EN334

Writing and Healing

Humanities Undergraduate

Credits

3

Course Description

This interdisciplinary advanced writing course emphasizes the cognitive and emotional benefits of creative writing for diverse populations, including patients and caregivers. Students read and analyze a range of literature such as personal essays, poems, short 152 stories as well as a wide variety of nonfiction works within psychology, sociology, and medical studies. By the end of this course, students will have gained a deep understanding of the therapeutic aspects of writing. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in Regis' annual Writing and Trauma Conference. Prerequisites: EN 105, EN 106, with a grade of B or above, and/or the recommendation of a professor who has seen evidence of the student's writing abilities

Academic Level

Undergraduate

School

School of Arts and Sciences