Help Search the entire MIT website. The Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies provides students the opportunity to experiment with writing as a craft and as a means of self-expression. The program helps prepare students to communicate the results of their work forcefully and clearly to members of their professions and to larger audiences. All subjects in the program emphasize the development of writing skills and strategies. Some subjects, including those at advanced levels and those offered for distribution, require substantial reading.
All subjects require repeated writing and revision.
In addition, manuscripts are typically discussed in workshops and receive the written commentary of the instructor. Students are encouraged to schedule private conferences with their instructors. Concentrations in Writing establish a course of intensive study for prose, poetry, and fiction writers, or for engineers and scientists who expect writing to play a key role in their career development. The Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies offers two undergraduate programs leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Writing. This curriculum offers students a great deal of flexibility in designing their programs.