Turning Science into Stories

Explores the craft of turning science into stories, starting with an examination of award-winning works that will include magazine and news stories, plus quick-paced books, movies and documentaries—all of which employed a story-arc format to transform science into digestible, compelling and mind-expanding narratives. Students will then try their own hand at turning concepts in science into storytelling, using a range of techniques. This course is designed for science and health majors interested in sharpening their writing and storytelling skills, and for journalism majors interested in writing about science.