Humanities and Writing - Courses

This Study Area includes courses in the following disciplines. Select a link below to jump to a specific area or scroll to browse the entire list of offerings.

• Acting
• Brewing
• Copyediting
• Core Writing Skills
• Creative Writing
• History, Politics & Culture
• Literature
• Technical Communication

Acting
Course Title
Acting II
Improv 101
Introduction to Acting

Brewing
Course Title
Brewing Program Information Session

Copyediting
Course Title
Copyediting I
Copyediting II
Copyediting III
Editing as a Business: How to Succeed on Your Own
Self-Editing for Fiction and Non-Fiction Writers

Core Writing Skills
Course Title
Grammar Lab
WordPress I: Introduction to Blogging
WordPress II: Building a Self-Hosted Site
WordPress IV: Designing a Portfolio Site
Writing Program Information Session

Creative Writing
Course Title
Creative Writing I
Developing Unforgettable Characters
Exploring Poetic Form
Forms of Poetry
How to Write a Self-Help or How-To Book
Make Your Story a Screenplay
Memoir Writing I
Novel Writing I
Novel Writing II
Personal Narrative Writing I
Personality that Ticks: Developing Character for Creative Non-Fiction and Memoir
Science Writing I
Science Writing II
Taking Pen in Hand: Basics for Creative Writers
Writers Workshop: Read and Critique
Writing Children's Picture Books
Writing Narrative Non-Fiction II
Writing by Heart
Writing for the Middle Grade/YA Reader

History, Politics & Culture
Course Title
Cultural Foods
Give Peace a Chance: The 1960s and Nonviolent Protests

Literature
Course Title
Beyond Catcher in the Rye:The Genius of J.D. Salinger, Part II
Existentialism: Thinking and Living the Authentic Life
Modern American Poetry: A World of Wonders
Shakespeare, the Globe and the World
Sirens and Screams: Ibsen, Munch and the Plight of the Modern Woman

Technical Communication
Course Title
Basics of Technical Editing
Tools for Technical Communicators
Webinar Skills for Technical Communicators