Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

2 Contact hours

Incompatible

JOUR2811, JOUR2512, JOUR3540 and JOUR3510

Prerequisite

JOUR7511, JOUR7201 and JOUR7500

Assessment methods

Feature stories and presentation

Course enquiries

Ms Elizabeth Egan (e.egan@uq.edu.au)

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

This is a practical course that focuses on journalism's creative side. Students write a variety of feature stories, ranging from personality profiles to news features. It includes instruction on narrative and structural strategies, story-telling techniques and writing with description. Workshop sessions include writing creative sketches and critiquing published feature stories.