{"id":16732,"date":"2020-09-14T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/english\/?p=16732"},"modified":"2021-10-06T16:25:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T20:25:20","slug":"is-eng-375-the-class-youve-been-looking-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/english\/blog\/2020\/09\/14\/is-eng-375-the-class-youve-been-looking-for\/","title":{"rendered":"The class you’ve been looking for!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seats still available in ENG 375 with Prof. Kathryn Gardiner<\/a> in Fall 2021!<\/em><\/h2>\n
Students in this immersive-learning course will be responsible for the digital community of Ball State Anthropology, English, History, Modern Languages and Classics, and Philosophy and Religious Studies, via social media, blog, weekly digest emails, a semi-annual alumni newsletter, etc. You will have the opportunity to get professional experience in editing\/publishing, content marketing, public relations, social media management, and strategic communications. You will work together in teams and with the instructor to plan marketing strategies, create, curate, and edit content, conduct user research, discuss best practices and analytics, and make changes to our practices. <\/em>Students will focus on writing and storytelling within a marketing context.\u00a0<\/em><\/section>\n
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\nMaintaining the digital communities will be your primary work. This class \u201ccounts\u201d as an internship in strategic communications. Continue reading to see how ENG 375 has impacted its students.\u00a0<\/em><\/section>\n

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Olivia Rowe, Telecommunications Major<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n
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My name is Olivia Rowe. I am a video concentration Telecommunications major with a minor in Film Screenwriting. When I first learned of ENG 375, I was intrigued. I\u2019d been working on social media for my job at a non-profit and wanted to develop my skills further. Even though I managed the accounts, I didn\u2019t have a great understanding of how to use social media for marketing purposes. ENG 375 would give me experience while still being a learning environment. I loved the concept of it being both workplace and classroom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Immersive learning has been my favorite aspect of attending Ball State. ENG 375 is an interconnected web of students working on different teams, collaborating, and working toward a common goal. This is what I love most about the class. I\u2019d encourage any student to take ENG 375 to gain the experience of working in a professional role while having the room to learn from the inevitable but valuable mistakes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

Claire Enk, Public History Major<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n
My name is Claire Enk, and I am a senior Public History major. I took ENG 375 because it allows me to connect to the History Department in a creative way. I\u2019ve run the @ballstatehist Instagram page and written weekly emails for the Humanities departments. ENG 375 is a class that has connected me to the Humanities community on campus and provided me with marketing and communications skills.<\/div>\n
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To be honest, I didn\u2019t think I would be very good at communications since I had never done anything like it before, but I have immensely enjoyed this class! In fact, I am now considering communications as a career option. You don\u2019t need any prior communications or marketing experience at all. Humanities majors have communications skills already; ENG 375 just shows you how to use them effectively and intentionally. I love ENG 375 because it utilizes both research and creativity while also preparing you for life after college.<\/p>\n

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