Advanced Graduate Certificate in Communicating Science
Build trust and inspire understanding
Scientists today must:
- Master their field
- Discover new information
- Inspire trust and build support among policy makers, media, the public, and others
Start your scientific career ready to engage others, and prepared to build trust in your role as a scientist and in the impact of your work.
Science is more than data, and sharing it requires more than regurgitating information
Scientific discoveries mean nothing if they are not shared. Effective communication requires trust, mutual understanding, and dynamic two-way conversations 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
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.
This program is offered by the Alda Center for Communicating Science through the School of Journalism.
Sample Courses
Required Courses
JRN 565: Communicating Your Science
OR
JRN 501: Foundations of Science Communication I
JRN 503: Foundations of Science Communication II
JRN 513: Science of Science Communication
Elective Courses
JRN 522: Communicating Science to Decision Makers
JRN 525: Health, Environment, Science and Technology Reporting
JRN 528: Engaging with Journalists
JRN 534: Communicating your Science Using Digital Media
Capstone Project
JRN 599: Project Work in Science Communication
JRN 575 or 588 may substitute for 599 with approval
Learn More and Apply
STONY BROOK STUDENTS
Current graduate students may enroll in this program by:
WORKING PROFESSIONALS
Apply through the Graduate School
Professional scientists and others who are not already Stony Brook students must apply to Stony Brook.
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Contact us to learn more
To learn more about the Advanced Graduate Certificate in Communicating Science, contact Elizabeth Bojsza, graduate program director.