Elective courses

Elective courses currently on offer can be chosen as part of the MSc in Science Communication and Public Engagement.

Creative arts in science engagement (10 credits)

The course will explore the diverse array of collaborations using creative arts in science engagement; for example, storytelling, Creative Non-Fiction, comics and exhibitions. The course will begin by using story-telling and thereafter will feature guest speakers on a range of topics.

'Digital Making' and 'Information Visualisation' for science communication and public engagement (10 credits)

This course will explore the use of 'Digital Making' and 'Information Visualisation' for science communication and public engagement, for example:

• gaming
• 3D modelling
• simple programming
• virtual and augmented reality
• information visualization
• digital manufacture.

The course will explore the underpinning principles and ethos of a range of 'Digital Making' and 'Information Visualisation' practices, and develop your understanding of how these can be applied in science communication and public engagement contexts. You will develop an understanding of 'Digital Making' and 'Information Visualisation' topics from a theoretical and practice-based approach and will develop an understanding of how to utilise these approaches in a science communication/public engagement context