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Advanced training in poetry writing, as well as directed reading and discussion of modern poetry. May be repeated for additional WRI credit with a change of instructor and with portfolio by permission of instructor.

Individual advanced training and supervision of poetry writing.

Involves advanced training in fiction writing, as well as directed reading and discussion of modern fiction. May be repeated for additional WRI credit with a change of instructor and with portfolio by permission of instructor.

Involves individual advanced training and supervision of fiction writing.

This course will develop writing, editing, and reading skills. Students will hone the art of nonfiction narrative while minimalizing distortion or misrepresentation. Students will learn to identify strengths and weaknesses in their own writing and in other writing. Students will learn to recognize the importance of truth and reportorial techniques that characterize nonfiction.

Involves advanced training in professional writing on the job or for freelance markets, with emphases on flexibility and practicality of topic and style.

Open only to juniors and seniors. An internship that involves closely supervised on-the-job training in career writing. May be repeated for a maximum of 10 semester hours of credit, four of which may count toward the writing major. Students must apply for the internship one semester in advance.

In this Culminating Experience course for Writing majors, students will engage in interdisciplinary research in the humanities and either social or natural sciences as a mechanism for the development of a significant writing project, in a genre of their choosing, by applying the knowledge and skills they’ve learned throughout their coursework across a range of disciplines at the University of Tampa. Situating their projects within their interdisciplinary research, students will also produce a remediated version for a broader public audience. Ultimately, students will learn effective strategies for completing their projects, which will prepare them for their careers as writing professionals.