Catalog 2024-2025

UTJOU 280 Crafting Stories for Social Impact

This course delves into creating stories for social impact with a focus on a social problem that needs urgent attention. Students will learn the principles of solutions journalism, how to identify compelling narratives that showcase solutions to the specific social challenge and how to craft stories that highlight both the challenges and solutions. They will also engage in critical discussions about the ethics and responsibilities of solutions-oriented storytelling in the context of the crisis. 

Baccalaureate Experience

(HFA) (IG) (W)

Spartan Studies

Core Humanities

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Prerequisite or concurrent with AWR 201

Offered

Fall, Spring, summer