Writing for the Media

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Overview

Subject area

COM

Catalog Number

465

Course Title

Writing for the Media

Department(s)

Description

Developing skills in writing for traditional electronic media (such as radio and television) as well as new media (such as the internet). This writing-intensive course emphasizes the translation of ideas into written text or spoken dialogue appropriate to the medium, genre, and target audience, as well as treatments, proposals, and other forms of pre-production writing. Prerequisites: 200-level COM course and ENG 151 or permission of instructor.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

4

Maximum Units

4

Academic Progress Units

4

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

4

Requisites

012507

Course Schedule