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Narrative Design

Program Description

This concentration is a modification of CCNY's DGD program.

It consists of courses in creative writing, story-boarding, world-building, and technical writing. Students will be prepared for AAA, indie, or a career in film, theater, media, communications, or library science.

Course Requirements

CUNY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS


ENGL 25000 Intro to Literary Study (English Composition 2)

ENGL 22000 Introductory Workshop in Creative Writing (Creative Expression)

GAME 103 Representation and Identity in Games (US History) RUSS 293 Folklore: A Comparative Study (World Cultures & Global Issues)


MAJOR ELECTIVES & MINOR


GAME 202 Playing with Stories

GAME 331 Critical Game Design

ENGL 22100 Intermediate Creative Writing: Reading As Writers

ENGL 32000 Workshop in Fiction

ENGL 32300 Workshop in Film and Television

THTR 33100 Playwriting I

ADDITIONAL ELECTIVE CHOICES

Students are welcome to choose electives from a VERY long list of Narrative Production, Genre Studies, and Technological Culture courses. Students in NARR are highly encouraged to choose one of the following clusters:


  • Advocacy & Organizing

  • Belief Systems

  • Civilization Studies

  • Digital Humanities

  • Editing & Proofreading

  • Fantasy Studies

  • Games for Learning

  • Global Narratives

  • Translation & Localization

  • Voice-Over

  • Youth Development

Featured Course Descriptions

ISP 134 - Alternate Worlds

This course explores the ways that creative writers have envisioned parallel universes and alternate worlds: utopias, dystopias, microscopic universes, worlds of the future, and invisible inner worlds. Drawing on a fascinating array of narratives about imaginary worlds beyond the physical world around us, the course examines the manifold nature of such worlds and the purposes for which artists and dreamers create them.


ENG 1143 - Writing for the Stage and Screen

An introduction to writing dramatic stories for the stage and screen with a focus on creative processes and techniques associated with creating modern, conventional stories for theater and film. Covers developing scripts, creating story ideas, writing and formatting dramatic scenes, and pitching film and stage projects to peers. The course includes analyzing dramatic literature and engaging in research of dramatic texts, as well as studying methods and theory regarding act-based plays and films.


ENG 2575  - Technical Writing

This course will have students use electronic media such as Internet, presentation, and graphics programs to communicate technical and scientific information to a variety of audiences via written and oral presentations. Students will also analyze readings in science and technology, study technical writing models, and practice collaborative research and presentation. Building on previous writing courses, this course will reinforce clarity of thinking and expression in effective and correct English.

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