EN334

Writing and Healing

HumanitiesUndergraduate

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