Course

Feature Writing - MDIA5006

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

School: School of the Arts and Media

Course Outline: School of the Arts and Media

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: Enrolment in a postgraduate Journalism & Communication, PR & Advertising, or Law, Media & Journalism program

CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course builds on the core Writing For Media course offered in Semester 1, which teaches the fundamentals of writing for print journalism. In this course, you will learn how to write feature articles. You will develop your interview, research and writing skills for both print and online media. You will learn techniques for writing in a range of feature article genres and forms. This course will also cover the roles of editors and freelance writers in producing feature articles. You will study the history and the contemporary social significance of the feature genres. You will critically consider key writers, texts and audiences for these genres.
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