WRIT 5664 is also offered in Fall 2023
WRIT 5664 is also offered in Fall 2022
WRIT 5664 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2022 | WRIT 5664 Section 001: Science, Medical, and Health Writing (21456)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
Online Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- honors or grad student
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
Open (7 of 8 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course explores the theories and practices of rhetoric and writing in 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.
- Class Notes:
- This course is primarily intended for graduate students in the STC MS program. Other students should contact the instructor for more information.
- 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/21456/1229
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 15 April 2020
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