English+ Options

Faculty: Cheri Earl cheri_earl@byu.edu.

Joining the staff of Inscape Magazine (English 394R Fall) allows students to participate in the process of publishing a literary journal. Staff members choose a genre—short fiction, personal essay, poetry—and work with a genre editor to solicit, evaluate, edit, and layout for publication pieces of writing that have been submitted to the journal. Students will learn editing and evaluation skills and will practice working with others; they will also learn the basics of Word Press, Photoshop, and InDesign. http://inscape.byu.edu/

In this section of English 394R, students will work with local government and other civic-minded organizations to improve urban design, public transportation, and community development. Students might, for instance, assist city planners in developing and writing one of the city’s neighborhood plans or help develop a culture of active transportation on campus. The course is designed to help students recognize that they can draw upon the competencies they have developed in their English, General Education, and other courses in their efforts to contribute in important ways to the communities to which they belong.

For IP&T 498R (taught together w/394) Design Thinking Minor.
Students in the Provo City Lab (IP&T 498R, Sec. 1) will work with local government and other civic-minded organizations to improve urban design, public transportation, and community development. Students might, for instance, assist city planners in developing and writing one of the city’s neighborhood plans or help develop a culture of active transportation on campus. The course is designed to help students recognize that the competencies of design thinking and other disciplines can help them to contribute in important ways to the communities to which they belong.

Students will work on the staff of the new national children’s literary magazine, Wild Honey. Staff members will be a part of each stage of magazine production: concept creation, acquisitions, writing, editing, art direction, designing, marketing, networking, and distribution. This is a great place to learn about the children’s book industry and gain valuable practical experience. Students will collaborate with writers and other publishing professionals both on and off campus.