Writing and Humanistic Studies

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The MIT Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies gives students the opportunity to learn the techniques, forms, and traditions of several kinds of writing, from basic expository prose to more advanced forms of non-fictional prose, fiction and poetry, science writing, scientific and technical communication and digital media. Read more about Writing and Humanistic Studies at MIT.

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 Course #Course TitleTerm
 
21W.730-1Expository Writing: Exploring Social and Ethical Issues through Film and PrintFall 2002
 
21W.730-1Expository Writing: Social and Ethical Issues in Print, Photography and FilmFall 2005
 
21W.730-2The Creative SparkFall 2004
 
21W.730-3Expository Writing: Autobiography - Theory and PracticeSpring 2001
 
21W.730-3Consumer CultureFall 2002
 
21W.730-3Writing and the EnvironmentSpring 2005
 
21W.730-4Expository Writing: Analyzing Mass MediaSpring 2001
 
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21W.730-4Writing on Contemporary Issues: Food for Thought: Writing and Reading about the Cultures of FoodFall 2008
 
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21W.730-5Writing on Contemporary Issues: Imagining the FutureFall 2007
 
21W.730-5Writing on Contemporary Issues: Culture Shock! Writing, Editing, and Publishing in CyberspaceFall 2008
 
21W.731-1Writing and Experience: Exploring Self in SocietySpring 2004
 
21W.731-4Writing and ExperienceSpring 2002
 
21W.732-1Introduction to Technical Communication: Perspectives on Medicine and Public HealthSpring 2007
 
21W.732-2Intro to Tech CommunicationFall 2002
 
21W.732-2Introduction to Technical Communication: Ethics in Science and TechnologyFall 2006
 
21W.732-5Introduction to Technical Communication: Explorations in Scientific and Technical WritingFall 2006
 
21W.734JWriting About LiteratureFall 2006
 
21W.735Writing and Reading the EssayFall 2004
 
21W.735Writing and Reading the EssayFall 2005
 
21W.739JDarwin and DesignFall 2002
 
21W.739JDarwin and DesignFall 2003
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21W.742JWriting About RaceSpring 2007
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21W.742JWriting About Race: Narratives of MultiracialityFall 2008
 
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21W.745Advanced Essay WorkshopSpring 2008
 
21W.746Humanistic Perspectives on Medicine: From Ancient Greece to Modern AmericaSpring 2005
 
21W.747RhetoricSpring 2005
 
21W.747-1RhetoricFall 2006
 
21W.747-1RhetoricSpring 2006
 
21W.747-2Rhetoric: Rhetoric of ScienceSpring 2006
 
21W.747-3Classical Rhetoric and Modern PoliticsSpring 2006
 
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21W.749Documentary Photography and Photo Journalism: Still Images of A World In MotionSpring 2002
 
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21W.755Writing and Reading Short StoriesFall 2006
 
21W.756Writing and Reading PoemsFall 2006
 
21W.765JTheory and Practice of Non-linear and Interactive NarrativeSpring 2003
 
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21W.765JInteractive and Non-Linear Narrative: Theory and PracticeSpring 2004
 
21W.765JInteractive and Non-Linear Narrative: Theory and PracticeSpring 2006
 
21W.772Digital PoetryFall 2005
 
21W.775Writing about Nature and Environmental IssuesFall 2006
 
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21W.777The Science EssaySpring 2008
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21W.777The Science EssaySpring 2009
 
21W.780Communicating in Technical OrganizationsFall 2001
 
21W.780Communicating in Technical OrganizationsSpring 2005
 
21W.780Communicating in Technical OrganizationsSpring 2006
 
21W.783Science and Engineering Writing for Phase IIFall 2002
 
21W.784Becoming Digital: Writing About Media ChangeFall 2005
 
21W.785Communicating in CyberspaceFall 2003
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