Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: NEUROFICTIONS: NEUROSCIENCE IN JOURNALISM AND LITERATURE

Department: First-Year Writing Intensive

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The course will examine the impact that the genres of neuroscience research, science journalism, and literary fiction have on one another and on popular conceptions of the brain. Readings will include recent novels and various types of science writing, and assignments will analyze the translation of ideas across disciplinary boundaries. This course is eligible for credit toward the major in English.