Master of Science in Written Communication 2012 Course Offerings
WINTER QUARTER COURSES: JANUARY 9 – March 18, 2012
NORTH SHORE CAMPUS at 5202 Old Orchard Road in Skokie LAE 499 Seminar: Writing and Reading American Literature Post WWII 10700 Thursday evenings, 6-9:55 p.m.
Here’s a brand new course in the post-WWII revolution in writing. We’ll identify a changed attitude in literature that still influences us today. Irreverence, dark humor, subjectivity in nonfiction sometimes called “new journalism,” multiple points of view in fiction and nonfiction leading to a new field of “creative nonfiction”—these are just a few of the elements we’ll discover and also experiment with in class assignments. Samples from the outrageous prose of Joseph Heller, Philip Roth, Tom Wolfe, Toni Morrison, Joan Didion and Nora Ephron will be included as we understand the new zeitgeist and try some of our own uninhibited writing.
This is a required course for everyone in the M.S. in Written Communication Program. You will write a series of short nonfiction pieces in an accessible style suitable for wide readership in newspapers, magazines and online publications. Several students have had their work for this class published in various publications.
This course is a prerequisite for teaching internships (LAE 592) at College of du Page, College of Lake County and other community colleges. You will learn the strategies of teaching this basic (non-developmental) writing course required at all community. Anyone considering the teaching of writing at the college level should take this course.
LAE 595 Special Topic-Editing Internship 10724 Saturdays January 28 and February 18, 2-5 p.m. and online Instructor: Sue O’Brien 1-3 semester hours
Here’s a chance to get hands-on experience editing our own literary publication Mosaic, with guidance from an experienced writer and editor. Register for one or three semester hours. Determine through consultation with Sue O’Brien (sakobrien@gmail.com) what will be required considering the credit you wish to earn.
LAE 599 Thesis Project 10726 Time and day TBA Instructor: Joanne Koch
Thesis Projects are the culmination of your graduate work in Written Communication. Projects are designed in consultation with your thesis advisor. That may be Dr. Koch, or it may be another instructor who is best able to guide this particular project. Dr. Koch will help you make that determination, but no matter who your thesis advisor is, register for this course number.
CHICAGO CAMPUS 122 S. Michigan Avenue LAE 461 Writing Promotional & Advertising Copy 10690 Tuesday evenings, 6-9:55 p.m. Instructor: Bruce Boyer
With extensive experience in the fields of advertising and marketing, Dr. Boyer introduces students to public relations and marketing strategies, writing creative advertising copy, as well as other applications of writing to marketing products and services.
LAE 518: Narrative Forms 10721 Thursday evenings, 6-8:55 p.m. Instructor: Bruce Boyer
What are the different ways writers tell stories? This course looks at outstanding fiction and nonfiction, to identify various techniques of dealing with point of view and time schemes that make prose arresting and memorable.
This is a required course for everyone in the M.S. in Written Communication Program. You will write a series of short nonfiction pieces in an accessible style suitable for wide readership in newspapers, magazines and online publications. Several students have had their work for this class published in various publications.
Learn the basics of writing news, features, interviewing from a crackerjack journalist and editor. Recommended for any student interested in writing nonfiction.
PREVIOUS COURSES
Winter Quarter: 2011
WINTER QUARTER: January 12- March 21
Chicago Campus, 122 S. Michigan Avenue
Fundamentals of Journalism(LAE 450) Wednesday evenings, 6-8:55. Patricia Tennison, formerly editor of the movie and online sections of the Chicago Tribune draws on her vast experience to help students grasp the basics of accurate and engaging journalism.
Narrative forms(LAE 518) Tuesday evenings, 6:00-8:55. Here's a chance to look at the many ways writers tell stories, including first and third person narratives for fiction and nonfiction.
Professional Writer II(LAE 512B) 1 semester hour), Saturday afternoons, 2-5. Novelist and marketing specialist Bruce Boyer helps graduate students get their writing into print.
Thesis Project LAE 599) 3 semester hours. Times TBA. Graduate writing students who are completing the MS degree program design and execute a final project in the field of their choice: a novel, a series of short stories, a nonfiction biographical, autobiographical or investigative piece, a public relations campaign, a play or a screenplay.
North Shore Campus, 5202 Old Orchard Road, Skokie
English Seminar: Dramatic Writing for Stage & Screen (LAE 499), 3 semester. Tuesday evenings, 6-8:55 p.m. Playwright and screenwriter Joanne Koch guides students to write a short play or screenplay, discussing the similarities and differences in the two forms.
Special Topic: Publications Internship (LAE 595), 1 semester hour) Meets two Saturday afternoons TBA and online. MOSAIC is the literary publication produced by graduate writing students, under the guidance of experienced editor and instructor Susan O'Brien. Earn credit while learning how to plan and edit a first-class collection of nonfiction, fiction and poetry.
Teaching Freshman English Composition (LAE 520) Saturdays 10 A.M. to 1 P.M. Maxine Milks, experienced composition instructor, works with graduate students who wish to qualify for teaching composition at community colleges and other institutions of higher learning. This course is required for students who want to apply for NLU teaching internships at College of DuPage, College of Lake County and other community colleges.
Online : Introduction to Writing Poetry (LAE 413)
Dr. John Stovall, authority on poetry and composition, focuses on basic techniques of creative writing of poetry and responding to poetry, as he works with students on their first poems.
Spring Quarter: 2011
SPRING QUARTER: April 4-June 12
Spring quarter 2011 class offerings begin April 5. Register prior to the first day of class.
Chicago Campus, 122 S. Michigan Avenue
Reading and Writing the Short Story, Wednesday evenings 6-8:55 (LAE 413). Award-winning writer and veteran teacher Tom Brennan gets to the heart of a good short story and gets you started on writing one in your own distinctive voice. Undergrad 5 q.h, grad 3 s.h.
Rhetorical Theory, Thurs. 6-8:55 p.m. (LAE 510). Steven Masello, Chair of the English Department and Renaissance Scholar, examines the age-old question of "What works?" from a historical perspective, checking in with Artistotle, Longinus, Shakespeare, Joyce and literary critics. Grad only, 3 s.h.
Professional Writer II(LAE 512B) 1 semester hour), Saturday afternoons, 2-5. Novelist and marketing specialist Bruce Boyer helps graduate students get their writing into print.
Lisle Campus, 850 Warrenville Road
Rhetorical Theory, Thurs. 6-8:55 p.m. (LAE 510) Professor of English Bruce Boyer examines the age-old question of "What works?" from a historical perspective, checking in with Artistotle, Longinus, Shakespeare, Joyce and literary critics. Grad only, 3 s.h.
North Shore Campus, 5202 Old Orchard Road
Creative Writing: Humor (LAE 465), Wednesday evenings 6-8:55 pm (LAE 465) Specialist in humor and founder of the Written Communication Program Dr. Joyce Markle discusses the basic principles of humor, as well as the uses of absurdism, exaggeration and the various styles of humor in order to inspire students to use these approaches in their own unique humor writing.
Creative Writing Children's Books, Thursday evenings 6-8:55 pm (LAE 499) Laurie Lawlor, author of 34 books for children of all ages and young adults, helps you find your niche in this expanding field of fiction and nonfiction writing, 3sh.
Rhetorical Theory, Thurs. 6-8:55 p.m. (LAE 510). Steven Masello, Chair of the English Department and Renaissance Scholar, examines the age-old question of "What works?" from a historical perspective, checking in with Artistotle, Longinus, Shakespeare, Joyce and literary critics. Grad only, 3 s.h.
Thesis Project (LAE 599) This is the culminating project for graduates of the Master of Science in Written Communication Program, designed to further the careers of writers in their chosen fields. Times TBA. Grad only 3 s.h.
For the most up to date schedule, please check the online course listings for each quarter at www.nl.edu/courseschedule. Select the quarter desired, then College of Arts and Sciences and English (LAE), then Search.
Special Summer Preview
Writers' Week Workshops: July 9 & 16 (Open to Public or available for 1 sh graduate credit or 2 qh undergraduate credit)
Here's your chance to learn from outstanding writers in the fields of fiction, nonfiction, and comedy. Sign up for one or more of the 4 workshops as a public participant or register for the 3 of the workshops for one semester hour graduate credit or 2 quarter hours undergraduate credit at a special rate. Chicago Campus: LAE 486B
MS in Written Communication - Course Offerings
Spring quarter class offerings begin April 5. Register prior to the first day of class.
Chicago Campus, 122 S. Michigan Avenue
Screenwriting, Tues. 6-8:55pm (LAE 416 & 516) Joanne Koch, screenwriter of Emmy-winning TV series and playwright with 16 plays produced around the country introduces you to basic dramatic principles and guides you through writing what may be your first screenplay. Undergrad 5 q.h., grad 3 s.h.
Lisle Campus, 850 Warrenville Road
Reading and Writing the Short Story, Saturday, 10am-1:00p.(LAE 413). Award-winning writer and veteran teacher Tom Brennan gets to the heart of a good short story and gets you started on writing one in your own distinctive voice. Undergrad 5 q.h, grad 3 s.h.
North Shore Campus, 5202 Old Orchard Road
Creative Writing: Fiction, Tues. 6-8:55 pm (LAE 502) Novelist Dr. Bruce Boyer helps you develop your craft and find your own voice as you work on characterization, description, narration, imagery and pacing. Grad 3 s.h.
Seminar in Writing Children’s Chapter Books, Wed. 6-8:55 pm (LAE 499) Laurie Lawlor, author of 34 books for children of all ages and young adults, helps you find your niche in this expanding field of fiction and nonfiction writing. Undergrad 5 q.h., grad 3 s.h.
Rhetorical Theory, Thurs. 6-8:55 p.m. (LAE 510). Steven Masello, Chair of the English Department and Renaissance Scholar, examines the age-old question of “What works?” from a historical perspective, checking in with Artistotle, Longinus, Shakespeare, Joyce and literary critics. Grad only, 3 s.h.
Thesis Project (LAE 599) This is the culminating project for graduates of the Master of Science in Written Communication Program, designed to further the careers of writers in their chosen fields. Times TBA. Grad only 3 s.h.
Online
For the most up to date schedule, please check the online course listings for each quarter at www.nl.edu/courseschedule. Select the quarter desired, then College of Arts and Sciences and English (LAE), then Search.
Special Summer Preview
Writers’ Week Workshops: June 22, 24 & 26 (Open to Public)
Here’s your chance to learn from outstanding writers in the fields of fiction, nonfiction, and comedy. Sign up for one or more of the 4 workshops as a public participant or register for the 3 of the workshops for one semester hour graduate credit or 2 quarter hours undergraduate credit at a special rate. Chicago Campus: LAE 486B Writers’ Week Workshops: June 22-24, 26 Tuesday, Thursday evenings, 6:30-9:30 P.M., Saturday 9:30-12:30 and 1:30 to 4:30 (lunch included).
Summer Quarter Class Offerings: June 28-August 21
Online: Editing for Publication; North Shore Campus: Women’s Lives into Literature, Tuesday evenings; Chicago Campus: Writing & Reading Oral History, Wednesday evenings; Lisle Campus: Teaching Freshmen Composition in Community College, Mondays evenings
FALL QUARTER: September 14- November 21, 2009
Chicago Campus, 122 S. Michigan Avenue
Advanced Expository Writing (LAE 500), Monday evenings, 6-8:55. Author Paul McComas guides students in writing short nonfiction pieces suitable for publication.
Writing from Reading (LAE 501), Thursday evenings, 6-8:55. Joanne Koch, director of the graduate writing program and author of nonfiction books and articles, opens doors to non-academic, research-based writing which is lively but reliable.
Editing for Publication (LAE 460) On line course. Patricia Tennison, formerly editor of the movie sections and on-line offerings for the Chicago Tribune, draws on her 20 years of editing and writing experience to help students acquire this essential skill.
English Seminar: Coming of Age Novels (LAE 499). Two Saturday afternoons TBA, 2-5 p.m.
Creative Writing Fiction (LAE 502), Monday evenings, 6-8:55. Novelist Bruce Boyer helps students acquire techniques that will channel their voices and imaginations into compelling narratives.
Teaching Freshman English Composition (LAE 520), Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Maxine Milks trains those who hope to teach writing at community colleges in the latest instructional techniques.
Lisle Campus, 850 Warrenville Road
Advanced Expository Writing (LAE 500) Wednesday evenings, 6-8:55 Patricia Tennison guides students in writing short nonfiction pieces suitable for publication.
Writing from Reading (LAE 501), Tuesday evenings, 6-8:55. Investigative reporter and author John Conroy, guides students to use the latest research methods for their nonfiction writing.
SUMMER QUARTER : June 29 - August 23
Online:Special Topic: Public Relations Writing for Health Crisis Management (LAE495,595)
Chicago Campus, 122 S. Michigan Avenue
Ernest Hemingway, the Outdoorsman: Selected Short Works (LAE 499), Tuesday evenings, 6-8:55 P.M.
Women’s Lives into Literature (LAE 416), Wednesday evenings, 6-9:55 P.M.
Lisle Campus, 850 Warrenville Road
Advanced Written Communication, (LAE 304) Thursday evenings, 6-9:55 P.M.
Screenwriting (LAE 417 and LAE 516), Tuesday evenings, 6:00-8:55P.M.
Special Topic: Nature Sports Afield (LAE 495), TBA.
SPRING QUARTER: APRIL 6 - JUNE 14, 2009
Chicago Campus, 122 S. Michigan Avenue
Reading and Writing the Short Story, Mon.6-8:55p.m. (LAE 413 ) Award-winning writer and veteran teacher Tom Brennan gets to the heart of a good short story and gets you started on writing one in your own distinctive voice. Undergraduates 5 quarter hours, graduates 3 semester hours
Playwriting, Wed. 6-8:55 p.m. (LAE 495 & LAE 595) Joanne Koch, playwright and screenwriter with 16 plays produced around the country introduces you to basic dramatic principles and guides you through writing what may be your first one-act play. Undergrad 5 q.h., grad 3 s.h.
Sportswriting and Beyond, Ira Berkow, Pulitzer Prize winner and 25 year veteran writing feature articles and sports profiles for the New York Times, help you find the human story of celebrities and ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Undergrad 2q.h., grad 1s.h. ( read more about this event in the PDF flyer )
Professional Writer (LAE 512C). 2 Saturdays 9a.m.-noon TBA Bruce Boyer, novelist and marketing specialist, puts you in touch with markets, materials and methods that will you make your writing pay. Grad only 1s.h.
North Shore Campus, 5202 Old Orchard Road, Skokie
Creative Writing:Humor,Joyce Markle, founder of the Written Communication Program and creator of witty marketing campaigns, analyzes what makes people laugh and helps you to use techniques that work. Undergrad 5 q.h., grad 3 s.h
Creative Writing: Children's Books, Wed. 6-8:55 p.m. (LAE 504)Laurie Lawlor, author of 34 books for children of all ages and young adults, helps you find your niche in this expanding field of fiction and nonfiction writing. grad 3 s.h., undergrad by permission
Health Writing, Saturday mornings April 11 and May 2, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (LAE 495;LAE 595). Bonita Brodt, public relations director for a major hospital and veteran journalist allows you to discover opportunities for writing in and about the vast health care field. Grad.1s.h., undergrad 2 q.h.
Lisle Campus, 850 Warrenville Road
Rhetorical Theory, Tues. 6-8:55 p.m. (LAE 510). Steven Masello, Chair of the English Department and Renaissance Scholar, examines the age-old question of “What works?” from an historical perspective, checking in with Artistotle, Longinus
Reading and Writing the Short Story; Saturday, 2:00-5:00 p.m.(LAE 413).Award-winning writer and veteran teacher Tom Brennan gets to the heart of a good short story and gets you started on writing one in your own distinctive voice. Undergrad 5 q.h, grad 3s.h.
Thesis Project(LAE 599) This is the culminating project for graduates of the Master of Science in Written Communication Program,designed to further the careers of writers in their chosen fields.; Times TBA. Graduates only 3 s.h
Special Events coming in Summer 2009
Writers’ Week Workshops: June 23, 25 & 27.To register for Writers' Week go to nl.edu/writersweek Here’s your chance to learn from outstanding writers in the fields of fiction, nonfiction, and comedy. Sign up for one or more of the 4 workshops or take the 3 of the workshops for one semester hour graduate credit or 2 quarter hours undergraduate credit at a special rate.
Chicago Campus: LAE 486B Writers’ Week Workshops: June 23-27,Tuesday, Thursday evenings, 6:30-9:30 P.M., Saturday 9:30-12:30 and 1:30 to 4:30 (lunch included)
WINTER QUARTER: January 12- March 21, 2009
Chicago Campus, 122 S. Michigan Avenue
Fundamentals of Journalism(LAE 450-CRN 10780) Tuesday evenings, 6-8:55. Patricia Tennison, formerly editor of the movie sections and experience to help students grasp the basics of accurate and engaging journalism.
American Writers: 1945-1970,(LAE 407-CRN 10779) Tuesday evenings, 5:30-9:25. Discover the great post-war writers--including John Updike, Norman Mailer, J.D. Salinger, Philip Roth, James Baldwin, Saul Bellow, Joseph Heller, Sylvia Plath, John Cheever and Philip Roth—by sampling some of their best work.
English Seminar Blogging as Written Communication (LAE 499-CRN 10781 for undergraduates, 2 quarter hours; CRN 10782 for graduates, 1 semester hour). Meets on two Wednesday evenings: January 14 and February 25. Lewis Z.Koch, author, investigative reporter for television and the internet, assesses the impact of the blogosphere and introduces writers to this exciting new outlet for subjective reporting.
Professional Writer II(LAE 512B-CRN 10791, 1 semester hour), Saturday mornings, 9-11:55. Novelist and marketing specialist Bruce Boyer helps graduate students get their writing into print.
Thesis Project LAE 599-CRN 11316, 3 semester hours ) Wednesday afternoons, 2-5 P.M. Graduate writing students design and execute a final project in the field of their choice: a novel, a series of short stories, a nonfiction biographical, autobiographical or investigative piece, a public relations campaign, a play or a screenplay.
English Seminar: Dystopian Literature(LAE 499-CRN 10792, 2 quarter hours for undergraduates, CRN 10793 1 semester hour for graduates), Meets on two Saturday afternoons, 1:30-5 P.M., January 17 and February 25.Paul McComas, novelist and short story writer, guides students in understanding books that present disturbing alternate worlds of the future.
Special Topic: Publications Internship(LAE 595-CRN 10795, 1 semester hour or CRN 10921 for 3 semester hours) Meets three Saturday afternoons, 10:00-2 P.M. January 24, February 7 and February 28. MOSAIC is the literary publication produced by graduate writing students, under the guidance of experienced editor and instructor Susan O’Brien. Earn credit while learning how to plan and edit a first-class collection of nonfiction, fiction and poetry.
Lisle Campus, 850 Warrenville Road
Teaching Freshman English Composition (LAE 520-CRN 10794) Saturdays 10 A.M. to 1 P.M. Maxine Milks, experienced composition instructor, works with graduate students who wish to qualify for teaching composition at community colleges and other institutions of higher learning. This course is required for students who want to apply for NLU teaching internships at College of DuPage and other community colleges.
STAR-STUDDED WRITERS’ WEEK WORKSHOPS: June 23-June 28 National Louis University’s Chicago Campus, 122 S. Michigan Avenue. Chicago sponsored by the Master of Science in Written Communication Program of the College of Arts & Sciences
GET SMART ABOUT WRITING AT NLU. COME TO WRITERS’ WEEK.
SCHEDULE OF WRITERS’ WEEK WORKSHOPS
Monday, June 23: 5:30-6:30 P. M. Reception: Welcome to Writers’ Week Refreshments, book signings in the second floor atrium
6:30-9:00 P.M. Workshop on Writers Wearing Two Hats: Journalism and Fiction Dawn Turner Trice, columnist Chicago Tribune, author, Only Twice I’ve Wished For Heaven and An Eighth of August.
Tuesday, June 24 6:30-9:30 Workshop on Popular Nonfiction Robert Kurson, author, Crashing Through and Shadow Divers
Wednesday, June 25 6:30-9:30 Workshop on Covering Politics and the Blogosphere Rick Perlstein, author, Nixonland and blog writer of The Big Con for the Campaign for America’s Future.
Thursday, June 26 6:30-9:30 Workshop on Literary Agents and Fiction Writing Timothy Seldes, president, Russell & Volkening New York Literary Agency & Susan Richards Shreve, author, A Student of Living Things and 12 other adult novels and 30 children’s books, including The Lovely Shoes.
Saturday, June 28, 9:30-12:30 Workshop on Writing Musicals and Plays with Music John Sparks, author and lyricist, Hans Brinker, Babes in Barns, Einstein, artistic director Stages Festival of New Musicals at Theatre Building Chicago.
Lunch: 12:30-1:30—with authors and participants
Saturday, June 28, 1:30-4:30 Comedy Writing for Stage & Screen Tim Kazurinsky, comedy writer and performer for Saturday Night Live, Screenwriter, About Last Night
National-Louis University’s Master of Science in Written Communication (MSWC) Program provides students with an undergraduate degree in any field the tools to become a professional writer. This graduate program offers a unique variety of courses and personal attention from instructors who are published writers.
The MSWC Program includes courses in journalism, screenwriting, feature writing, writing children’s books, editing, writing nonfiction articles and books, novels, short fiction, as well as courses and internships in teaching freshman composition.
If you have a bachelor’s degree in any field, you may apply for admission, or take up to three courses as a graduate student-at-large before enrolling. Courses are offered in Chicago, Lisle and Skokie/North Shore. For more information call Dr. Joanne Koch, director of the NLU graduate writing program, at 312-261-3103.
Previous Written Communication Courses:
FALL QUARTER: September 15- November 23, 2008
Chicago Campus, 122 S. Michigan Avenue
Advanced Expository Writing (LAE 500), Monday evenings, 6-8:55. Author Paul McComas guides students in writing short nonfiction pieces suitable for publication.
Creative Writing Fiction (LAE 502), Tuesday evenings, 6-8:55. Novelist Bruce Boyer helps students acquire techniques that will channel their voices and imaginations into compelling narratives.
The Professional Writer (LAE 512A) Saturdays TBA, 10-1 P.M. Editing (LAE 460) On line course Patricia Tennison, formerly editor of the movie sections and on-line offerings for the Chicago Tribune, draws on her 20 years of editing and writing experience to help students acquire this essential skill.
North Shore Campus, 5202 Old Orchard Road, Skokie
Advanced Expository Writing (LAE 500), Tuesday evenings, 6-8:55. Writing from Reading (LAE 501), Thursday evenings, 6-8:55. Joanne Koch, director of the graduate writing program and author of nonfiction books and articles, opens doors to non-academic, research-based writing which is lively but reliable.
Lisle Campus, 850 Warrenville Road
Advanced Expositiory Writing (LAE 500)Wednesday evenings, 6:00-8:55 P.M.Patricia Tennison guides students in writing short nonfiction pieces suitable for publication.
Intersession: December 1-20, 2008 Chicago Campus
Writing Promotional and Advertising Copy (LAE 461), Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6-8:55 and Saturdays 9-4 P.M. Bruce Boyer, marketing consultant and former creative director at a major advertising agency, coaches students in writing spots for radio and television, as well as print media. Public relations strategies are discussed. Check schedule for exact dates.
SUMMER QUARTER June 30-August 24, 2008
Chicago Campus: 122 S. Michigan Avenue.
LAE 486B Writers’ Week Workshops: June 23-28, Monday-Thursday evenings, 6:30-9:30 P.M., Saturday 9:30-12:30 and 1:30 to 4:30(lunch included. Attend 4 of 6 workshops for 1 semester hour credit. (Complete information at ( www.nl.edu/writersweek.)
For the most up to date schedule, please check the on-line course listings for each quarter by going to the NLU home page, clicking on Current Student, then Course Schedule, then quarter desired, then College of Arts and Sciences and English (LAE), then Search.
SPRING QUARTER April 7, 2008.
Chicago Campus,122 S. Michigan Avenue
Rhetorical Theory (LAE 510) Thursday evenings, 6-8:55. Steven Masello, Chair of the English Department and Renaissance scholar, surveys ideas about writing and literary criticism from Longinus to James Joyce and Jacques Derrida. This is required course for students in the MSWC program.
Editing (LAE 460) Tuesday evenings, 6-8:55 Patricia Tennison, formerly editor of the movie sections and on-line offerings for the Chicago Tribune, draws on her 20 years of editing and writing experience to help students acquire this essential skill.
North Shore Campus 5202 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL
Special Topic:Writing for Older Children and Young Adults (LAE 595) Tuesday evening, 6-8:55. Laurie Lawlor, author of 34 books for children of all ages and for adults, teaches students to develop fiction and nonfiction for children in middle school, high school and beyond.
Reading and Writing the Short Story (LAE 495) Saturday mornings,10:00-1:00 P.M. Tom Brennan, award-winning short story writer, uses outstanding examples of the genre and guides you in techniques for creating your own short fiction.
Lisle Campus, 850 Warrenville Road,
Feature Writing (LAE 515) Wednesday evenings, 6-8:55 Veteran editor and journalist Patricia Tennison guides students in writing news features, profiles and personal experience essays for magazines and newspapers.
WINTER QUARTER January 14 - March 22, 2008.
Chicago Campus: 122 S. Michigan Avenue
Fundamentals of Journalism, LAE 450 (CRN 11020) Monday, 6-8:55p.P.M.-Kevin Williams
Special Topic: Joyce Carol Oates Seminar (LAE49, undergrad. & LAE595 grad.)3 Saturday mornings, 10-1 P.M. Paul McComas Instructor. One semester hour of credit
Publications Internship, LAE595 (CRN11036) one semester hour of credit, also on Saturdays but at times not to conflict with the Oates seminar.This gives you credit for working on Mosaic.
*Advanced Expository Writing is a required course which need not be taken first, but should be taken as soon as possible.
**Rhetorical Theory is a required course that can be taken any time prior to graduation.
To be eligible for a student loan or to shorten degree time, a one-hour course is available every term to be added for a total of four semester hours each term: fall, winter and spring, summer. This pace allows students to complete the degree in two years.
Thesis credit (3-6 hours total) is available every term. Special topics and seminars are added from time to time.
This schedule is a projection, only, for courses in the Written Communication program. Note that the courses actually scheduled for 2008 may differ from this projection. Special topics may be added from time to time. Three-hour courses meet one evening a week. One-hour courses meet for three evenings or Saturdays to be announced.
