JRNL 3630 — Magazine Writing
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: M/ThBostonTraditional
Covers writing and freelancing magazine articles; analyzing magazines as markets; and selecting the best feature format—how-to-do-it, profile, personal experience, human interest, interpretive pieces, and others. Requires a firm grasp of journalistic concepts, including advanced reporting and writing skills; a prior journalistic co-op or internship or experience writing for a school, online, or professional publication is preferred.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 80% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 92% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 75% | 3.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 61% · T 39% · W 0% · Th 61% · F 0%
Common patterns: MR (61% of sections), T (39% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Carlene Hempel (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Caleb Gayle (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (JRNL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All JRNL courses · Plan it at numap.app