Course details

Name: ENWR - 250

Title: ST: WRITING ABOUT SCIENTIFIC ISSUES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Section: 02

Semester: Spring - 2013

Credits: 3

Description:
A huge general audience exists in the US for articles and books about many crucial scientific issues; from disease research to
space travel, undersea life to new technology,studies of the air we breathe to the chemicals we put in food and cosmetics. Magazine and book editors are looking for writers about these
and other scientific subjects.

This seminar style course is taught by a professional writer of both books and articles, and is designed for science students who wish to gain skills at communicating to the general
public, or for Journalism or English students. Students will choose their own areas of interest and perhaps try to get work published! We will critique each other’s work, study writing that
deals with science for a general audience, and learn how to get published in the real commercial world.
For more information on professor Bob Reiss,
go to bobreiss.com

This course is for science students who wish to gain skills at communicating to the general public, and for writing students who wish to be able to write about science for publication. This course fulfills the elective requirement for Journalism students and can serve as a free elective for science majors.

Last updated on By Harrison Kim (harrisonk)

Schedule: Monday From 2:30 pm To 5:00 pm

Graduation requirements:

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Teaching Faculty: Staff English Dept. (staff)

Is course canceled: No