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Course Number: 
S256
Department (unused): 
ENGL
Description: 
<p>Course cancelled.&#160;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>
Subject Code (deprecated): 
ENGL
Subject Number (unused): 
ENGLS256
Term Code: 
202402
CRN: 
30692
Session (deprecated): 
H5A
Distributional Designation (deprecated): 
LMIP
Subject Code (tax): 
ENGL
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)

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Dates: H5A
Course Mode: LMIP, YCHU, YENW
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Distributional Requirements: LMIP, YCHU, YENW

Course cancelled. 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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