20 courses with the subject ENCW, 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.
ENCW 016Lantern Literary Journal
This course will equip students with real-world literary publishing experience. Students will build the skills necessary to edit and publish a small magazine and will learn how to productively work in a communal and creative workspace at Ursinus’ literary journal, The Lantern. From selection of manuscripts to editorial pointers, students will be involved in all aspects of the production process, giving them a firm understanding of what it takes to put together a literary journal. May be tak
A mixed-genre introduction to writing fiction, poetry, and one other genre (such as memoir or playwriting), in a workshop environment. Students will closely engage with a variety of texts in each genre, learn genre conventions and craft techniques, and write and revise original work. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.)
ENCW 201Writing in the Real World: Preparation & Publishing
Writing in the Real World introduces students to the various forms of professional writing and editing most working creative writers do as part of the business of being a writer. This course introduces students to the business of publishing in contemporary literary markets. Through careful research, practice, and workshopping, students will be able to prepare a manuscript for publication and successfully send it out to literary journals. Additionally, students will talk to writers working i
A beginning course in the writing of fiction, with special attention to the short story. Students will study technical aspects of the craft and a variety of examples of the genre. Students will write short stories, receive critical responses, and make extensive revisions. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.)
A beginning course in the writing of poetry. Students will study selected works, learn traditional forms of the lyric, and write original verse in those forms. Students will make extensive revisions, based on responses from peers and the professor. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.) ENCW/MCS-207. Introduction to Journalism This course introduces students to the principles of journalism, including: information gathering, writing, editing and presentation of news under deadline. Students also explore issues related to libel, visual literacy, and changing audience demographics through the critical analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of various media outlets. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. ENCW/MCS-208. Journalistic Storytelling in the 21st Century In this course, students will consider how the digital era has brought upheaval to the world of journalism, including changes to the ways journalists report, tell stories, and relate to audiences. In the second half of the semester, students will create multimedia content that meets the challenges and takes advantage of the opportunities of digital media. Prerequisite: ENCW/MCS-207 or permission of instructor. Three hours per week. Four semester hours.
A beginning course in the writing of memoir, with attention to the personal essay. Students will study selected examples of the genre and write original work rooted in personal experience that incorporates a connection to the larger world. Students will make extensive revisions based on responses from peers and the professor. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.)
This course introduces students to the study and craft of creative writing. By analyzing the various narrative and poetic forms of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction, students will begin to form a language around these forms. Students will be able to distinguish between story and plot, stanza and paragraph, essay and poem, etc., as well as put these vocabularies to use in the practice of the forms. In addition to the study of the basic modes of narrative and poetics, this course prov
A workshop course in fiction writing Students will have the opportunity to develop skills first established at the 200-level. Prerequisite: ENCW-205, or permission of instructor. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.)
A workshop course in poetry writing Students will have the opportunity to develop skills first established at the 200-level. Prerequisite ENCW-206, or permission of instructor. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.)
A workshop course in creative nonfiction. Students will have the opportunity to develop skills first established at the 200- level. Prerequisite: ENCW-209, or permission of instructor. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.)
ENCW 319Special Topics in Advanced Creative Writing
A workshop course in an area of advanced creative wring not covered by other courses. Students will have the opportunity to develop skills first established at the 200 level. Prerequisites will vary. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.)
An academic/work experience under the supervision of an internship adviser and an onsite supervisor. Open to juniors and seniors. The term during which the internship work is performed will be noted by one of the following letters, to be added immediately after the internship course number: A (fall), B (winter), C (spring), or D (summer). Internships undertaken abroad will be so indicated by the letter I. The intern must complete a minimum of 120 hours of work and must present that work in
An academic/work experience under the supervision of an internship adviser and an onsite supervisor. Open to juniors and seniors. The term during which the internship work is performed will be noted by one of the following letters, to be added immediately after the internship course number: A (fall), B (winter), C (spring), or D (summer). Internships undertaken abroad will be so indicated by the letter I. The intern must complete a minimum of 120 hours of work and must present that work in
A workshop course in creative writing that serves as the capstone for the major and minor, offering students the opportunity to receive significant critical responses on a portfolio of works of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or hybrid forms. Prerequisites: senior standing or permission of instructor, plus at least three ENCW courses. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A, CCAP.)
This course is open to candidates for honors in Creative Writing and to other students with the permission of the department chair. Four semester hours. (XLP.)
A continuation of course ENCW493 for students approved for honors in Creative Writing. Prerequisite: ENCW-493. When this course is used to fulfill the capstone experience in the major, the student will be required to give a substantial oral presentation of the research project, either to the departmental honor society or to another group approved by the project adviser. Four semester hours. (XLP.) English and Creative Writing Department
