PY 330 - Communicating Science

This interdisciplinary course is an introduction to scientific writing and communication. Students will learn how to effectively communicate scientific findings from different sciences for a variety of audiences and develop understanding of how science communication informs public attitudes, behaviors, and policy preferences. Students will develop a specialty science subtopic focus relevant to their professional interest. The course activities familiarize students with the process of translating scientific findings based on qualitative and quantitative descriptive, evaluative and empirical methodologies. It provides guided pactice in presenting science discoveries and rhetoric with an effort towrds generating ethical, accessible and accurate visual, digital, form and informal science communication.

Four credits.