Learn More & Apply

• Current Stony Brook Students

  Current graduate students may enroll in this program by:

  1. Applying to the program
  2. Completing the SBU permission to enroll in a secondary certificate program
• Working Professionals & External Applicants

  Apply through the Graduate School

  Professional scientists and others who are not already Stony Brook students must apply to Stony Brook.

  To earn the certificate, you must take classes as a matriculated student. 

  If you are interested in taking classes without earning the certificate, you are welcome to apply as a non-matriculated student. Non-degree students who later wish to pursue the certificate will need to make a formal application for admission and may transfer a maximum of 6 credits taken in non-matriculated status to a graduate certificate program.

Get in Touch

To learn more about the Advanced Graduate Certificate in Communicating Science, fill out this form.

You can also email us at SoCJ_Grad@stonybrook.edu.

Explore the Program

Science is more than data, and sharing it requires more than reciting information

Scientific discoveries mean nothing if they are not shared. Effective communication requires trust, mutual understanding, and dynamic two-way connections in which audience members help build meaning and find ways to engage with new or complex information.

With that strong foundation and interpersonal connection, science can:

• Inform public policy
• Support individual and community health and well-being
• Inspire others to investigate and discover

 

Hear from a Current Student

The Advanced Graduate Certificate in Communicating Science compliments ongoing graduate-degree work, or can be completed as a stand-alone credential.

The 12-credit program can be completed in as little as one year.

Most of the program may be completed remotely. Students must come to campus to participate in the program's required courses - either JRN 565 (3 credits) or JRN 501, 503, and 513 (1 credit each). 

Contact socj_grad@stonybrook.edu for more information.

Sample Courses

 

• Graduate Bulletin
• Graduate School
• Graduate Student Organization
• Virtual Tour