political campaigns.Guest speakers from politics and journalism help students deepen their understanding of the role of the press as a government watchdog.(Prerequisite: EN/W 220, comparable politics coursework, or permission of instructor) Three credits.
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  • EN 325: Environmental Reporting

    3.00 Credits
    Eastern Connecticut State University

    From land use disputes to problems with air, land, and water pollution, environmental concerns touch the lives of everyone.This course gives students experience in reporting and writing about the environment and related science and health concerns.Students meet with environmental reporters for newspapers and magazines, visit environmental sites, and write about environmental issues at the local, state, national, and possibly international level.Students also report on case studies of past environmental issues to examine the challenges of covering this field.Students interested in this course are encouraged to complete some coursework in journalism, environmental science, environmental studies, or an environmental course in applied ethics prior to enrolling.(Prerequisite: EN 12 or equivalent) Three credits.
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  • EN 326: Contemporary Journalism

    3.00 Credits
    Eastern Connecticut State University

    This course sharpens student news-gathering, writing, and editing skills and prepares them for the demands of journalism jobs in the 21st century.Students write longer story packages in conventional print formats and in HTML language for World Wide Web distribution.Students cover on-campus and off-campus events and discuss libel and ethical concerns that can affect their writing and careers.(Prerequisite: EN/W 220 or permission of instructor) Three credits.
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  • EN 330: Literary Journalism

    3.00 Credits
    Eastern Connecticut State University

    This course focuses on the use of story-telling techniques in writing creative nonfiction.Students learn how to make factual articles come alive by incorporating techniques such as narrative, dialogue, scene-setting, pacing, conflict, and resolution.The course emphasizes interviewing and advanced research techniques used in writing these creative nonfiction articles for newspapers.There will be in-depth analysis of form and substance of the lieterary journalism genre with readings of works by such authors as Tom Wolfe and Hunter S.Thompson.While there are no formal pre-requisites beyond EN 11-12, students are encouraged to have completed EN/W 220 News Writing, EN/W 320 Writing the Feature Story, or have taken several literature courses.Three credits.
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  • EN 332: Business Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Eastern Connecticut State University

    This course investigates the demands of business writing, including designing documents that visually display information and invite readers to read either quickly or thoroughly.The course stresses theoretical issues as well as practical skills.Students practice writing skills on a variety of projects including memos, proposals, reports, collaborative writing, and writing as part of the job-hunting process.Learning goals include understanding the purposes of writing in business and industry, writing with a clear sense of audience, becoming familiar with document design and electronic communication, ethical and cross-cultural issues, and reviewing scholarly writing and research in this academic field.(Prerequisite: EN 12 or equivalent) Three credits.
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  • EN 335: Technical Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Eastern Connecticut State University

    This course investigates the theory and practice of writing in technical fields, introducing students to types of oral, written, and hypertext communication that technical writers use in workplace settings.In-class writing activities, workshops, and lengthier projects familiarize students with the styles, organizations, and formats of various documents, and prepare students for the special demands of technical writing.The course also introduces students to research and scholarly writing in the academic field.This course is suitable for advanced undergraduate students preparing for writing-intensive careers or graduate school, as well as technical writing professionals and practitioners who wish to plan, research, and write more effectively.(Prerequisite: EN 12 or equivalent) Three credits.
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  • EN 336: Pleasurable Decadence

    3.00 Credits
    Eastern Connecticut State University

    This course discusses and debates the meaning of "decadence" as an aesthetic and literary category.Beginning with the works of the pre-Raphaelites in mid-19th-century England, moving to Walter Pater and Oscar Wilde in the Victorian era, and then into Europe with Baudelaire, Flaubert, and Mann, the course focuses upon the role of pleasure in European cultures.Paintings by Moreau, Delacroix, and Ingres complement the understanding of the literary texts.The course treats metaphors of Salome as a femme-fatale and literary characters such as Huysmans ' Des Esseint es or Wilde 's Dorian G ray as models for behavior - figures in a typology of unorthodox self-fashioning.(Prerequisite: EN 12 or equivalent) Three credi
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