Envir. Change/Engaging the Pub

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Full Title - Environmental Change: Engaging the Public with Effective Science Writing. Course Description: Passionate about environmental and sustainability issues? Want to deepen your understanding of specific issues while improving your ability to effectively communicate about them? In this course, you will explore complex problems that arise from environmental change and examine questions such as: What are the implications of these changes? What causes them? And how can we address them? You will choose an environmental “beat” and conduct independent literature research on your topic to inform your writing. Each week, you will work on writing assignments meant for public audiences such as news summaries, blog posts, and op-Eds; in class, we will workshop student writing, which will help you hone your skills as an editor and writer. By the end of the course, you will have an interview-ready portfolio of writing samples that demonstrate your ability to communicate about complex environmental problems, as well as evidence of deepened knowledge of your chosen environmental “beat.” This course is a Calderwood Seminar in Public Writing, seminars which are offered at select colleges around the country. Attendance in the first class meeting is required to participate in this course.