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2023/2024 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COMM 540 - Communicating Science in the Public Interest

Units: 3

Grading Method: LTR: Letter Graded. The class will be offered for letter grade with no option to take it for Cr/NC

Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate standing and admission to a communication or other approved major or minor.

Case studies of scientific distortion and success. Importance, misuses, and uses of scientific communication. Competent scientific communication, from manuscript preparation to public presentation.

Maximum Credits: 3
Note: Communication courses numbered 500 to 599 are not acceptable for the Master of Arts degree in Communication.