2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

WRIT 4392: Senior Seminar: Creative Writing in Fiction
Prerequisite: WRIT 3355 or permission of the instructor
This seminar is designed to build upon the groundwork established in WRIT 3355. Class time is spent in the analysis
of models-works from the tradition and more recent works in experimental veins – and intensive discussion of student
short stories or chapters from novels or novellas. Students also present and monitor their progress on the research
project and share final results with class.
WRIT 4393: Senior Seminar: Professional Editing and Proofreading
Prerequisites: 12 hours of WRIT course
This course offers student advanced study in proofreading and revising documents for an improved appearance and
style. Each student will visit a professional writing establishment to watch editors at work, conduct research, create an
annotated bibliography, and prepare a professional portfolio on his or her work and a research project.
WRIT 4393: Senior Seminar: Technical Writing
Prerequisites: 12 hours of WRIT courses
This course offers students advanced study in audience and analysis, document design, graphics, and web design. They
apply what they have learned by creating a variety of written documents, including email messages memos, letters,
proposals, and reports. Each student will produce a professional writing portfolio of his or her work and a research
project.
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