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JOUR 2458: Feature and Specialty Writing

Course Format	Lecture 2.0 h + Seminar 2.0 h + Lab 0.0 h
Credits	3.0

Creative and flexible feature writing takes readers a step beyond hard news stories, tapping into readers' interests, illuminating real-life characters, and providing meaning and substance with a writer's own style. In this course, students learn how to use a personal tone, deploy different narrative techniques and obtain strong, profound responses from in-depth interviews to produce a long form story. Students also learn ways to market themselves and sell their content to editors and corporate clients.

Prerequisite(s): One of the following: a minimum 70% in English First Peoples 12, English Studies 12, Literary Studies 12, or equivalent; a minimum "C" grade in a university-level English course for which Langara College awards transfer credit; a minimum "C" grade in ENGL 1120; an "S" grade in ENGL 1107 or 1110; or permission of the instructor.

Course Attributes:
2nd Year Arts	Yes
2nd Year Science	No
Humanities	Yes
Lab Science	No
Science	No
Social Science	No
University Transferable	Yes

Other Attributes:
Offered online:	No
Preparatory course:	No
Repeat limit
Additional fees:
First offered:	Spring 2000
Last offered:	Fall 2025
Registration restrictions:	P
Outline(s):	No outline found.

Transfer Agreements

Course	Destination	Credit	Start to End
JOUR 2458	Douglas College	DOUG CMNS 3600 (3)	20180901 to present
JOUR 2458	Kwantlen Polytechnic University	KPU JRNL 2240 (3)	20180901 to present
JOUR 2458	Simon Fraser University	SFU PUB 2XX (3)	20180901 to present
JOUR 2458	Thompson Rivers University	TRU JOUR 3XXX (3)	20180901 to present
JOUR 2458	UBCO	No credit	20140901 to present
JOUR 2458	University of Northern BC	UNBC ENGL 1XX (3)	20180901 to present
JOUR 2458	University of Victoria	UVIC WRIT 2XX (1.5)	20180901 to present
JOUR 2458	Vancouver Island University	VIU CREW 2nd (3)	20200101 to present

Inactive Transfer Agreements (click to open)

Note: If you took courses within the period stated below, you can still transfer those credits.

Course	Destination	Credit	Start to End
JOUR 2458	University of the Fraser Valley	UFV CMNS 300 (3)	20180901 to 20230831

Offerings of this course:

Semester	CRN	Section	Seats	Waitlist	Days	Time	Room	Type	Instructor
Fall 2025	30769	W01	30	N/A	-------	-	WWW	WWW	Petti Fong
Fall 2024	31260	W01	22		-------	-	WWW	WWW	Petti Fong
Fall 2024	31260	W01	22		-------	-	WWW	WWW	Petti Fong
Spring 2024	10625	W01	22		----F--	0830-1220	WWW	WWW	Petti Fong
Spring 2023	11308	W01	15		-------	-	WWW	WWW	Petti Fong
Spring 2023	11158	001	Cancel	N/A	----F--	0830-1220		Lecture
Spring 2022	10299	001	Cancel	N/A	----F--	1330-1720		Lecture
Fall 2021	31139	001	14		-T-----	0830-1220	A284	Lecture	Petti Fong
Spring 2021	10615	W01	13		---R---	0830-1220	WWW	WWW	Petti Fong
Fall 2020	32337	W01	18		-T-----	0830-1220	WWW	WWW	Petti Fong
Spring 2020	11691	001	3		M------	1430-1820	A225	Lecture	Petti Fong
Fall 2019	30760	001	Cancel
Spring 2019	10117	001	12		-T-----	0830-1220	A254	Lecture	Petti Fong
Fall 2018	30730	001	16		-T-----	0930-1220	A254	Lecture	Petti Fong
Spring 2018	11259	001	13		-T-----	0930-1220	A256	Lecture	Petti Fong
Fall 2017	30521	001	14		-T-----	0930-1220	A254	Lecture	Petti Fong
Spring 2017	11201	001	0		-T-----	0930-1220	A256	Lecture	Petti Fong, Matt O'Grady
Fall 2016	31026	001	7		-T-----	0930-1220	A254	Lecture	Petti Fong
Spring 2016	10538	001	6		-T-----	0930-1220	A255	Lecture	Petti Fong
Fall 2015	30428	001	6		-T-----	0930-1220	A254	Lecture	Robert Dykstra
Spring 2015	10944	001	9		-T-----	0930-1220	L303	Lecture	Petti Fong
Fall 2014	30925	001	7		-T-----	0930-1220	A254	Lecture	Robert Dykstra
Spring 2014	10701	001	10		---R---	1430-1720	A254	Lecture	Gary Ross
Fall 2013	30869	001	0		-T-----	0930-1220	A254	Lecture	Robert Dykstra
Spring 2013	10731	001	5	N/A	----F--	0930-1220	A284	Lecture	Robert Dykstra
Fall 2012	30935	001	6	N/A	----F--	0930-1220	A254	Lecture	Robert Dykstra
Spring 2012	10901	001	7		----F--	0930-1220	A235	Lecture	Robert Dykstra
Fall 2011	30104	001	13	N/A	----F--	0930-1220	A254	Lecture	Robert Dykstra
Spring 2011	10875	001	5	N/A	----F--	0930-1220	A237	Lecture	Robert Dykstra
Fall 2010	30763	001	3	N/A	----F--	0930-1220	A210	Lecture	Robert Dykstra
Spring 2010	10597	001	2	N/A	----F--	0930-1220	A254	Lecture	Robert Dykstra
Fall 2009	30160	001	3	N/A	----F--	0930-1220	A235	Lecture	Elizabeth Rains
Spring 2009	10467	001	3	N/A	----F--	0930-1225	A237	Lecture	J Anne Roberts
Fall 2008	30719	001	3	N/A	M------	0930-1025	A308	Lecture	Robert Dykstra
					M------	1030-1225	A237	Lecture	Robert Dykstra
					M------	0930-1025	A218	Lecture	Robert Dykstra
					M------	0930-1025	A308	Lecture	Robert Dykstra
Spring 2008	10805	001	4	N/A	----F--	0930-1225	A237	Lecture	J Anne Roberts
Fall 2007	30149	001	5	N/A	----F--	0930-1225	A237	Lecture	J Anne Roberts, Robert Dykstra
Spring 2007	10534	001	0	N/A	----F--	0930-1225	A235	Lecture	J Anne Roberts
Fall 2006	30546	001	1	N/A	----F--	0930-1225	A235	Lecture	J Anne Roberts
Spring 2006	10735	001	1	N/A	----F--	0930-1225	A235	Lecture	J Anne Roberts
Fall 2005	30656	001	0	N/A	----F--	1330-1625	A235	Lecture	John Shinnick
Spring 2005	10812	001	0	N/A	----F--	0930-1225	A237	Lecture	John Shinnick
Fall 2004	30034	001	9		----F--	1330-1625	A255	Lecture	J Anne Roberts
Spring 2004	10833	001	4		----F--	0930-1225	A255	Lecture	John Shinnick
Fall 2003	30884	001	6	N/A	M------	0930-1225	A256	Lecture	J Anne Roberts
Spring 2003	10777	002	1	1	---R---	0930-1225	A267	Lecture	John Shinnick
Fall 2002	30838	001	3	N/A	M------	0930-1225	A284	Lecture	Peter Walls
Spring 2002	10657	002	2	N/A	---R---	0930-1225	A377	Lecture	John Shinnick
Spring 2002	10647	001	3	N/A	---R---	0830-1225	A231	Lecture	Peter Walls
Spring 2001	10848	002	5	N/A	---R---	0930-1225	A210	Lecture	J Anne Roberts
Spring 2001	10557	001	4	N/A	M--R---	1030-1225	A329	Lecture	Peter Walls
Spring 2000	10611	002	3	N/A	---R---	0930-1225	A317	Lecture	Peter Walls
Spring 2000	10601	001	5	N/A	M--R---	1030-1225	A110	Lecture	J Anne Roberts