ClassInfo - Fall 2020 Writing Studies Classes

Fall 2020 | WRIT 4664W Section 075: Science, Medical, and Health Writing (33670)

Instructor(s): Molly Kessler
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: Completely Online
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:: jr or sr or grad student
Meets With:: WRIT 5664 Section 075
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020

Off Campus

Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:: Open (11 of 13 seats filled)
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2023
(Tentative) Fall 2022
(Tentative) Fall 2021

Course Catalog Description:: Read various kinds of science, medical, and health writing. Develop heuristics for science, medical, and health writing grounded in rhetorical theory. Research, draft, and write a variety of science, medical, and health genres for a range of audiences and print/digital outlets.
Class Notes:: MS in STC and TC graduate certificate students should register for WRIT 5664 instead.
Class Description:: This course explores the theories and practices of writing about science, medicine, and health (SMH). Students learn about genres of SMH communication including regulatory documents from the FDA, podcasts created by scientists for the public, patient blogs, and published research articles. The course also engages topics including accessibility, writing in regulated environments, writing for complex audiences, and engaging biomedical and scientific research in writing. Students are challenged to consider how language, science, biomedicine, and health intersect and how different stakeholders such as patients, healthcare providers, scientists, government officials, and insurance companies engage in SMH communication.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33670/1209
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 15 April 2020

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