Overview

How To Write About Yourself...so that someone else wants to read it! This is the heart of this Coursera specialization in Memoir and Personal Essay. The Memoir and Personal Essay - Write About Yourself Specialization is offered by Coursera in partnership with Wesleyan University.

Masters of both genres share tips, prompts, exercises, readings and challenges to help every writer imagine, construct and write compelling pieces of non-fiction's most popular form: the personal narrative.

Skills You Will Gain

Essay Writing

Creativity

Non-fiction Writing

Storytelling

Writing

English Language

Creative Writing

memoir

Advance your subject-matter expertise

Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts

Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects

Develop a deep understanding of key concepts

Earn a career certificate from Wesleyan University

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Memoir and Personal Essay: Managing Your Relationship with the Reader

Writing in First Person Point of View

Writing a Personal Essay

Writing Stories About Ourselves

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 1 months
- 10 hrs/week

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

Language

English

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Mountain View, United States

Disciplines

Creative Writing Literature View 39 other Short Courses in Creative Writing in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Beginner Level

No prior experience required.

Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
Out-of-State

Free

Additional Details

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Funding

Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project.

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