Feature writing is an upper level journalism course in non-fiction writing for publication.
Students with background in news reporting and writing expand their skills and experience by writing different kinds of longer stories and experimenting with a variety of techniques. For writings by students see the class produced Off Campus and On . The primary goal of the course is to improve student's ability to write feature stories, to produce a final portfolio of best work and to seek publication during the semester. Students will discover talents they did not know they had. They will read, analyze, and absorb techniques used by professional feature writers.