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100-101 Professional Writing | |
Note | Special entry conditions apply. Students must consult the Department of English. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | To be advised |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1-hour lecture and 2 hours of tutorials/workshops per week |
Subject Description | This subject aims to enhance students' writing in general by introducing them to the fundamental skills used by professional writers within the media and communications industries. Through a workshop format, students will work on their own news stories in order to enhance their mastery of written communication. Students will familiarise themselves with planning, editing and revising their work, as well as that of others. Students will also become familiar with various styles and contexts of media writing and develop an understanding of the various writing skills required to communicate effectively to different kinds of readers. In addition, through the lecture format, students will learn about basic theories of communication, including communication as rhetoric, and communicative media as a system of signs. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available.
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