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Opinion Writing for Science and Medicine
MMH 725

Jointly Offered with: Faculty of Arts & Sciences as ENGLISH CMOW

Course Information

Description

This course is a practicum in writing publishable op-eds on health, science, and injustice. Week by week we dissect how writers use investigations and essays to break through public and institutional indifference - on Medicaid privatization, racist terror, psychiatric abuse, homelessness, and the failures of child welfare. Students will reverse-engineer these pieces to understand not just what was said, but how. Then, through an iterative process of pitch-writing, peer critique, and rewriting, each student will develop a portfolio-ready op-ed on a topic of their choosing. They will also work with a small group on developing a group op-ed in parallel. Students will leave with a revised op-ed and a polished pitch suitable for submission. 

Class Notes

Class location: Countway 403

This class is jointly offered with the Faculty of Arts & Sciences as ENGLISH CMOW. 

Media, Medicine, and Health students should enroll in MMH 725. Cross registrants should submit a petition for 
ENGLISH CMOW.

School Harvard Medical School
Credits 2
Cross Reg

Not Available for Cross Registration

Course Component Lecture
Instruction Mode In Person
Grading Basis HMS Ordinal
Curriculum Phase N/A
Visiting Clerks N/A
Course Type N/A