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• WRI 205: SCIENTIFIC WRITING

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course offers a workshop-based introduction to writing in and about the physical, life, and social sciences. Students will analyze and produce science writing in a variety of genres for specialist and non-specialist audiences, including formats such as science journalism for a public readership, journal articles and oral conference presentations, research proposals and grant applications. In doing so, students will become familiar with the rhetorical, organizational, and stylistic conventions of professional science writing in a variety of contexts, with a special emphasis on the place of narrative in effective scientific communication.
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• WRI 207: WRITING FOR THE WORKPLACE

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course focuses primarily on written forms, such as letters, memoranda, email, and both formal and informal reports. Through modeling and practice of forms, researching external sources, and examining case studies, students will gain experience writing in a business environment. This environment features deadlines, professional ethics, advanced communication technology, and audience expectations that influence the writing process. This course will also require students to practice oral presentations and analyze team dynamics during group projects.
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• WRI 212: INTRO TO MASS COMMUN

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  A study of the method and philosophy of mass communications. Historical growth of the mass media is described. Interrelationships of present forms of mass communication are linked to the underlying necessity to write, speak, and think clearly and honestly.
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• WRI 213: COPY EDITING: REVISION & STYLE

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  Students in this course will produce written documents, revise and rewrite manuscript copy, and give and receive editorial critique. Emphasis is placed on creating clear and polished copy and identifying and correcting errors-in grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.
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• WRI 214: MAGAZINE WRITING

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This basic course introduces students to magazine writing. Students learn what constitutes magazine style writing by studying magazine articles from a wide range of publications intended for diverse markets. Students examine the growth and development of the medium, the current state of the industry and trends for the future. Students write magazine articles and study the processes by which articles may be sold to appropriate publications.
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• WRI 215: POP MUSIC JOURNALISM

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  Students are given exposure to and practice in writing about popular music in a variety of genres and for a variety of audiences. Students learn the practices of evaluation, interpretation, and analysis of popular music artists, performances, representations, genres, songs, albums, music videos, subcultures, etc.
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• WRI 216: WRITING FOR PUBLIC RELAT

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  Students in this course analyze and compose various documents related to the field of public relations. Emphasis is placed on shaping perception through crafting clear, direct, and accurate prose.
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• WRI 217: STORYTELLING PUBLIC RELATIONS

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will teach the craft of storytelling as it applies to public relations. Students will learn basic narrative theory, how to identify story ideas, how to pitch stories to the media, and practice a variety of research techniques, including interviewing. Students will also write stories designed to advance or enhance the reputation of an organization. Class projects will focus on both written and visual storytelling. This is a required course for all undergraduate Public Relations majors and an elective course for students in the Professional Writing major and Public Relations minor.
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• WRI 223: GAMES AND LITERATURE

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  In this course students will play, analyze, and write their own interactive narrative games. The literary nature of video console, computer, boardgame, and roleplaying games will be the focus of this course with particular emphasis on short form avant-garde games that challenge the genre. We'll discuss the ways that narrative games transform the reader into a player with an active role in story creation, how games might be understood as literature, and the tropes that these games often rely upon. Playing and discussing games is one major part of the course activities, but writing will be equally important as the main method of responding to and creating interactive games.
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• WRI 226: NEWSLETTER WRITING & DESIGN

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  Students in this course write and design print and digital newsletters for a variety of professional organizations. Emphasis is placed on positioning the organization via Interesting, newsworthy articles as well as the Interaction of text and graphics and maintaining the brand identity of the organization.
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