Journalism

Writing Program
166 Kresge College
(831) 459-2431
http://humwww.ucsc.edu/writing/index.html

Admission to the minor in journalism is suspended at present.

The Writing Program accepts students each quarter into the minor in journalism. The minor consists of a series of courses and internships that emphasize not just craft but critical analysis. The program immerses the student in studies of the rhetoric of nonfiction writing and of the significance of public discourse. It is designed to coordinate with a student's major in any field of study in which the practice of writing for newspaper and magazine publication might complement normal course work.

A full description of the minor, an explanation of application procedures, and a petition for admission into the program may be obtained at the Writing Program office (Kresge 166). Petitions are reviewed during the second week of each quarter; selection is based on course work and writing samples. Interested students are encouraged to get more details about the minor from the faculty: Tim Fitzmaurice (Crown), Leslie Lopez (Kresge), Paul Skenazy (College Eight), and Roz Spafford (College Eight).

Course Requirements

• Writing 64, Newswriting Workshop. All students must take this course (or its equivalent) before they are approved for the minor.

• Five upper-division courses in writing. At least three must be from the following: Writing 165, 166 (one or more courses in the series), and 167. The remaining two courses may include any upper-division creative writing course (see Literature), American Studies 105, Community Studies 144, Environmental Studies 156 (for environmental studies majors), Film and Digital Media 150, and Writing 101 (if not used as media criticism), 102, 103, 104, 107, 108, 109, 110A, 120, 161, 163, 169, and 195.

• One course in media criticism (ordinarily Writing 167, but Sociology 116, Community Studies 80L, Writing 70, and 128 are accepted)

• One quarter of internship

• A senior thesis or portfolio