CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Laura Wait/SUNY
Last modified by: Laura Wait/SUNY
Composed: 07/16/2014 12:18 PM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date: 04/07/2014
Modified: 03/25/2016
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Course Number: (prefix) CUL (number) 221614 ESC 2.0 Course number: COMM-3030 COMM-3030News & Feature Writing

Name: News and Feature Writing
Datatel Title: (30char) News and Feature Writing

Area Coordinator: Himanee Gupta-Carlson Department Code: 10HH Team: Humanities

Liberal Study? NO Level: LOWER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? YES
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First Term Offered: 2015FA (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
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Description: News and Feature Writing introduces students to the essential elements of journalism. Students will study and practice news reporting and writing through the completion of several weekly short writing drills, as well as a handful of articles ranging in length from 300 to 1,000 words. Through repeated exercises and dialogue between the instructor and other learners, students will learn how to use journalistic story structures to organize writing; interviewing and other information gathering strategies; protocols of fact-checking; and uses of grammar, sentence structure, and style to strengthen overall writing. While the course is designed to offer students interested in possible careers in journalism an introduction to the trade, it also serves to strengthen writing skills for students in all disciplines.

Prerequisite: Completion of the General Education requirement for Basic Communication.

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Major Course Area
Communications Humanities and Cultural Studies		Minor Course Area
Writing: Expository and Creative		SLN Disciplines
Communications
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