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Creative Writing and Publishing
18.0 credits

This track is designed for students who want to develop their creative writing skills either for personal development and expression, or because they recognize that creative writing develops imagination; sharpens clarity of expression; and enhances sensitivity to other people. Creative writing is a good pre-professional concentration for pre-law, pre-med, and the social sciences. The importance of creative writing has been recognized for engineering and for business.

Students select three of the following creative writing courses (one of which must be a 200-level course)			Credits
WRIT 220	Creative Non-Fiction		3.0
WRIT 225	Creative Writing		3.0
WRIT 301 WI	Writing Poetry		3.0
WRIT 302	Writing Fiction		3.0
WRIT 303	Writing Humor and Comedy		3.0
WRIT 304	Special Topics in Writing		3.0
WRIT 306	Writing About the Media		3.0
Students select one of the following publishing courses:
WRIT 310	Literary Editing and Publishing		3.0
WRIT 400	Writing in Cyberspace		4.0
WRIT 405	Internship in Literary Publishing*		2.0
COM 335	Electronic Publishing		3.0
COM 340	Desktop Publishing		3.0
COM 350	Message Design and Evaluation		3.0
* WRIT 405 Must be taken twice if no other publishing course is taken.
Students select any two additional Certificate in Writing and Publishing courses, including but not limited to the following:
COM 260	Fundamentals of Journalism		3.0
COM 300	On-line Journalism		3.0
COM 390	Global Journalism		3.0
COM 315	Advanced Journalism: Investigative Reporting		3.0
COM 270	Business Communication		3.0
or
COM 310	Technical Communication		3.0
COM 320	Science Writing		3.0
COM 350	Message Design and Evaluation		3.0
COM 420	Technical Editing		3.0
COM 375 WI	Grant Writing		3.0