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Undergraduate Bulletin 2016-2017 
    
Undergraduate Bulletin 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

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NUTR 420 - Introduction to Writing about Nutrition and Health

2 hours
This introductory course is designed to teach the basic skills necessary to write nutrition and health-related papers that are clear, accurate, and audience-appropriate. It is a practical review of writing and revision and will enable students to develop a clear, fluent, and readable style. The course will include both individual and collaborative exercises and will require several writing and editing assignments, as well as rewrites. This course has a focus on the key elements for writing for the web. We will consider how the Internet functions as a meeting space for different kinds of communities and the power it has regarding nutrition and health communications. The major assignment for this class will be to build your own specialized blog and to create a social media following for this blog.

Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing or enrollment in the AND certificate program..



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