The professional writing minor allows students to gain practical writing experience that can be applied to task-specific work assignments. This minor can be an especially advantageous addition to liberal arts majors.
What will I learn?
You will learn to analyze, think critically, and develop effective written and verbal communication skills.
JOU 2625
Journalism Workshop
Practical experience in planning and producing The Examiner, University of Northwestern’s student newspaper.
JOU 3269
Publication Production
This course explores the skills needed to produce a printed publication. Students will also learn publication production, including typography, layout and design, desktop publishing and printing.
MEP 3056
Web Content Strategy
This course examines the theory and practice of planning for effective web content creation, delivery and governance. Concepts explored include information architecture, usability, content project planning and management and search engine optimization.
PRL 2061
Multimedia Writing
An introduction to journalistic writing for various media platforms, with an emphasis on print and web. Basic news and feature writing are done as students consider structure, organization, fact-gathering and other components of the journalistic story.
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