Writing for Graduate School and Beyond

Catalog description

The five week long MAP Academic Writing Workshop introduces new graduate psychology students to the process of writing in an academic format and style. The workshop familiarizes the student with techniques for crafting academic essays and papers using American Psychological Association style (including correct citation and reference applications), structure, and scholarly research (developing research questions, locating peer reviewed journal articles, etc.). In addition, it instructs students in various techniques for creating and supporting their ideas. The course enforces what steps a student needs engage in when writing a paper, and will enrich their ability to write for their careers within the graduate psychology program and beyond. Writing is a craft requiring a multi-tiered process. Through this seminar, students will understand writing as a craft, along with developing good working habits, skills, and methods to assist in their academic endeavors.