Comparative Media Studies / Writing

2026–2027

107 courses

21W.011Writing and Rhetoric: Rhetoric and Contemporary Issues
21W.012Writing and Rhetoric: Food for Thought
21W.013Writing and Rhetoric: Introduction to Contemporary Rhetoric
21W.014Writing and Rhetoric: Exploring Visual Media
21W.015Writing and Rhetoric: Communication and Sports
21W.016Writing and Rhetoric: Community and Change in the World
21W.021Writing and Experience: MIT Inside, Live
21W.022Writing and Experience: Reading and Writing Autobiography
21W.023Writing and Experience: Autobiography and Society
21W.024Writing and Experience: Autobiographical Storytelling
21W.031Science Writing and New Media: Explorations in Communicating about Science and Technology
21W.034Science Writing and New Media: Perspectives on Public Health
21W.035Science Writing and New Media: Elements of Science Writing for the Public
21W.036Science Writing and New Media: Writing and the Environment
21W.041Writing About Literature
21W.042Writing with Shakespeare
21W.051Emotional Intelligence and Team Communication
21W.217Workshop in Strategies for Effective Teaching (ELS)
21W.218Workshop in Strategies for Effective Teaching (ELS)
21W.219Foundations of Academic and Professional Writing (ELS)
21W.220Foundations of Academic and Professional Writing (ELS)
21W.221Communicating in American Culture (ELS)
21W.222Expository Writing for Bilingual Students
21W.223Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation (ELS)
21W.224Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation (ELS)
21W.225Advanced Workshop in Writing for Science and Engineering (ELS)
21W.226Advanced Workshop in Writing for Science and Engineering (ELS)
21W.227Advanced Workshop in Writing for Social Sciences and Architecture (ELS)
21W.228Advanced Workshop in Writing for Social Sciences and Architecture (ELS)
21W.232Advanced Speaking and Critical Listening Skills (ELS)
21W.233Advanced Speaking and Critical Listening Skills (ELS)
21W.237MIT Out Loud: Public Speaking for Bilingual Students
21W.238Professional Communication in the Digital Realm: Social Media and Artificial Intelligence for Bilingual Students (ELS)
21W.239Professional Communication in the Digital Realm: Social Media and Artificial Intelligence for Bilingual Students (ELS)
21W.240Imagining English: Creative Writing for Bilingual Students (ELS)
21W.725Gender, Myth, and Magic
21W.729Engineering Communication in Context
21W.731-1Writing and Experience: Exploring Self in Society
21W.733Debating About Society and Engineering
21W.734Writing About Literature
21W.735Writing and Reading the Essay
21W.738Intersectional Feminist Memoir
21W.739Darwin and Design
21W.740Writing Autobiography and Biography
21W.741Black Matters: Introduction to Black Studies
21W.742Writing about Race
21W.743Memoir and Media: Crafting Voice and Meaning
21W.744The Art of Comic Book Writing
21W.745Advanced Essay Workshop
21W.747Rhetoric
21W.747-2Rhetoric: Rhetoric of Science
21W.748Apocalyptic Storytelling
21W.752Making Documentary: Audio, Video, and More
21W.754Playwriting Fundamentals
21W.755Writing and Reading Short Stories
21W.756Writing and Reading Poems
21W.757Fiction Workshop
21W.758Genre Fiction Workshop
21W.759Writing Science Fiction
21W.762Poetry Workshop
21W.763Transmedia Storytelling: Modern Science Fiction
21W.764Computational and Experimental Writing Workshop
21W.765Interactive Narrative
21W.766Writing Fantasy
21W.768Games and Culture
21W.770Advanced Fiction Workshop
21W.771Advanced Poetry Workshop
21W.773Writing Longer Fiction
21W.774Playwriting Methods
21W.775Writing about Nature and Environmental Issues
21W.776Screenwriting
21W.777Science Writing in Contemporary Society
21W.778Science Journalism
21W.779The Modern Newsroom: Principles and Practices
21W.780Writing the Full-Length Play
21W.781Race, Place, and Modernity in the Americas
21W.786Social Justice and The Documentary Film
21W.787Film, Music, and Social Change: Intersections of Media and Society
21W.788South Asian America: Transnational Media, Culture, and History
21W.790Short Attention Span Documentary