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From big-budget superheroes to critically acclaimed dramas, many of pop culture’s most entertaining stories originated from comic books and graphic novels. Through their unique marriage of words and pictures, comics can be a magical yet accessible form of…
Science fiction and fantasy novels are immensely popular and have inspired some of our most beloved, successful and long-lived media franchises. But speculative novels are challenging to write due to their complex settings, their need to orient readers to an…
In 1967, an American sociologist named Robert Bellah published an article claiming that—alongside churches, synagogues, mosques and temples—there also existed “an elaborate and well-institutionalized civil religion in America.” He observed that Americans…
This course provides an overview of central biotechnology engineering topics covering the various approaches on how to engineer products using genes and genome, recombinant DNA technology and genomics, microbiology biotechnology, plant biotechnology, animal…
Does your project need a director, cinematographer, screenwriter, actor, producer, composer, or other crew member? Would you like to meet other like-minded students who have the same business or career goals as you? Join us for a free networking event to meet…
David Mamet said, “If you’re bored by a scene, so is your audience.” Every scene in a script serves a purpose. When they are character-driven, they keep us emotionally invested and engaged with the story. Individual scenes have a lot of moving pieces, from…
In this short introductory workshop designed for beginners, you learn the key building blocks for a writing a structurally solid screenplay. You begin by refining your story idea by studying and workshopping the elements that make for a successful logline.…
Crime novel of all types—be they cozies, hard-boiled or thrillers—often appear on the bestseller lists. But mysteries are challenging novels to write due to their complex plots, the necessity of planting of clues and red herrings, and the unraveling of the…
You have the dream—I've always wanted to write a children's picture book. But...how? This inspiring class offers you practical tools to help you realize that dream. It includes writing exercises, examples of current picture books, behind-the-scenes stories,…
Join us for a free information session about our Sustainability Certificate. If you are a career changer or looking to enhance your skills, meet with the program staff during our interactive Q&A session that will also include an explanation of the…
This course introduces the challenges and opportunities for creative, impactful medical device engineering that meets FDA regulation. It includes examples of current device development and identifies the medical and technical frontiers of this industry.…
Television storytelling is undergoing significant shifts in the early twenty-first century, but the basics of structuring satisfying narratives are rooted in human psychology and are timeless. This vigorous ten-week course exposes and explores the…
Novice storytellers tend to associate the quality of a story with the quality of its prose. While a clear and concise style will facilitate understanding, the commercial success of “poorly written” books demonstrates that good storytelling, the kind of…
The Prose Poem is either a profound paradox or an absurdist joke—in your tiny handheld mirror is an even smaller figure repeating a question as if it were a riddle: “A poetry freed from the definition of poetry, and a prose free of the necessities of…
This course reinforces and introduces additional key geographic concepts and techniques related to the theory and application of geographic information systems (GIS). Topics such as geographic coordinate systems, automation, geoprocessing, raster data…
This course introduces the methods, techniques, and considerations behind geographic data visualization and GIS mapping. The first and most significant portion of the course covers best practices for cartographic design, including topics and techniques…
This course is a project-based exploration of advanced topics in GIS and geospatial technology, with a focus upon spatial data analysis and visualization techniques. Students complete a series of hands-on weekly projects, each of which focuses upon the use of…
Discusses the work of journalists and media creators today in relation to emerging industry realities. Explores real-world aspects of planning, pitching and executing stories and content on a variety of platforms. Students come away with a nuanced and…
This class is primarily geared to writers who have never translated before or who are just getting started in the process. You should have a basic or working knowledge of another language, but you definitely need not be fluent or even a comfortable speaker.…
Course addresses topics such as news judgment, analysis and ethics, challenges investigating and reporting the news, artificial intelligence, and evolving approaches to writing, media creation, and news distribution. Students leave the course with a basic…
Students learn to cultivate sources, conduct tough interviews, how to organize an investigative story, navigate artificial intelligence, and other skills common to on-the-ground journalists. Assignments and discussions require deeper analysis with students…
Often overlooked in traditional design and architecture courses, the women designers of the twentieth century have had a profound influence upon the way we perceive; experience; and enjoy our built environments, interiors, and decorative objects. This course…
This course satisfies the final requirement for Certificate in Creative Writing candidates by providing a structured environment in which to engage in activities that help writers move from workshop feedback reliance toward self-directed writing and revision.…
Experienced Agile professionals are in high demand across all industries. This course provides comprehensive instruction in the nine popular Agile methodologies for students to stay relevant and sought after. Students learn to compare traditional project…
The use of Agile is quickly becoming the new norm. This course covers SCRUM and Kanban as the most popular agile and lean processes for enabling fast delivery of projects while shifting culture to teamwork, collaboration and continuous improvement. Students…
The six-week course discusses the different fundamental areas of nonprofit operations. Weekly topic discussions include board of directors development, staff training, program design and management, grants, audits, and financial analytics and projections.
Scaling Agile is difficult, with a lack of available experienced professionals. This course covers essential concepts and processes to implement Agile within large enterprises, including planning and prioritization, discipline, project management, distributed…
This course focuses on such issues as environment and health, disaster, the ecosystem, environmental policy, sustainability, environmental justice, environmental risk, globalization, ecofeminism, environmental attitudes and behaviors, the social construction…
This course provides insight about the tools, techniques and strategies needed to develop content that draws in your target audience along their consumer journey, optimize your website architecture and build inbound links to improve search rankings. Learn…
In 1933, Jews represented less than 1% of Germany's population. And yet, Hitler, Goebbels, and the Nazi propaganda machine persuaded educated, civilized Germans that this valuable, productive minority was an insidious and deadly bacillus threatening the life…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is arguably the most famous prodigy in the history of classical music, having established himself as an accomplished performer on keyboard and violin and a budding composer as early as age five. However, his musical legacy extends far…
Videogame players demand deep stories with rich characters, as hits such as Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, and The Last of Us prove. Further, the rise of touch-screen devices of all sizes opens up exciting new innovations for storytelling techniques. In…
Candidates for the Certificate in Literary Representation and Certificate in Editing and Publishing complete 100 hours of internship work for a pre-approved literary agency or publisher. Over the course of the internship, they gain a practical understanding…
Literary agents are uniquely positioned in the publishing world to have their hands in many facets of the book process, from a book's inception through to finished copies and publicity. This course begins with an overview of the Agency Agreement, the contract…
An editor’s job includes not only improving the mechanics of writing but identifying places where content isn’t working or needs revision and development. This skill is also invaluable for writers, who can use it to shape their own work or to make extra money…
This course gives students an overview of copyediting processes involved in preparing a manuscript for editorial review or publication. Appropriate for writers of all genres and those seeking to develop professional skills in copyediting, students learn best…
Created for the beginning writer, this course explores the various genres within the category of children's picture books, including nonfiction, writing in rhyme, classics and concept books for young children. Writing exercises focus on improving fundamental…
For those with some previous training in poetry, this intermediate workshop focuses on creating work which emphasizes lyrical and innovative language, personal insight and individual voice. In addition, you refine your knowledge of a number of the craft's…
This course explores the unlimited possibilities of creative nonfiction, which embraces forms of creative writing such as personal essay, memoir, profiles and more. Working with the same techniques as fiction, including artful language choices, dialogue,…
Sometimes the best stories are true. To help you turn your personal experiences, anecdotes from everyday life and family stories into compelling narratives, this workshop teaches beginning writers the basic elements of good storytelling. You learn how to…
The short story, one of the most challenging of all literary forms, requires the precision and imagistic intensity of poetry combined with novelistic elements of structure, setting and characterization. This workshop helps you to realize your fictional…
Focusing on close textual analysis and intensive writing practice, you create two short stories and revise one in this ten-week workshop. Weekly lectures on technique, analysis of published stories and in-depth instructor, and peer critique develop and deepen…
It is said that all of us have locked inside at least one good story to tell. Through lectures on craft, short writing exercises, assignments and discussion, you learn how to tell yours. Topics include plot, point-of-view, setting, description, conflict,…
This dynamic and rigorous Master Class in Novel Writing is designed for those serious about revising and polishing their novels and getting published. The nine-month, 30-week structure allows for intensely individual instruction, peer critiques from a…
For students who have completed Novel IV, this intensive workshop is specifically directed toward refining an advanced manuscript into a polished novel. The focus is on structural and thematic aspects and the maintenance of the author's unique voice. You work…
For students with at least 100 pages of a novel, this advanced workshop focuses on elements of technique and vision necessary for a work to be considered complete. You receive intensive instructor and peer critiques of manuscript chapters and their relation…
For those with a minimum of 50 pages of a novel-in-progress, this workshop guides you to generate at least 50 new pages, as well as learn essential self-editing techniques with the instructor and peers reviewing each participant's project in detail.…
Armed with your overall concept and first chapter, you continue to develop your knowledge of craft by writing scenes using characters and situations from the projected novel and workshopping your in-progress work. Mini-lectures on the art of the novel,…
That novel is inside you waiting to emerge, but knowing how and where to start can be daunting. This course provides you with weekly assignments, group interaction and instructor feedback to help you explore various methods of writing your first novel while…
Do you aspire to write creatively but don't know where to start? This supportive workshop provides you with many techniques to motivate and guide you. You learn how to transform observation and personal experience into imaginative prose, create dynamic…