Playwriting
https://advising.soc.northwestern.edu/academic_modules/playwriting/
Module Requirements (6 units)
Prerequisites (1 unit)
Course | Title |
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THEATRE 281-0 | Intro to Playwriting |
Required Courses (5 units)
Select 1 of 2 tracks:
Track One
- The Advanced Playwriting Sequence AND 2 elective courses from the list below.
Track Two
- 2 Genre Playwriting Courses AND 3 elective courses from the list below.
The playwriting module electives change every year according to the classes offered in each department. Generally, electives are courses that generate new work across artistic mediums and incorporate knowledge or skills utilized in new play development. Electives that satisfy this requirement include:
Course | Title |
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ANTHRO 361-0 | Talk as Social Action |
ASIAN_AM 380-0 | Advanced Topics in Arts and Performance |
BLK_ST 259-0 | Introduction to African-American Drama |
BLK_ST 365-0 | Black Chicago |
COMM_ST 102-0 | Public Speaking |
COMM_ST 103-0 | Argumentation and Debate |
COMM_ST 205-0 | Theories of Persuasion |
ENGLISH 202-0 | Introduction to Creative Writing |
ENGLISH 206-0 | Reading & Writing Poetry |
ENGLISH 207-0 | Reading and Writing Fiction |
ENGLISH 208-0 | Reading & Writing Creative Non-Fiction |
ENGLISH 209-0 | Topics in Genre Writing |
ENGLISH 282-0 | Writing and Speaking in Business |
ENGLISH 305-0 | Advanced Composition |
ENGLISH 306-0 | Advanced Poetry Writing |
ENGLISH 307-0 | Advanced Fiction Writing |
ENGLISH 308-0 | Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing |
ENGLISH 309-0 | Advanced Creative Cross-Genre Writing |
ENGLISH 393-1 | Theory and Practice of Poetry |
ENGLISH 393-2 | Theory and Practice of Poetry |
ENGLISH 393-3 | Theory and Practice of Poetry |
ENGLISH 394-1 | Theory & Practice of Fiction |
ENGLISH 394-2 | Theory & Practice of Fiction |
ENGLISH 394-3 | Theory & Practice of Fiction |
ENGLISH 395-1 | Theory and Practice of Creative Nonfiction |
ENGLISH 395-2 | Theory and Practice of Creative Nonfiction |
ENGLISH 395-3 | Theory and Practice of Creative Nonfiction |
ENTREP 310-0 | Personal Branding |
GNDR_ST 362-0 | Gender, Sexuality, and Drama |
GNDR_ST 372-0 | Gender, Sexuality, and Performance |
JOUR 201-1 | Fundamentals of Reporting & Writing News |
JOUR 201-2 | Fundamentals of Video Journalism |
JOUR 291-0 | Intro to Podcasting |
JOUR 320-0 | Storytelling: Interactive News |
JOUR 368-0 | Documentary |
JOUR 371-0 | Journalism of Empathy |
JOUR 373-0 | Medill Investigative Lab |
LATINO 312-0 | Latinx Chicago |
LATINO 393-0 | Topics in Latina and Latino Text and Representation |
LRN_SCI 309-0 | Inclusive Making |
PERF_ST 313-0 | Documentary Theater and Performance |
PERF_ST 338-0 | Autobiographical Performance |
RTVF 260-0 | Foundations of Screenwriting |
RTVF 358-0 | Topics in Improv |
RTVF 363-0 | Writing the TV Pilot |
RTVF 364-0 | Writing the Feature |
RTVF 365-0 | Writing the Adaptation |
THEATRE 255-0 | Creating the Musical |
THEATRE 332-1 | The Art of Storytelling |
THEATRE 332-2 | Advanced Storytelling |
THEATRE 333-1 | Creative Drama |
THEATRE 333-2 | Advanced Creative Drama |
THEATRE 342-0 | Dramaturgy |
THEATRE 347-0 | Latinx Theatre |
THEATRE 355-0 | Advanced Creating the Musical |
Additional Requirements (0 units)
Course | Title |
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CMN 370-0 | Module Capstone |
This zero-credit course encompasses all co-curricular activities and the capstone project required for completion of the module.