Written Communication Program (M.S.)
Written Communication M.S. degree requirements 33 SH
Course Requirements 9-12 SH
| LAE500 |
Advanced Expository Writing |
3 |
| LAE510 |
Rhetorical Theory: History and Practice |
3 |
| LAE599 |
Thesis Project |
3-6 |
Elective Courses 12-24 SH
| LAE416 |
Women's Lives into Literature |
3 |
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LAE450
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Fundamentals of Journalism |
3 |
| LAE460 |
Editing and Publishing the Small Journal |
3 |
| LAE461 |
Writing Promotional and Advertising Copy |
3 |
| LAE465 |
Creative Writing: Humor |
3 |
| LAE492 A,B,C |
Methods of Research for Writers I, II, III |
1-3 |
| LAE501 |
Writing from Reading: Research, Reports and Summaries |
3 |
| LAE502 |
Creative Writing: Fiction |
3 |
| LAE503 |
Creative Writing: Poetry |
3 |
| LAE504 |
Creative Writing: Children's Books |
3 |
| LAE506 |
Writing and Reading Oral History |
3 |
| LAE512 A,B,C |
The Professional Writer: Markets, Methods, Materials (I, II, III) |
1-3 |
| LAE515 |
Feature Writing |
3 |
| LAE516 |
Screenwriting |
3 |
| LAE517 |
Technical Writing |
3 |
| LAE518 |
Narrative Forms |
3 |
| LAE520 |
Teaching Freshman English Composition |
3 |
| LAE592 |
Practicum/Internship in Teaching English Courses to Undergraduates |
3 |
| LAE594 |
Independent Study (more than one is possible) |
1-3 |
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Special Topic (more than one is possible) |
1-3 |
* Students are strongly urged to take either LAE492 or LAE501
| Elective courses transferred from other programs OR departments at NLU |
0-6 |
| Elective courses transferred from other institutions |
0-6 |
| Credit by Proficiency |
0-6 |
| Maximum total Proficiency and/or transfer hours |
12 |
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