MICRO-DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
(NEW)
Learn to communicate scientific research and research findings to a non-scientific audience through various media tools including verbal and written communiqué, social media and virtual/digital
messaging in a way that is engaging, accurate and enhances confidence in science. News briefs, product and science concept descriptions, videos (animated, live-action, etc.), podcasts, public speaking/interviews are all covered in the micro-diploma in science
communication.
APPLY
NOW!
DEADLINE IS JUNE 15, 2023
UM on-line admissions only allows registration until June 1. If you would like to take the program this academic year and it is after June 1, please register for Fall 2024 and
send an email to let us know. We can have it manually changed so you can be registered for the 2023-24 academic term.
Degree Requirements
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Complete two courses, 6CH (see below)
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Minimum grade of “B”
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Expected Time to Completion: 1 academic year
IMMU 7000 Science Communication: Foundations & writing methodologies (3 CH)
Provides an overview of the primary methodologies governing science communication writing.
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Offered: Fall 2023
IMMU 7010 Science Communication: Audio-video methodologies (3 CH)
Provide an overview of the primary audio-visual methodologies used for science communications.
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Offered: Winter 2024
Admission Requirements
The Micro-Diploma in Science Communication is only available to students currently registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba in one
of the listed graduate programs.
Applicants are required to provide a written sample (maximum 250 words) or video segment (maximum 120sec) of the topic of their choice (science-related) as part of their application materials. A selection
committee will review all applications and notify applicants no later than July 15 if they are successful. Successful applicants require written permission from their home department to enroll in the Micro-Diploma (email is sufficient).
The Micro-diploma in Science Communication is a stand-alone program requiring you to complete a new application and provide a $100 non-refundable application fee. The tuition fees will be assessed the undergraduate
per credit hour rate (medicine). Please refer to the FGS website for more detailed information.
See attached for more details or visit our
website.
Thank you.
Angela Peloquin (she/her)
Gaduate Program Assistant | Department of Immunology
Max Rady College of Medicine| Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Room 471 Apotex Centre, 750 McDermot Avenue
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T5