Science Communication Minor
The Science Communication Minor offers an undergraduate focus on the issues, skills and scholarship growing around the science of science communication. It offers majors across campus a way to explore the field and apply the research and tools of communicators in a variety of contexts, exploring original research and story development and production. It will also be a connector between students and careers that rely on science communication.
The minor requires 24 credits; eight are from UO's science area of inquiry requirement (">3" or ">4" courses). All courses must be taken graded and passed with a C- or better.
Students who want to minor in science communication should declare the minor online. You must have at least a 2.00 UO GPA to apply to the minor. SOJC majors pursuing this minor may overlap one eligible "JCOM" course between the major and minor.
Science Communication Minor Requirements
The minor requires 24 graded credits from approved courses. Courses used to fulfill the minor requirements must be taken for a letter grade and passed with a grade of C- or better. All JCOM courses for the minor must be taken through the University of Oregon.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses (12 credits/3 courses): | ||
| Any two area-satisfying courses used to fulfill UO's Science (>3 or >4) core education requirement. Must be graded and passed with a C- or better; recommend completing this before taking JCOM 385. | 8 | |
| JCOM 385 | Science of Science Communication | 4 |
| Upper-Division Elective Courses from the following (12 credits/3 courses): | 12 | |
| Science Story (Science Story) | ||
| Science Communication and Decision Making | ||
| Environmental Communication Strategies | ||
| Eco and Social Justice Communication (Eco and Social Justice Communication) | ||
JCOM 488 | (Science Communication: [Topic]) | |
JCOM 489 | (Science Communication Production: [Topic]) | |
| Total Credits | 24 | |