SCRIPTS FOR TRAVEL (CM3033)

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This course will focus on approaches to writing about travel and cultures of places. Emphasize will be place on developing unique writing styles and “voices” and contributing articles to the Peacock magazine and Peacock Plume website Travel page. Students will gain insight into the changing set of processes linked to the practice of commodified travel and the way space for tourist use is represented and used. Urban place-making and branding strategies are examined as part of the journalistic approach to travel writing.

Code: 
CM3033
Name: 
SCRIPTS FOR TRAVEL
Discipline: 
CM (Communications)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
(CM1011 OR CM1011CCR) OR CM1023 OR EN1010 OR (EN2020 OR EN2020CCE)
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Creation of understanding of mediated communication's role in the formation of socio-cultural identities, both in nation states and trans-culturally
  2. Development of in-depth knowledge of theoretical foundations and recent developments in the field of commodified travel, and hence participate in preparing certain students for post-graduate study
  3. Expand practical skills applicable for students' careers in communication fields
  4. Improvement of certain global media literacy skills (oral presentations using proprietary software, use of digital platforms to share and develop work)

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