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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCIENCE COMMUNICATION COURSE LISTING Prepared by the College of the Environment This list is intended to provide a snapshot of courses across campus that will help budding communicators fine-‐tune their skills. We have listed a spectrum of courses in science communication, ranging from producing videos about biology to creating “beautiful graphics” in R and everything in between. This list is updated every quarter and is organized by audience and medium (listed below). More often than not, more than one audience or medium will be applicable to a single course. Please check the University’s course listings for the most up-‐to-‐date information, as these courses are subject to change at any time. AUDIENCES: Academia: publishing in discipline (capstone, thesis, dissertation, technical writing), research techniques (primary literature), presenting research, academic job preparation (future professors) General public: presentation practice for general audiences, teaching (excluding children or graduate level) Savvy public: teaching at the college level, presentation for informed audience, seminars, chalk-‐talks Funders: writing grant proposals, communicating with funders and philanthropists Media: writing and presenting for laypeople/broad audiences; interviewing; creating a hook Business/industry: job preparation (creating CVs, practicing presentations, becoming a manager, human resources training), international work preparation (cross-‐cultural communication)

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Policy/law: interpreting science for policy/law development Youth/children: teaching pre-‐K and K-‐12, science education techniques MEDIUM: Writing Speaking Visual COURSES:

Course Name Course Number Undergrad/Grad Audience Medium Notes Quarter Instructor

Aerospace Laboratory A A 321 Undergraduate Academia Writing

Report writing in Aeronautics & Astronautics

Winter Adam Bruckner

Spacecraft and Space Systems Design

A A 420 Graduate Academia Writing, speaking

Design missions for Aeronautics & Astronautics

Winter Kristi Morgansen

Scientific Computing

AMATH 481/581 Graduate

Academia, general public

Visual

Solve computing problems in various sciences: graphing technical

Autumn J. Nathan Kutz

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information via computer

Research Design ANTH 551 Graduate Funders Writing Grant proposal in

Anthropology Winter N/A

Special Problems in Archaeology

ARCHY 369 Undergraduate Academia,

savvy public

Writing, speaking, visual

Present research in Archaeology Winter

Sven Haakanson, Peter Lape, Stephanie Selover,

Designing Grant Proposals

ARCHY 576 Graduate Funders Writing

NSF grant proposals Archaeology

Autumn N/A

Public Outreach in Astronomy

ASTR 270 Undergraduate

Academia, general public, savvy public

Speaking Teaching in Astronomy Spring Ana M

Larson

Scientific Writing ASTR 482 Graduate

General public, savvy public, business/industry

Writing

Scientific articles, CV, general articles in Astronomy

Autumn Paula Szkody

Professional Development for Astrobiology

ASTBIO 550 Graduate

Academia, funding, savvy public


Grant proposals and teaching in Astrobiology

Winter (odd years) N/A

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Climate Seminar ATM S Graduate Policy, law Writing, speaking

Connecting climate and action Winter Kyle Armour

Scientific Writing and Graphics

ATM S/ESS 519; OCEAN 518

Graduate Academia, savvy public Writing

Writing scientific paper in Earth-‐related science fields

Spring (odd years)

Tom Ackerman, Joel Thornton

Strategic Business Communication

BCMU 301 Undergraduate Business/ind

ustry


Science of communicaiton in a business environment

Winter Jack Whelan

Teaching, Learning, and Communication in Biomedical and Health Informatics

BIME 539

Undergraduate/Graduate

Academia, savvy public


Teaching and communication in biomedical and health sciences

Spring N/A

Science Communication: Video

BIOL 305 Undergraduate

General public, media

Visual Make compelling video about Biology

Spring Dee Boersma

Biomedical Advances and Society

BIOL 380 Undergraduate General

public, Writing Biological advancements in context of society

Winter Amanda Schivell

Peer Facilitation-‐ Teaching in Biology

BIOL 396 Undergraduate Academia Speaking,

visual

Teaching experience in Biology

Autumn Linda Martin-‐Morris

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Experiments in Molecular Biology

BIOL 400 Graduate

Academia, general public, savvy public, media

Writing

Read/experiment/writin in different styles for Molecular Biology

Autumn Mandy Schivell

Limnology Laboratory

BIOL 474/FISH 473/CEE 462

Graduate Academia Writing Scientific papers in Limnology Autumn N/A

Teaching Biology Inclusively to Diverse Audiences

BIOL 492/505 Graduate

General public, savvy public

Speaking, visual

Teach to multiple audiences in Biology

Spring Scott Freeman

Topics in Biological Instruction

BIOL 501 Graduate


Speaking

Teaching biology, method focus changes by quarter

Winter Scott Freeman

Grant Writing BIOL 502 Graduate Funders Writing Grant writing for

NSF in Biology Autumn Jennifer Nemhauser

Scientific Manuscript Writing

BIOL 506 Graduate Academia Writing

Publish a scientific manuscript in Biology

Winter N/A

MCD-‐Biology Professional Skills Seminar

BIOL 545 Graduate Academia,

savvy public Speaking, visual

Professional meetings and chalk-‐talks in Biology

Winter

Dave Parichy, Sarah Mcmenamin, Robin Horst,

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Literature Review

BIOC 541 Graduate Academia Writing

Primary literature across scientific disciplines

Winter Richard D Palmiter

Bioengineering Education Outreach

BIOEN 497 Graduate

General public, children

Speaking, visual

Education for K-‐12 children in Bioengineering

Spring Daniel Ratner

Bioengineering Professional Series II: Proposal Writing

BIOEN 531 Graduate Academia,

funding Writing

Grant and fellowship proposals for bioengineering

Winter Marta Scatena

Data Analysis and Reporting

BIOST 579/STAT 579

Graduate Academia, business/industry, policy

Writing, visual

Write for a variety of audiences in Biology Statistics/Health Sciences

Summer

Patrick Haegerty, Rebecca Hubbard, Brian Leroux, Lyndia Brumback

Literature Review in Biomolecular Structure and Design

BPSD 541/542 Graduate Academia,

savvy public Writing, speaking

Scientific writing/presentations in Biological Physics Structure and Design

Winter Charles Asbury

Engineering with Developing Communities

CEE 420 Graduate

Academia, savvy public, business/industry


Civil Engineering; cross-‐cultural communication

Spring Jessica Kaminsky

Science Outreach Training

CHEM 197/297 Undergraduate



Training for science-‐related outreach activities

Winter Cynthia Stanich

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for the public/peer mentor for chemistry courses

Special Problems and Report Writing

CHEM 299 Undergraduate Academia Writing

Write scientific report in Chemistry

Year-‐round Independent Study (to be arranged)

Undergraduate Research and Report Writing

CHEM 499 Undergraduate Academia Writing

Write scientific report in Chemistry


Grant Proposal and Scientific Writing

CHEM 500 Graduate

Academia, business/industry, funders


Prepare for professional career in Chemistry

Autumn N/A

Chemical Engineering Laboratory

CHEM E 436 Graduate Academia Writing,

speaking

Reports and presentations in Chemical Engineering

Autumn and Spring

Francios Baneyx

Special Topics in Chemical Engineering

CHEM E 498 Graduate Academia,

savvy public Writing

Varies: communication and leadership have been past topics

Winter Elizabeth Nance

Readings in Chemistry

CHEM 501 Graduate Academia Writing Readings in

chemistry Year-‐round N/A

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Communicating Science to the Public Effectively

C ENV 500 Graduate General

public


All sciences Winter Robin Banner

Public Speaking COM 220/320 Undergraduate General

public Speaking All sciences Year-‐round Leah Ceccarelli/ Elodie Fichet

Multimedia Workshop

COM 294 Undergraduate General

public Varies Varies by quarter Winter Alexander Stonehill

The Rhetoric of Science

COM 330/540 Graduate Academia Writing

Language and culture in scientific writing

Summer, Winter N/A

Mass Media and Public Opinion

COM 414 Graduate

General public, media, general public

Writing

How media plays into public opinion from the view of societal elites, media, and citizens

Summer (odd years) N/A

Communication and the Environment

COM 418 Undergraduate

General public, media, policy, law

Writing

How kinds of environmental communication affects public opinion

Spring (even years) N/A

Reporting Global Issues

COM 458 Graduate

General public, media, policy, law

Writing

Write about health, medicine, science, politics, environment, culture,

Autumn (odd years) N/A

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demographics, or business

Topic varies

COM 597 (Special Topics)

Graduate Varies Varies Topic varies by quarter

Autumn and Winter Varies

Scientific Speaking Seminar

CONJ 512 Graduate Academia,

savvy public Speaking Give a scientific seminar Winter N/A

Visualizing Data CS & SS 569 Graduate

Academia, general public, savvy public, media

Visual Visualizing social science data and models

Winter Christopher Adolph

Senior Project CSE 498 Undergraduate Academia Writing

Technical document of research in Computer science and Engineering

Autumn, Winter N/A

Advanced Technical Writing in Electrical Engineering

E E 393 Undergraduate Academia Writing Technical writing skills in Electrical Engineering

Autumn, Winter

Alexander Mamishev

Academic Writing E E 501 Graduate Academia Writing

Technical writing skills in Electrical Engineering

Winter Alexander Mamishev

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Research Issues in Microeconomics

ECON 596 Graduate Academia Writing,

speaking

Researching and presenting microeconomics

Winter (odd years) Patrick Bajari

Research Issues in Econometrics

ECON 599 Graduate Academia Writing,

speaking

Researching and presenting econometrics

Winter Yanqin Fan

Workshop in Instructional Science

EDC&I 473 Graduate Children Writing How to improve

Science Education Autumn, Winter

Karen Salsbury

Interdisciplinary Writing/Natural Science/Intermediate

ENGL 199/299 Undergraduate


Writing Writing interdisciplinary papers

Spring Megan Callow

Introduction to Technical Communication

ENGR 231 Undergraduate

Academia, business/industry


Presenting technical information for varied audiences

Winter, Spring

Mary-‐Colleen Jenkins

Introduction to Technical Communication in Environmental Health

ENV H 320 Undergraduate

General public, savvy public

Writing, speaking

Write technical articles for field and translate complex technical information for broader audiences

Winter Deborah Illman

Environmental Risk and Society

ENV H 572 Graduate

General public, business/industry

Writing, speaking

Environmental risks and public perception/communication

Autumn, Winter N/A

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Current Topics in Risk Assessment

ENV H 593 Graduate


Writing, speaking

Environmental health and risk communication

Autumn, Winter, Spring

Elaine Faustman

Environmental Studies: Communication and Information

ENVIR 200 Undergraduate

General public, savvy public, media, policy, law


All sciences Autumn, Winter, Spring

Edward Schaumberg

Peer Teaching Assistants in Environmental Studies

ENVIR 489 Graduate Academia Speaking,

visual

Teaching at the college level in Environmental Studies

Year-‐round N/A

Environmental Studies Capstone: Synthesis and Communication

ENVIR 492 Graduate Academia,

savvy public


Presenting research in Environmental Studies

Autumn, Spring

P. Sean McDonald

Advanced Topics in Environmental Studies

ENVIR 495 F (Special Topics)

Graduate General public


Communicating in Environmental Studies

Year-‐round Patrick McDonald

Graduate Seminar in Environmental Studies

ENVIR 500 Graduate

General public, savvy public, media


All sciences Winter Heather Galindo

Communications and the Environment

ENVIR/COM 418 Graduate Media,

policy, law


How communication affects policy

Spring Michele Poff

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Geoscience Communication ESS 418 Graduate Academia


Writing abstracts, presentations, articles, correspondences, proposals in Geosciences

Winter, Spring

Steven Walters

Undergraduate Teaching Experience and Outreach

ESS 492 Undergraduate General public, children


Teaching Winter (even years) Brian Collins

The Solid Earth ESS 502 Graduate Academia Writing

Analysis/critique/communication of ideas from scientific literature in Earth and Space Sciences

Winter Kenneth Creager

Technical Communication in Applied Geosciences

ESS 518 Graduate Academia Writing, speaking, visual

GSS majors only Autumn, Winter, Spring

Brian Collins

Scientific Writing and Graphics ESS 519 Graduate Academia Writing,

visual Publish a GSS related paper

Autumn, Spring (odd years)

Ed Waddington, Steve Warren

Climate Science Seminar ESS 593 Graduate

General public, media, law, policy, business/industry, savvy public

Writing, speaking

Communicate climate science to varied audiences

Winter Amy Snover

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Scientific Writing and Communication

FISH 290 Undergraduate



Biology/Ecology Autumn, Winter

Thomas Quinn

Peer Teaching Assistants in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

FISH 489 Undergraduate Academia,

savvy public


Learn to teach undergraduates in Fishery Science


Research Proposal Writing for Graduate Students

FISH 521 Graduate Funders Writing Grant proposals Winter Julian Olden

Beautiful Graphics in R

FISH 554 Graduate

General public, savvy public, media, policy

Visual Graphics in R Winter Trevor Branch

Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Global Health

G H 403 Graduate

Academia, funding, savvy public, policy/law

Speaking, visual

How work in global health is influenced by communication, culture, socio-‐political factors

Spring Virginia Gonzales, Daren Wade

Leadership Development in Global Health

G H 521 Graduate Savvy public, policy/law

Speaking, writing, visual

Communicate across cultures in Global Health

Autumn Ann Downer

Research Grant Workshop

GEOG 513 Graduate Funders Writing,

visual Research grant in Geography Spring James

Harrington

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Scientific Writing GENOME 547 Graduate

Academia, funding, savvy public, policy/law

Writing All sciences Winter Leo Pallanck

Introduction to Communication in HCDE/Advanced

HCDE 231/301 Undergraduate



Presenting technical information for varied audiences

Winter Irini Spyridakis

Visual Communication in HCDE

HCDE 308/508

Undergraduate/Graduate


Visual Creating visual aids for HCDE for varied audiences

Winter Melissa Clarkson

Advanced Technical Writing and Oral Presentation

HCDE 333 Undergraduate

Academia, business/industry, funders


Technical reports/proposals/correspondence/resumes/oral presentations/verbal and visual integration in Enginerrings

Year-‐round N/A

Information Visualization

HCDE 411 Graduate Media,

policy, law Visual All sciences Autumn (odd years)

Cecilia Aragon

Writing the Scientific Article

HCDE 509 Graduate Academia Writing All sciences Spring Kerrie

Kephart

International User Experience

HCDE 512 Graduate

Savvy public, policy, law


International community Autumn Zakiya Hanafi

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and Communication

Grant Writing for Career Development

HCDE 541 Graduate Funders Writing

Writing a grant proposal for Human Centered Design and Engineering

Autumn Charlotte Lee

Management Concepts with HIM Applications

HIHIM 408 Undergraduate Business/ind

ustry Writing, speaking

Communication in health information management

Autumn Marsha Steele

Professionalism and Leadership

HIHIM 455 Graduate Business/ind


Human resource management/effective communication

Spring Carole Okamoto, Susan Helbig

Enterprise Leadership, Change, and Project Leadership

HIHIM 598 Graduate Business/ind


Communication management strategies for health services

Winter N/A

Quantitative Methods

HSERV 533 Graduate


Writing, visual

Communicate quantitative aspects of public health with writing/tables/graphs

Winter

Ann Vander Stoep, Susan Buskin, Alarmel Krishnaswamy

Introduction to Clinical Medicine

HUBIO 513 Graduate General

public, Speaking Communication/interviewing/health assessment

Autumn N/A

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business/industry

Navigating the Business Environment

IND E 581 Graduate Business/ind

ustry


How to communicate in business setting/influence key decision maker in Industrial Engineerings

Autumn Stephen Montgomery

Professionalism in Informatics

INFO 386 Undergraduate Business/ind


Effective written and oral communication in Informatics

Autumn, Winter

Laura Schildkraut

Controversies in Science and Society

INTSCI 200 Undergraduate


Writing

Analysis of science communication in contemporary issues

Autumn (odd years)

Brian Buchwitz

Integrated Sciences Careers Seminar


Savvy public, policy, business/industry

Writing

Learn from those who are in integrated sciences, including scientific writing and policy

Winter N/A

Integrated Sciences Practicum


Savvy public, policy, business/industry

Writing

Discussion of science communication through real-‐world application of

Spring Brian Buchwitz

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integrated sciences

Science in Context


General public, media, law, policy, business/industry, savvy public

Writing

How science operates within political/social/ethical contexts

Winter (even years)

Stephen Montgomery

Communication Research

INTSCI 493 Graduate


Speaking, visual All sciences


N/A

Introduction to Modern Algebra for Teachers

MATH 411 Graduate

General public, children


Algebra Autumn, Summer

Monty McGovern

Geometry for Teachers

MATH 444 Graduate Children


Geometry Winter, Spring John Lee

Scientific Speaking Seminar

MCB 512 Graduate


Speaking, visual

Effectively give a science seminar about research

Winter N/A

Molecular and Cellular Biology Literature Review

MCB 514/515 Graduate Academia


Critical evaluation of original literature orally and in writing in Molecular Biology

Autumn Catherine Peichel

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Mind, Body, and Pen: Writing and the Art of Becoming a Physician

MED 555 Graduate


Writing

Writing about issues in medicine/medical education; demands/dilemmas of becoming a physician

Winter Emily Transue

Clinical Skills MEDSCI 503 Graduate General

public Speaking

Communicate/interview/examine/document issues with patients

Autumn (odd years) N/A

Nutrition Education Principles and Practice

NUTR 536 Graduate

General public, media

Writing, speaking

Examine written/oral/technology-‐based nutrition education materials

Spring Donna B Johnson

Interdisciplinary Seminar in Oceanography

OCEAN 506 (Seminar)

Graduate


Writing, visual Varies Autumn N/A

Communicating Ocean Sciences

OCEAN 592 Graduate

Academia, children, general public, savvy public

Speaking, visual

Communicate science in presentations more effectively

Spring Veronique Robigou, Tansy Clay

Climate Science Seminar

OCEAN 593/ATM 593/ESS 593

Graduate

General public, savvy public, media, policy, law


Communicating science to varied audience

Winter Miram Bertram

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Survival Skills for Scientific Research

PABIO 553 Graduate

Academia, business/industry


Write abstracts/CSVs/proposals/oral presentations/ethics and misconduct

Winter Marilyn Parsons

Communicating Climate Change

PUBPOL 582 Graduate Policy, law Writing,

speaking

Communicating climate change to affect policy

Winter Tim Scharks

Ethics and Practice of Climate Change Communication and Community Engagement Strategies

PUBPOL 595 Graduate

General public, savvy public, media, policy/law


Community in environmental policy (political, managerial, economic dimensions)

Winter Ann Bostrom

Role of Scientific Information in Environmental Decisions

PUBPOL 597 Graduate

Policy/law, business/industry

Writing

How science is incorporated to the decision-‐making process

Autumn (odd years) Alison Cullen

Applied Research in Behavioral Health and Justice Policy

PBSCI 580 Graduate

Policy, law, business/industry


Traslational research/community-‐based research/communicating research to program/policy audiences

Autumn, Winter N/A

Technical Writing for the Medical Products Industries

PHRMRA 546 Graduate

Savvy public, business/industry


Information design/producing professional documents/techni

Autumn Karen Teal

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cal information to stakeholders

Advanced Technical Writing for Biomedical Regulatory Affairs

PHRMRA 550 Graduate

Savvy public, business/industry

Writing, visual

Best written practices/effective documentation in Biomedical/regulatory affairs

Spring N/A

Tutorials in Teaching Physics

PHYS 502/503 Graduate Academia


Training to teach undergraduates Winter Peter Shaffer

Special Topics in Political Communication

POL S 552 Graduate Academia Writing

Modern topics in political communication

Winter W Lance Bennett

Proseminar in Public Policy and Management

PPM 500 Graduate

Policy, funders, business/industry, savvy public


Grant writing/teaching/publishing


Ann Bostrom

Fundamentals of Psychological Research

PSYCH 209 Undergraduate Academia Writing Research in

Psychology Year-‐round Michael Passer

Personality PSYCH 303 Undergraduate Academia Writing Reading/writing

about Psychology Winter Jonathon Brown

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Writing in Psychology

PSYCH 483 Graduate



Literature searches, writing research reports/data for presentation

Winter Ellen Covey

Scientific Writing in Psychology

PSYCH 535 Graduate Academia Writing,

visual

Issues in scientific writing/drafts/writing process

Summer Lauren Graham

Grant Preparation in Psychology

PSYCH 536 Graduate

Funders, business/industry

Writing Grant writing in Psychology Autumn Yuichi Shoda

Evidence-‐based Rehabilitation

REHAB 557 Graduate

Savvy public, media, law, policy, business/industry

Writing, speaking

Evaluate/appraising literature/commuicate evidence to stakeholders

Spring (odd years) N/A

Therapeutic Communication

REHAB 579 Graduate General

public Speaking

Effective interpersonal communication/listening/interviewing in Rehabilitation Medicine

Spring N/A

Science and Public Health SPH 381 Undergraduate

General public, savvy public, business/industry, policy, law


How science is used to address public health goals

Winter, Spring

Michelle Averill

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