COMM 2100 Media Writing
This course is designed to provide the student with a solid introduction to the theory and practice of journalistic writing used in writing for newspapers, magazines and other forms of printed media.
COMM 2100 will require writing for a variety of purposes and audiences, including the interdisciplinary research skills of locating, evaluating, analyzing and organizing information in at least one extensive writing assignment. The course will also address journalistic ethics and the role of writing in contemporary society. Students further refine their writing through revision and editing, and practice the accepted conventions of Standard English. Students earning credit for
COMM 2100 may not earn credit in
MDIA 2100. Prerequisite: Completion of
ENGL 1010. (3 lect.) WR2