Postgraduate Certificate in Science Communication

 (PGCertSciComm)

Overview

The Postgraduate Certificate in Science Communication (PGCertSciComm) caters for a range of students – those with no prior experience in science communication who want an introduction to the discipline as well as those who are already professional science communicators and have a desire to fill a skills gap or increase their understanding of the science of science communication.

The PGCertSciComm can be taken full-time in one semester or part-time over a longer period.

The University of Otago’s Centre for Science Communication, the home of story-telling and science, offers three endorsements in the PGCertSciComm:

• Creative Non-Fiction Writing in Science (available through Distance Learning)
• Science and Natural History Filmmaking
• Science in Society

Students who want to develop professional filmmaking skills should consider the MAppSc (Science and Natural History Filmmaking) or MSciComm (Science and Natural History Filmmaking

Regulations for the Postgraduate Certificate in Science Communication (PGCertSciComm)

1. Admission to the Programme

   1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Sciences), on the advice of the Director of the Centre for Science Communication.
   2. Every applicant shall either
      1. have been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Science; or
      2. have alternative qualifications acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).

2. Structure of the Programme

   Every programme of study shall be as prescribed for one of the options in the PGCertSciComm Schedule.

3. Duration of the Programme

   1. The programme may be taken by full-time candidates in one semester.
   2. A candidate shall satisfy the requirements for the certificate within two years of admission to the programme.