COMM 3020

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COMM 3020
Science Writing for the Media

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

How to write about science, technology, and medicine for the media. Writing assignments focus on writing news for web sites, blogs, magazines, and other media.


Prerequisites First-year Writing Seminar (FWS) or equivalent.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: seniors, juniors, and sophomores.

Distribution Requirements (WRT-AG), (SSC-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022FA

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to define science news.
  • Students will be able to identify audiences for science news and target your writing to them.
  • Students will be able to write basic science news stories.
  • Students will be able to report and write science feature stories.
  • Students will be able to explain key constraints on and opportunities for science journalism, including changes in science journalism as it adapts to a new media world.
  • Students will be able to investigate current topics of concern to the science journalism community.
  • Students will be able to discuss the social context in which science journalism operates.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 3020

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7847 COMM 3020   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Guruianu, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person