MCM 201: Critical and Reviewing Writing

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students will:

1. define critical and Review writing as a specialize form of media writing;
2. explain the different principles of review writing;
3. outline the functions of critical and review writing; discuss the approaches, components and techniques of critical writing and how to write critical articles and reviews on the fine and popular arts;
4. list the different works of art for review; and
5. explain and appreciate fine and popular arts and apply the basic principles of criticism in reporting and evaluating them.

Course Contents

Prerequisite; news writing or consent of instructor; theory and practice of reviewing the lively arts for a daily newspaper, students write reviews of plays, movies, television programmes, musical and dance events. This course examines critical and review writing as a specialize form of media writing; highlighting the different principles of review writing; functions of critical and review writing; approaches, components and techniques of critical writing and how to write critical articles and reviews on fine and popular arts; and different works of art for review. It also examines fine and popular arts and the basic principles of criticism in reporting and evaluating them