PRL1001 Writing for Public Relations (FOART)

Semester 1 (ONC)Toowoomba (ONC)Springfld (EXT)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (Public Relations) Band 3A

Pre-requisite: PRL1002 and PRL1003

Synopsis

Students will be introduced to the basics of public relations writing including the concepts of good writing, techniques for persuasive writing and finding and generating newsworthy information. They will study how to write media releases for the print and electronic media, feature articles, backgrounders, brochures, newsletters and speeches. The major emphasis of the course is on developing practical public relations skills.