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Outbreak! On Reading Narratives of Infectious Disease

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
TuTh 11a.m. – 12:15p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W01-0009 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
TuTh 11a.m. – 12:15p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W01-0009
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

English 268 is designed to draw students from across all majors to the humanities by focusing on an issue that impacts everyone: infectious diseases, and the stories that are told about them. The material in the course comes from many sources: archival documents, the science of epidemiology, accounts in creative non-fiction, and works of imaginative literature. The class will visit historical sites and perform their own archival research in the Massachusetts state archives. This is a hands-on, interactive course designed with the support of the Mellon foundation.

Guest registration opens August 18

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

Wheatley-Peters W01-0009

General Ed Requirements

Humanities

Enrolled / Capacity

25 / 25

Status

Closed

Instructor

Anna Penner

Tuition*

$2065 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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