Applied Learning Opportunities

A course designed to develop news and media literacy skills.

This course produces the Writing Waves journal.

Interested in professional editing and publishing? Join the Writing Waves editorial team! This practicum course gives you hands-on experience in everything from soliciting and evaluating submissions to editing and document design. You will be more than just another student in another class, you will be an active member of the editorial board of a journal with a readership of over 500 global downloads per month. Gain valuable industry experience that you can add to your resume!

Check it out at Writing Waves and contact Dr. Kelly Medina-Lopez with any questions. Come write the wave with us!

Students will explore what graduate schools are good options for their future plans and workshop their applications.

Students will workshop papers and develop skills in professional writing for the workplace.

This course allows students to hone their public speaking and presentation skills.

Interpersonal language skills, active listening, nonverbal communication, the role of communication in conflict, and the power of effective communication to strengthen interpersonal relationships and to build cultural competencies are emphasized.

Students will gain hands-on experience producing CSUMB's literary magazine, In the Ords.

This is a collaborative elective seminar focused on the craft of editing, producing, and publishing a literary arts journal. We will explore all of the components of this field, including selecting a staff, building a brand, finding funding, seeking submissions, developing design and layout, launching an issue, and dealing with important ethical issues along the way.

This course is an interactive introductory course on the art of spoken word and performance poetry. We will study poetry slam, collaboration and writing with an audience in mind. This course will examine the works of accomplished spoken word artists and will call on students to produce, workshop and perform their own poems. Page to Stage will shatter the wall between page and stage by linking the two!

This is a course designed specifically for students who are interested in exploring law school after completing their undergraduate degree. Open to all students--at all levels and in all majors--this course explores the roles of attorneys in society, how to prepare for law school success, the law school application process (including preparing for the Law School Admissions Test-LSAT), and various career opportunities for attorneys--from civil to criminal law.

Provides students an opportunity to earn academic credit for a hands-on learning experience in the community, in any area related to legal studies. Working with the course instructor, students research and secure their own internship sites, then complete 100 hours on site. Students in past semesters have interned with local non-profit organizations, law firms, the Monterey County District Attorney's office, the Public Defender, local police departments, courts and other agencies.

By enrolling in an internship course students can gain hands-on experience in the industry of choice. These experiences often lead to employment opportunities and make students more competitive in the job market. Students can choose to complete 30 or 60 hours at an approved site. Instructor consent it required.