GREAT MODERN JOURNALISTS: FIRST DRAFTERS OF HISTORY   [Archived Catalog]
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog
   

ENGWRT 1375 - GREAT MODERN JOURNALISTS: FIRST DRAFTERS OF HISTORY


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores the lives of men and women who have made significant contributions to the craft of journalism and to society's understanding of how history unfolds. Students read and discuss works by and about great journalists, beginning turn-of-the-century and ending with more contemporary works. Selections highlight the contributions made to journalism and society, while also documenting the evolution of the press and how it experienced and presented signal events to the American public such as social movements, wars and elections. Speakers and outside assignments augment readings and discussion.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis


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