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Adv Topics in Creative Writing

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Advanced topics course in Creative Writing. Students study selected topic through a workshop model, pursuing advanced development in one or more approaches to writing in a specialized field or genre.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated, if topics vary. Prerequisite: Junior standing required.

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CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
66357	Laboratory-Discussion	1G	3:30PM -5:50PM	T	G8A Literatures, Cultures, & Ling	Pintar, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: FA24 GSD 409 / CW 463 - Advanced Topics in Creative Writing - Judith A Pintar - Design & Programming of Narrative Games & Simulations "Introduction to the narrative design process for the authoring of text-based digital games and simulations. You will become proficient in Inform 7, a programming language and design system for parser-based interactive fiction (IF). By the end of the semester you will have developed a game or literary work of IF and made a substantive contribution to a collaborative project. No prior programming knowledge is required for students to be successful in the course. Students will be expected to bring a laptop to class. Please note that this course teaches design and programming techniques for "parser-based" interactive fiction, and does not cover Twine, or other hyper-text based interactive narrative systems. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Meets with GSD 409 77656, 77657 Restriction(s): Restricted to Creative Writing or Creative Writing major(s) or minor(s). Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
66356	Laboratory-Discussion	1U	3:30PM -5:50PM	T	G8A Literatures, Cultures, & Ling	Pintar, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: FA24 GSD 409 / CW 463 - Advanced Topics in Creative Writing - Judith A Pintar - Design & Programming of Narrative Games & Simulations "Introduction to the narrative design process for the authoring of text-based digital games and simulations. You will become proficient in Inform 7, a programming language and design system for parser-based interactive fiction (IF). By the end of the semester you will have developed a game or literary work of IF and made a substantive contribution to a collaborative project. No prior programming knowledge is required for students to be successful in the course. Students will be expected to bring a laptop to class. Please note that this course teaches design and programming techniques for "parser-based" interactive fiction, and does not cover Twine, or other hyper-text based interactive narrative systems. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Meets with GSD 409 77656, 77657 Restriction(s): Restricted to students with Sophomore, Junior, or Senior class standing.
78669	Lecture-Discussion	2G	12:30PM -1:45PM	MW	108 English Building	Hassinger, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Slay Them With a Sentence Section Info: FA24 CW 463 - Advanced Topics in Creative Writing - Amy Hassinger - Slay Them With a Sentence - Have you heard the one about the aspiring writer who asks the established one whether or not she might someday become a writer herself? “Well, that all depends,” the established writer replies, “Do you like sentences?” In this course, we will not only like sentences, we will revel in them. Moving from the most basic forms to complex architectural constructions, we’ll examine structure and syntax, rhythm and music in sentences built by writers of both poetry and prose. We’ll experiment with writing our own dazzling and deathless sentences, one at a time and in illuminating sequence. Writers of all genres welcome. Pre-requisites: a beginning CW class (CW 100, CW 104 or CW 106) or permission of the instructor Restriction(s): Restricted to Creative Writing major(s) or minor(s). Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
68461	Lecture-Discussion	2U	12:30PM -1:45PM	MW	108 English Building	Hassinger, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Slay Them With a Sentence Section Info: A24 CW 463 - Advanced Topics in Creative Writing - Amy Hassinger - Slay Them With a Sentence - Have you heard the one about the aspiring writer who asks the established one whether or not she might someday become a writer herself? “Well, that all depends,” the established writer replies, “Do you like sentences?” In this course, we will not only like sentences, we will revel in them. Moving from the most basic forms to complex architectural constructions, we’ll examine structure and syntax, rhythm and music in sentences built by writers of both poetry and prose. We’ll experiment with writing our own dazzling and deathless sentences, one at a time and in illuminating sequence. Writers of all genres welcome. Pre-requisites: a beginning CW class (CW 100, CW 104 or CW 106) or permission of the instructor Restriction(s): Restricted to Creative Writing or Creative Writing major(s) or minor(s). Not intended for students with Freshman class standing. Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.