Narrative Fundamentals

3-4 credits · Graduate

This course is for students pursuing the writing track and planning to complete short-form or long-form master’s projects, which includes those who hope to specialize in short-form, feature, and/or enterprise writing in their careers after graduation. The tools taught in this class will enable you to produce reported stories employing narrative techniques that will capture and hold the attention of readers. You will learn how the structure of a narrative differs from the structure of a hard news story. You will learn how to use color, detail, characters, scenes, suspense and narrative arcs. You will also study and discuss examples of narrative ranging from the simple to the complex.