# Course to take for op-ed writing **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 19, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/course-to-take-for-op-ed-writing/427095 "2007-11-19T22:21:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Polerius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/course-to-take-for-op-ed-writing/427095/1 "2007-11-19T22:21:12Z")
If I want to learn how to write a good opinion piece (e.g. the ones you see in newspapers or magazines), are there any writing courses specifically tailored for that? If not, what types of writing course would be best suited for this? ---
**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/course-to-take-for-op-ed-writing/427095/2 "2007-11-19T22:45:41Z")
I had a college course called Expository Writing that was right along those lines. ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/course-to-take-for-op-ed-writing/427095/3 "2007-11-20T01:15:54Z")
Check a college with a journalism school. Mine has a course called “Editorial and opinion writing.” ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/course-to-take-for-op-ed-writing/427095/4 "2007-11-20T01:34:19Z")
While the OP is certainly looking for factual info, I think Cafe Society is a better fit. Moved. **samclem** GQ moderator