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Course of Study: Writing / Literature

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Description: Provided by MIT, this free online writing course is all about the history of the essay and why it is important to know how to both read and write an essay properly before you can create one correctly yourself. Provided largely for those who are interested in the history of the essay, learners can gain a greater knowledge about the essay’s past through a mixture of writing and reading during this course.

Initially released in the Fall of 2005, this course, which is at the undergraduate level, was delivered by Prof. Rebecca Blevins Faery and was originally carried out over a period of 25 lectures, each lasting 1.5 hours each. Whilst it will be possible to carry out certain sections quicker than this if so preferred, all of the necessary materials are provided should you wish to work to the full 37.5 hours.