Focuses on interviews, writing, reviews, and general articles for print media, and submitting them for publication. Students learn about the audience and the demands of each genre, as well as editing skills and the rigor of deadlines.

Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 2E or 2LK; upper-division standing.

4

Units

Letter

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Upper division only

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
WILLIAMS A M
Alison Williams
3.5
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Winter 2024 . Williams A M
BUCHN1934
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11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Winter 2024 . Hirsch S A
BUCHN1934
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12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
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WRIT 107M Williams A M Winter 2023 Total: 23
WRIT 107M Williams A M Spring 2022 Total: 24
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3.5
WRIT107M . Williams A M 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

prof williams was great and she really cared about developing the students' writing. the class could be a lot of work at times, but the material was super interesting so it never felt overwhelming! writ107m has been my favorite class at ucsb so far. definitely recommend if you're interested in magazine writing or just creative writing in general!

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WRIT107M . Williams A M 2 Years Ago

Completely unprofessional. She was outright rude to students on a public forum and said things like "I'm only reading this because I have to" and "are you allergic to paragraphs". She was completely arrogant and condescending. Not to mention the work was overwhelming with little to no feedback besides rude comments.

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WRIT107M . Williams A M 3 Years Ago

Such a kind professor and you can tell she really cares. One of the few classes that I feel will actually apply to my professional and personal life, and I have learned more about writing in this class than any other class I've taken in college. Engaging topics and a lot of range in terms of what you want to write about.

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WRIT107P . Williams A M 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

Super knowledgeable professor. Would sometimes go on tangents, but overall I learned a lot about PR and feel like a much better writer. You have the freedom to write about any company you're passionate about, which was fun. Also learned a bit about design and graphics. Not too much work, I would take her class again.

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WRIT107P . Williams A M 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

RUN FAR AWAY. She ALWAYS went off on a tangent. Literally one girl asked a question and she spent the entire class answering it ToT. The due dates were confusing, her class was unorganized. She didn't follow her own course schedule, didn't even explain the assignments. Don't take her class ToT

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WRIT107P . Williams A M 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

taking this class showed me why PR is a dying industry. lecture = unorganized rambling. you'll wish you had a clone to sit in for you. if someone asks a question she'll talk about 5 other different things for 20 minutes to answer. reading responses have confusing due dates (she acknowledged this and changed stuff around, so that's good at least).

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WRIT 107M
24 / 23 Full
Magazine Writing for Publication
Sarah Hirsch 4.9
T R
08:00 AM - 09:15 AM
73.4% A
WRIT 107M
0 / 25 Closed
Magazine Writing for Publication
T B A
T R
12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
73.4% A
WRIT 107B
25 / 25 Full
Business and Administrative Writing
Brian Ernst 4.9
M W
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
69.7% A
WRIT 107DJ
25 / 25 Full
Digital Journalism
Tymoteusz Chajdas 3.8
T R
12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
69.1% A
WRIT 107A
18 / 25 Enrolled
Writing for Accounting Economics
Jennifer Johnson 4.7
M W
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
71.5% A
WRIT 107P
0 / 25 Closed
Writing for Public Relations
Alison Williams 3.5
T R
14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
55.9% A
WRIT 107B
25 / 25 Full
Business and Administrative Writing
Patrick McHugh 4.6
M W
12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
69.7% A
WRIT 107EP
23 / 23 Full
Writing for Environmental Professions
Nikityn D
T R
15:30 PM - 16:45 PM
78.7% A