2016-2017 Undergraduate Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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WR 354 - Writing about the Environment (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: WR 100 . To write about the environment is to cultivate an appreciation for one's place in regional, national, and global contexts. Students write in various genres as they learn what traditions inform contemporary environmental writing and explore the ways in which representations of nature influence the complex relationship between Americans and the environment. A background in science is not required. IES/IU
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WR 355 - Travel Writing (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to Loyola students studying abroad. Students explore the prose genre of travel writing while living and studying abroad. They read in the canon of contemporary and traditional travel literature-newspaper and magazine articles, short pieces, literary essays, and nonfiction books. Inspired and informed by their adventures in the "here and now" of travel abroad, they keep a weekly "memoir journal" and write three major pieces.
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WR 356 - Writers in the Catholic Tradition: Selected Authors (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: WR 100 . A study of one or more writers whose work is shaped by the Catholic tradition. Examining work with this common foundation introduces students to the ways that Catholic belief or background may influence a writer's concerns, techniques, or viewpoint. May be repeated for credit with different topics. IC
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WR 357 - Writing about Film (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: WR 100 . Students produce a series of critical essays about film after viewing and analyzing works representing various periods and styles, including films by such influential figures as Hitchcock, Fellini, and Truffaut. Familiarizes students with film concepts, terms, and recent trends in film criticism and theory. They will explore in their writing questions relating to such matters as genre, audience, theme, and censorship. IF
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WR 358 - Literary Reviewing (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: WR 100 , one WR 200-level course. Writing reviews is often a good way to "break into" publishing. Students learn reviewing styles of a wide range of publications and write reviews of contemporary poetry and fiction appropriate to several of those journals.
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WR 385 - Special Topics in Creative Writing (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: WR 100 , one WR 200-level course. An in-depth study of an issue or emphasis within the general realms of fiction, poetry, or literary nonfiction. Topic announced each time course is offered. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
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WR 386 - Special Topics in Rhetoric (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: WR 100 . Students use rhetorical theory to consider a selected area of study, such as gender, ethnicity, religion, current events, or the environment. Writing assignments may include rhetorical textual analyses and academic essays, as well as presentations, videos, websites, and blogs. Topic announced each time course is offered. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
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WR 387 - Special Topics in Professional Writing (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: WR 220 or written permission of the instructor. Students learn about and apply rhetorical theories to selected areas of study, such as grants and proposals, visual literacy, writing and technology, technical communication, usability research, and civic engagement. Writing assignments may include traditional genres, such as reports, letters, memorandums, job search documents, and presentations, but also multimedia presentations, videos, websites, and blogs. Topic announced each time course is offered. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
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WR 400 - Senior Seminar (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to seniors. A reading survey of contemporary writers and trends in contemporary writing. Texts are novels, books of poems, and nonfiction prose written within the last 10 years and chosen to provoke discussion of what it means to be a writer today. Requirements may include reading journals, oral reports, issue papers that arise out of class discussion, and a culminating nonfiction prose project that takes advantage of the seminar itself and years of deepening study in core and majors courses. Required of all writing majors and writing minors.
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WR 401 - Senior Portfolio (3.00 cr.)
An independent study designed for students who have taken introductory and advanced courses in a sequence in a specific genre. Students select and revise their best work to date and add new work to create a portfolio appropriate for admission to graduate school. Extensive reading is also required. Students meet at least once a week with their faculty sponsor. By invitation only. A recommended course for writing majors and minors considering graduate school in writing. To be taken as an elective, preferably during the fall semester of the senior year.
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WR 402 - Writing Internship (3.00 cr.)
Restricted to junior or senior writing majors, interdisciplinary writing majors, or writing minors. Students plan and apply for a supervised, semester-long internship in a professional workplace that involves writing, editing, teaching, publishing, copy editing, journalism, corporate communications, or other writing-intensive activities. Students are expected to work approximately 10 hours per week for a total of 150 hours. Emphasis on practical professional preparation and creation of a portfolio. Written or electronic permission of the internship coordinator or department chair. May be taken once for degree credit and repeated for non-degree credit. May not be used for core credit. Paid internships are usually ineligible for degree credit. (Fall only)
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WR 403 - Writing Internship (1.00 cr.)
Restricted to junior or senior writing majors, interdisciplinary writing majors, or writing minors. Students plan and apply for a supervised, semester-long internship in writing in a professional workplace that focuses on writing-related activities such as editing, teaching, publishing, copy editing, media writing, or corporate communications. Students must keep detailed records, complete online assignments, and meet with the internship coordinator while performing at least 50 hours of work at their chosen site. Emphasis on developing practical writing abilities including a portfolio. Written or electronic permission of the internship coordinator or department chair. Does not count toward the 120-credit graduation requirement. May be repeated for nondegree credit only. (Pass/Fail)
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WR 496 - Environmental Studies Experience (3.00 cr.)
A capstone experience in the environmental and sustainability studies minor, in which a student arranges an internship, independent study, or research experience with a faculty sponsor to engage in an in-depth exploration of a topic associated with environmental or sustainability issues. Written or electronic permission of a sponsoring faculty member and the environmental and sustainability studies director. Generally completed during the senior year. IES
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