This course focuses on science writing and the rhetorical dimensions of scientific work and how it is communicated to various audiences. The goals are to analyze scientific texts and popular science writing, learn techniques for communicating complex information, and understand science literacy at both individual and community levels. Students will complete weekly analyses of science stories, four writing projects that include analyzing and popularizing a scientific article, writing a news release, making an infographic, and developing a communication plan for a science issue. Attendance, participation, and turning assignments in on time are required.