Second Year: Communication
The coordinator of the Communication component of the programme is:
Prof. Dr. J van den Broek, email: broek@edufwn.leidenuniv.nl
The Communication component consists of the following:
Mandatory:
Fundamentals of Science Communication and Society: Level 400, 17 EC
Project Proposal Communication: Level 600, 3 EC
Training period Communication: Level 600, 20-40 EC
The training period will be in the field of science communication (e.g. science journalism, museology, new media, health communication). The total training period may consist of one internship, or can be divided into several (2 or 3) smaller interships or projects. Each internship/project includes a written report and an oral presentation. The total training period includes a minimum of 10 EC of research in science communication.
The choice of internships and projects should be approved beforehand by the coordinator of the specialisation and the MSc programme coordinator.
Registration
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For further description and information see the following link: Science Communication & Society website
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Description
The specialisation Science Communication and Society concerns science communication in a broad sense. The programme prepares students for a career in popularisation of science, for example, as a science communicator, a science policymaker or a public relations officer, or for a career as a scientist with a communicating mind-set. Students with an MSc specialisation Science Communication and Society are admissible to a PhD programme in their MSc research field or in Science Communication.
Qualifications for admission
Admissible to the specialisation SCS are all students that are admitted to a Master Programme of the Faculty of Science or the Master Programme in Biomedical Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine (LUMC) provided that the rules and regulations of the subject Master Programme do allow so. Preferably, the BSc programme has included some coursework in (science) communication. In addition, international applicants must provide proof of proficiency in English with an IELTS ≥ 6.5.
Programme
The programme of the of the Science Communication & Society (SCS) specialisation consist of two components
a research component within the MSc programme
a Science Communication & Society component
Completion of the specialisation SCS requires a minimum of 40 EC and a maximum of 60 EC within the communication component.
Biology
The Biology research component of the Science Communication & Society specialisation consists of a research project of 36 EC and 24 EC of advanced theory (courses and lectures). The biology component can be extended with an additional 20 EC (courses or extension of the research project).
The research project has to take place in one of the research groups of the Institute Biology Leiden (IBL), Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) or Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
A research project within one of the ‘Life Science’ research groups of the Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC), at the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) or at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) may substitute for a research project within the IBL pending prior approval by the Board of Examiners. Theoretical components should be minimally at level 400. The individual study programme consisting of choices of courses and the research project must have prior approval by the Board of Examiners through approval of the individual study plan of a student and approval of the research agreement.
Communication
Mandatory:
Fundamentals of Science Communication and Society: Level 400, 17 EC
Project Proposal Communication: Level 600, 3 EC
Training period Communication: Level 600, 20-40 EC
The training period will be in the field of science communication (e.g. science journalism, museology, new media, health communication). The total training period may consist of one internship, or can be divided into several (2 or 3) smaller interships or projects. Each internship/project includes a written report and an oral presentation. The total training period includes a minimum of 10 EC of research in science communication.
The choice of internships and projects should be approved beforehand by the coordinator of the specialisation and the MSc programme coordinator.
Approval of program
All master students have to submit a master study program, consisting of choices of courses and one or two research projects, to the studyadvisor. Through the submission of this study program, the Board of Examiners determines whether the individual study program can be approved.
