6 courses with the subject WVN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
WVN 200Elements of the Story3
This class is a hands-on exploration of the elements of storytelling, including character, setting, point of view, and plot. Students will study how these elements work together to create the illusory and compelling reality we know in many forms, including the story, the documentary, the graphic novel, and other genres. Students will study, and practice, the range of methods available to them in telling a story. Beginning with the similarities and differences between oral and text-based narratives, brainstorming, and progressing to the Hero’s Journey and other western and non-Western storytelling techniques, students will be exposed to a range of historical and contemporary narrative styles. Through readings, videos, and performances, students will analyze, implement, and assess different storytelling methods, including methods of visual representation. They will study story-creation from the inside by experimenting with creation of their own narratives in a number of different media, both written and visual. Fulfills: Writing & Visual Narrative Requirement (WVN students) or 200-Level Studio Elective or Liberal Arts Elective Page 67 of 91
Students write their own poetry, fiction, and drama, and critique each others' writing in workshops. They study the form and theory behind the genres with examples from noted writers. The course sharpens students' analytical skills, increases their appreciation of the genres, and gives them opportunities for self-expression. Fulfills: Humanities Elective or Liberal Arts Elective or Narrative Elective (Writing & Visual Narrative students); Creative
Reading and Critical Thinking and Research and Rhetoric (grade of C- or higher required in each course)
WVN 299Topics in Writing and Visual Narrative3
This course provides an in-depth study of a topic in Writing and Visual Narrative. The topic may be selected to take advantage of special events, to allow further exploration of a subject covered in a preliminary way in other courses, or to explore areas not sufficiently covered by the regular class rotation. Fulfills: To be determined by faculty approval
To be developed in conjunction with the course description for each topic
WVN 300Narrative Workshop3
Students creating work across a range of narrative forms will define and realize an independent project. As a workshop, this course encourages students to understand how each others’ narrative expressions relate to one another while developing their own thematic and aesthetic vision. Assignments focus on how to move from initial concept, to defining component parts, to assembling those parts as an integral whole. Along the way students will assess what skills, materials, or resources will be required. Active reading and group discussion of key examples from a range of media teach students to analyze different narrative structures and assess interplay between written and visual storytelling. Research assignments emphasize the importance of investigating precedents related to their individual interests. Opportunities to workshop narratives, group critiques, and instructor feedback help students to hone their ability to envision and tell a story. Realized projects may consist of a portfolio of closely related material or a single sustained exploration. Students will prepare for and select the appropriate capstone experience. Depending on the size of the cohort or the scope of interests, the course may be team taught. experimenting with creation of their own narratives in a number of different media, both written and visual. Fulfills: Writing & Visual Narrative Requirement (WVN students) or 300-Level Studio Elective or Liberal Arts Elective
This course provides an in-depth study of a time period or topic in Writing & Visual Narrative. The topic may be selected to take advantage of special events, to allow further exploration of a subject covered in a preliminary way in other courses, or to explore areas not sufficiently covered by the regular class rotation. Fulfills: To be determined by faculty approval
Advanced work in the student's major field of study, supervised by a designated faculty member. Fulfills: To be determined by faculty approval Page 68 of 91
