COMM 4660

Public Communication of Science and Technology

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Explores the structure, meanings, and implications of public communication of science and technology (PCST). Examines the contexts in which PCST occurs, looks at motivations and constraints of those involved in producing information about science for nonprofessional audiences, and analyzes the functions of PCST. Ties existing ideas about PCST to general communication research and leads to developing new knowledge about PCST.

Prerequisites COMM 2850 or ENGRC 3500, or permission of instructor.

Distribution Requirements (SBA-AG)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2021SP, 2019SP

Outcomes

• Students will be able to identify scholarly literature relevant to analysis of public communication of science and technology.
• Students will be able to identify and analyze recurrent themes in the scholarly literature on public communication of science and technology.
• Students will be able to produce scholarly writing (including appropriate documentation) about public communication of science and technology.

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