Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Communication

Science Communication, Graduate Certificate


Academic Information

Climate change, emerging diseases, dramatic discoveries in medicine, rapidly evolving technologies, and many other challenges that touch on both science and public policy underscore the great and growing importance of effective communication about science. It is incumbent on those who will be working in the realm of publicly relevant science to themselves have a good grasp of the strategies, technologies, and ethical considerations of effective communication. This 15-credit certificate, which can be completed either in person or through a combination of an intensive summer program and distance learning, will provide students with a broad overview of communication needs and strategies; extensive hands-on experience with communication tools such as writing tactics and photography, audio, and video technologies; and the opportunity to produce an in-depth individualized communication project under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

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College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Communication

Science Communication, Graduate Certificate


Careers

What Can I Do with a Certificate in Science Communication?

Students who complete the graduate certificate in science communication will develop the broad background and hand-on skills needed to work in this burgeoning field. Whether coupled with another graduate degree or not, the coursework will enable students to later work as science communicators in a corporation, government agency, NGO, or media organization.

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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Communication

Science Communication, Graduate Certificate


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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Communication

Science Communication, Graduate Certificate


Overview

In addition to University Requirements:

Minimum Units for Completion 15
Some online/blended coursework Required

Purpose Statement

Climate change, emerging diseases, dramatic discoveries in medicine, rapidly evolving technologies, and many other challenges that touch on both science and public policy underscore the great and growing importance of effective communication about science. It is incumbent on those who will be working in the realm of publicly relevant science to themselves have a good grasp of the strategies, technologies, and ethical considerations of effective communication. Many researchers, graduate students, land managers, and other professionals who work in the realm of science—or in government, nonprofit, corporate, or educational settings connected to science—receive little training in the skills needed to communicate effectively outside their disciplinary sphere. This 15-credit graduate certificate, which can be completed either in person or through a combination of an intensive summer program and distance learning, will provide students with a broad overview of communication needs and strategies; extensive hands-on experience with communication tools such as writing tactics and photography, audio, and video technologies; and the opportunity to produce an in-depth individualized communication project under the guidance of faculty mentors.

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Communication

Science Communication, Graduate Certificate


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Communication

Science Communication, Graduate Certificate


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