Science Communication minor
This minor will teach you how to communicate effectively with diverse audiences ranging from school children to scientists, using a range of media and genres from podcasts and posters to blogs and exhibitions. Science communicators use their knowledge of both science and communication to increase engagement with important issues that have science at their core. Science Communication also provides you with excellent written, oral, and visual communication skills, and you will meet and work with industry experts, enhancing your networking and employment opportunities.
Outcomes
Students are able to (1) demonstrate an understanding of how scientific knowledge is made and be able to interpret scientific information; (2) create effective and engaging materials in a range of media to communicate scientific information to diverse audiences; (3) appraise the social context in which both science and science communication occur; and (4) demonstrate a capacity for self-reflection and an understanding of ethical issues in both science and science communication.
Unit sequence
Key to availability of units: |
S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2 |
Take the following unit:
Availability |
Unit code |
Unit name |
Unit requirements |
S1 |
SCOM1101 |
Communicating Science |
- Prerequisites:
- Successful completion of ATAR Subject(s) ATAR Mathematics Applications
or ATAR Subject(s) WACE Mathematics 2C/2D or equivalent - Co-requisites:
- Enrolment in
Or Successful completion of Unit(s) MATH1720 Mathematics Fundamentals - Incompatibility:
- Nil
|
Take all units (12 points):
Availability |
Unit code |
Unit name |
Unit requirements |
S2 |
SCOM2205 |
Science Presentations |
- Prerequisites:
- Nil
- Co-requisites:
- Nil
- Incompatibility:
- Nil
|
S1 |
SCOM2208 |
Science Writing |
- Prerequisites:
- Successful completion of 36 points in your chosen degree
or Enrolment in 51580 Master of Science Communication - Co-requisites:
- Nil
- Incompatibility:
- Nil
|
Take the following unit:
Availability |
Unit code |
Unit name |
Unit requirements |
S1 |
SCOM3319 |
Exhibitions and Interpretation |
- Prerequisites:
- Enrolment in Minor(s) MNR-SCCOM Science Communication
or Enrolment in 51580 Master of Science Communication or Successful completion of 48 points Unit(s) - Co-requisites:
- Nil
- Incompatibility:
- Nil
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