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About the course
This flexible master’s degree lets you design a personalised science communication program aligned to your interests and career goals. You can specialise or broaden your skills across media, popular culture, policy, health, online communication, politics and strategic communication, with options for internships and research methods. Choose a capstone through a research project or fieldwork placement, and select electives from across ANU, with many courses available online.
What you might learn
You will develop the ability to communicate scientific ideas clearly to diverse audiences and in varied contexts. The program builds skills in strategic communication, public engagement, media and digital communication, and critical understanding of science in society. Through coursework plus a substantial capstone (research project or fieldwork placement), you learn to design, deliver and evaluate science communication initiatives and apply research methods to real-world problems.
Career outcome
Graduates are prepared for roles translating science for public, community and professional audiences across government, research, industry and non-profits. Career paths may include science communicator, public engagement or outreach officer, communications advisor, content producer, media or digital communications specialist, policy and stakeholder engagement roles, and work in museums, science centres, environmental and health communication. The research or placement capstone can also support pathways into academia or applied research.
Entry requirements
Applicants must hold a Bachelor degree (or international equivalent) with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0, with at least 8 courses in a cognate discipline; alternatively, applicants may be considered with at least 10 years’ work experience in a related field. Selection is based on prior academic performance in the completed bachelor qualification and the relevance of prior study or professional experience.
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