ENGCMP 1410 - ADVANCED RESEARCH/DOCUMENTARY WRITING

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description This advanced course focuses on research as it supports writers working in documentary, journalistic, and professional contexts. Students will explore three modes of research-based nonfiction: literary journalism devoted to social change; research-based writing that investigates corporate practices and ethics; and documentary work designed to raise awareness, provoke conversation, and honor human experience. Reading published examples across all three modes (books, articles, and film documentaries) students will develop a sustained research project of their own on a social issue or problem of their choosing. Throughout the course, students will examine the complex relationships between writer, subject, audience, and argument, asking how research authorizes what writers say, how it generates theory, and how writerly choices shape the impact of the final work.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENG 0102 or ENGCMP (0002 or 0006 or 0020 or 0200 or 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0210 or 0212 or 0213 or 0214) or FP (0003 or 0006) *Applies to all WRIT Courses*
Course Attributes: Undergraduate Research, Writing Intensive Course (WRIT)

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