GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN
SCIENCE WRITING ONLINE/LOW-RESIDENCY
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The Johns Hopkins Science Writing Program aims to create the next generation of writers and editors who will help the public understand increasingly complex issues in science, medicine, public health, nature, and technology. We offer a five-course Graduate Certificate or a nine-course Master of Arts in Science Writing. While both follow a new online / low-residency format featuring online courses and brief onsite Residencies, they arise from more than two decades of Hopkins success in teaching science writing in Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD. Study Online at Your Own Pace: Our online / lowresidency format allows Science Writing students from across the nation and around the world to stay at home while they earn an accredited degree or certificate from a prominent university. Compare Us Carefully: Our online courses offer individual help and group interaction. The MA can be completed fully online except for a brief onsite Residency. The Certificate is available fully
WHO WILL TEACH YOU
Our faculty members are experienced, award-winning writers and editors, aided by visitors from National Geographic, The Washington Post, NPR, Smithsonian, Science, The New York Times, and other organizations. Our students also have met with winners of the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants submit application materials online, including a Statement of Purpose, writing samples, transcripts of previous academic work, and other materials. A background in science is helpful but not required.
online, with a Residency optional. Students who want more face-to-face interaction can take an extra Residency. Inspiring Residencies: These intensive courses of seven to ten days feature onsite experiences in science, medicine, or technology. In 2012, our students witnessed coastal research in Maine. In 2013, we spent a week inside world-famous Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. In 2014, students explored science policy and funding on Capitol Hill, at the White House, and elsewhere in Washington, DC. We’ve also held residencies on nature and place-based writing at Shenandoah National Park, and on the environmental challenges confronting the Chesapeake Bay. The Result: Our graduates succeed as authors, freelancers, reporters, editors, or teachers, work at prominent publications, and build careers in journalism or in communications at agencies, non-profits and companies. Come join our community!
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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Please visit advanced.jhu.edu/sciencewriting for a complete list of application requirements.
OUR EXCITING RESIDENCIES
» M edicine in Action in Baltimore: Students spend a week inside Johns Hopkins Hospital with nurses, doctors, and patients, witnessing the front lines of modern medicine and medical research.
» In the Field in Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, Maine: We visit an island, hear from researchers, stop by world-renowned Jackson Laboratories, and experience Acadia’s grandeur.
» S cience Policy, Funding, and Politics in Washington, DC: On Capitol Hill, at the White House, and throughout federal agencies, students learn how policy, funding, and private/public interests interact and sometimes conflict.
» N ature, Place, and the Environment in Shenandoah National Park: Amidst the peace and beauty of some of the planet’s oldest, most beautiful mountains, students explore their writing voices and the latest conservation and environmental issues.
» S cience in Action in Washington, DC, and Baltimore: We go inside famous labs and scientific sites, including a NASA center that constructs spacecraft, to witness and write about cutting-edge research.
» O n the Bay: From a base in Annapolis, Maryland, students take excursions on and around the Chesapeake Bay to learn about the environmental pressures on the nation’s largest estuary.
Our online courses feature small class sizes, group interaction, and individual feedback led by an instructor. Most lessons online are asynchronous, meaning students can complete their work at their convenience during a defined lesson period — usually one week. Students do not “attend” class at a certain time each week.
writing exercises, analysis of essays, articles, or books, and other work. Writing and longer reading assignments are spread out over a course.
INNOVATIVE ONLINE LEARNING
Lessons might include video lectures, reading assignments, class discussion, instructor Q&A,
FINANCIAL AID
Instructors are available for group and private interaction, and some courses offer live, video/audio discussions or guest lectures that students can plan to attend digitally regardless of their location.
Office of Student Financial Services can provide assistance with: » Understanding the eligibility for federal » For more information, please visit: student aid advanced.jhu.edu/finaid or email aapfinaid@jhu.edu » Determining your federal loan options » Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Melissa Hendricks Science Writing Program Coordinator mhendri1@jhu.edu Elise Levine Program Director, MA in Writing 202.452.0758 eliselevine@jhu.edu CONTACT ADMISSIONS aapinfo@jhu.edu 202.452.1940 800.847.3330
advanced.jhu.edu updated as of 11/2016
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