Carleton University · COMS 2500

Communication and Science

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

How expert knowledge (particularly scientific, medical, and technical) is communicated in the public realm. Topics may include scientific advances and new technologies, health risks, environmental/ climate change, and cultural/ideological positioning of science.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
  • Lectures three hours a week.
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How expert knowledge (particularly scientific, medical, and technical) is communicated in the public realm. Topics may include scientific advances and new technologies, health risks, environmental/ climate change, and cultural/ideological positioning of science.

  • Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
  • Lectures three hours a week.

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