• English

Courses are held in English (100%).

• full-time

In this three-semester programme, students don't just learn how to communicate science well; they also learn to distinguish good from bad quality research and how to communicate uncertainty and the process of scientific discovery as an honest broker, without under- or overstating scientific findings.

Beyond that, students 

• learn both strategic and journalistic communication of findings not only from natural sciences, but also from social sciences and humanities;
• study and practice traditional communication through text, audio and video, as well as innovative approaches such as data visualisation, virtual reality, or game and exhibition design;
• learn to find ways to connect with audiences who are sceptical of the findings of credible science;
• learn to make their own communication more reliable, for example by pre-publication fact checking or by addressing biases or conflicts of interest;
• understand how to involve their audience through public engagement projects, and explore what communication research has found about which communication strategies are the most effective.

Case studies and international guest speakers will connect what students have learned to the real world and show them the many possible career paths.

In their Master’s thesis in the third semester, students either showcase what they have learned in a larger communication project, or they conduct an academic study to answer a communication research question with practical relevance for working journalists or science communicators.

As a result, the programme prepares graduates for the international science communication job market in areas including the following:

• Science journalism
• Public relations for companies, non-profits, think tanks or governments
• Advertising in areas that use scientific knowledge (for example medical)
• Science diplomacy
• Exhibition design in places like museums
• SciArt (communicating science through art)
• Public engagement
• Game design