HSCI 245 - Scientific Writing for the Health Sciences

3 Credit(s)

Prerequisites: ENGL 101 ; Minimum grade C+,TR; Must be completed prior to taking this course.
This course is a writing-intensive class that is centered on the types of writing required for professionals in the Health Sciences. Writing in a scientific voice requires the ability to access, evaluate, and interpret information and arguments in the sciences. Students develop skills in paraphrasing & summarizing written communication, as well as the ability to analyze experiments. This course will make extensive use of collaboration, peer review, & of repeated revision of drafts until a satisfactory level of writing is achieved. Students work throughout the course to develop an independent perspective on a scientific topic of interest.