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Course Number: 
S256
Department (unused): 
ENGL
Description: 
<p>In-person Course.&#160;Development of skills essential to non-fiction writing, with an emphasis on memoir, characterization, and narrative, as well as the ethical and practical considerations involved in writing about real people. Students review the work of classmates and professional writers to learn techniques for representing love, intimacy, and family structures and systems. Enrollment limited to 22 students.&#160;1 Credit. Session A: May 27 – June 28. Tuition: $5070.</p>
Instructor Name: 
Briallen Hopper
Subject Code (deprecated): 
ENGL
Subject Number (unused): 
ENGLS256
Meeting Pattern (deprecated): 
TTh 1.00-4.15
Term Code: 
202402
CRN: 
30692
Instructor UPI (unused): 
13145068
Session (deprecated): 
H5A
Distributional Designation (deprecated): 
LMIP
Subject Code (tax): 
ENGL
Meeting Pattern (tax): 
TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Designation (tax): 
LMIP
YCHU
YENW
Session (tax): 
H5A
Course Format (tax): 
LMIP
YCHU
YENW
Course Categories: 
Fine & Creative Arts
Writing & Literary / Textual Analysis
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ENGL S256 (CRN: 30692)

Instructors: Briallen Hopper
Dates: H5A
Course Mode: LMIP, YCHU, YENW
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: LMIP, YCHU, YENW

In-person Course. Development of skills essential to non-fiction writing, with an emphasis on memoir, characterization, and narrative, as well as the ethical and practical considerations involved in writing about real people. Students review the work of classmates and professional writers to learn techniques for representing love, intimacy, and family structures and systems. Enrollment limited to 22 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 27 – June 28. Tuition: $5070.


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