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CWM550: Script Analysis and Criticism

In the Script Analysis and Criticism Course, students will learn to recognize elements that create powerful narratives and how they can be best integrated in various multimedia formats. Students will analyze films, TV, animation, and games for...

MDL501: Mastery: Personal Development and Leadership

The Mastery: Personal Development and Leadership course allows students to map their own path toward achievement by providing a holistic understanding of success, personal motivation, resiliency, and intellectual commitment. Through historical and...

CWM570: Episodic and Serial Writing

The Episodic and Serial Writing Course will teach students the elements of structure, character, and formatting specific to episodic and serial stories for television, comics and the web. Students will gain experience developing original episodic and...

CWM610: Writing for Games

The Writing for Games Course provides a technical overview of how games are created and presents a variety of video games, gaming genres, and gaming platforms from a storytelling point of view. Areas of exploration will include mythology, strategy...

CWM621: Writing for Film and Animation

In the Writing for Film and Animation course, students will apply what they learned in previous courses by writing their own short screenplays. The course will focus on reinforcing student knowledge of film structure, character types, and plot points...

CWM640: Creative Writing Portfolio I

In the Creative Writing Portfolio I course, students will develop their thesis portfolio and career strategy, isolating both short- and long-term goals to support and direct their progress. Students’ portfolios will feature a curated selection of...

CWM650: Creative Writing Portfolio II

In the Creative Writing Portfolio II course, students will revise advanced creative and multimedia projects that demonstrate professional quality and readiness for industry opportunities in content creation, media, and communications. In featuring a...

CWM670: Multimedia Adaptation

In the Multimedia Adaptation course, students will learn how to adapt their stories and scripts into other written and visual mediums, considering the parameters of each format. Students will write a beat sheet, a short adapted screenplay or comic...

CWM680: Advanced Visual Storytelling

In the Advanced Visual Storytelling course, students will create visual representations of their stories and scripts. The course exposes students to all stages of the production process—from development to preproduction, production, and...

CWM690: The Business of Creative Writing

In The Business of Creative Writing Course, students will learn about the business of creative writing as well as similarities and differences among different entertainment media genres and distribution methods. This course will complement students'...