Career Development
Are you interested in learning about how to better communicate your scientific research? Then sign up for the Writing Program's course on Science Communication for graduate students during Spring quarter 2018.
The Writing Program will offer Writing 259, Science Communication, for graduate students during Spring quarter 2018.
Science Communication focuses on enhancing the delivery, understanding, retention, and engagement of scientific information for various target audiences, particularly the general public. This course provides students within the scientific, engineering, technological and mathematical (STEM) disciplines a foundation in science communication practices that explain, persuade, describe, and entertain. Coursework focuses on composition, public speaking, graphics designs and numeric representations for creating effective written works, talks, podcasts, blogs, videos, press releases, policy briefs, posters, and reports about scientific topics. Students will learn how to craft scientific stories that are accurate, realistic and compelling.
You can view the Writing Program's flier for Writing 259 here.