Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisites: WRTG 2010 OR a WR2 OR AP Lang/Comp score of 4+ OR AP Comp/Lit score of 4+ OR Interstate Passport OR Associates Degree OR IB Diploma OR Bachelors Degree
Corequisites: WRTG 2010 OR a WR2
Description
Students will learn the basics of writing for the media in preparation for further study in public relations, marketing, and business and technical writing. Students will learn how to process complex information, verify it, and write about it clearly and concisely for digital and print formats. The course also includes basic editing and consideration of legal and ethical questions as well as newsworthiness and news value.