Science Writing

Catalog description

This course focuses on the idea of “science accommodation,” or making complex scientific subjects more accessible to the general public or science writing for popular audiences. Readings include technical reports, original research studies, literature reviews, and abstracts, alongside memoirs, fiction, and poetry with medical, environmental, and scientific content. Assignments may include articles for popular audiences, literature reviews, abstracts, social media campaigns, posters, or creative writing drawn from scientific research. Students engage in several writing projects (one of which may be community-based) for different audiences and purposes. This course is distinct from Scientific Writing, which is technical in nature