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Science Communication – (M.Sc.)
Imperial College London
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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,150 - ≈ € 17,220 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Imperial College London
The course will prepare you for a wide range of professional science communication careers in print, broadcast and new media journalism, public relations, and exhibition and design work. It is both academic and practical, and can be taken full-time over 12 months or part-time over 24 months. It fosters skills of intellectual analysis and independent investigation through a combination of taught courses and a 10,000-word dissertation.
The course develops skills in technical practice in several communication areas through a programme of practical options. Through both academic and practical courses we encourage you to develop your creative and imaginative abilities, and to produce ideas and undertake work that will communicate science, technology and medicine in fresh and more effective ways.
Practical modules benefit from our TV and radio facilities and we are fortunate to be close to the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum, which provide excellent material for museum studies work. Due to our central London location we have unrivalled access to many media and science organisations as well as to many cultural events and workshops.
This makes it easy for you to build a network of contacts. You can also attend talks and seminars on a wide range of scientific and technical topics in the various academic departments at Imperial, and benefit from direct access to a large number of leading science and engineering research teams and individuals on campus. The majority of the teaching is by Science Communication group staff but we also benefit from the expertise of industry professionals for some sessions.
Contents
Core modules
* Core practical
* Science and its social contexts
* Media representation of science
* Group project
Optional modules
Modules offered may vary from year to year, but typical modules include:
* Documentary film
* Ethics in science
* International science policy
* Narrative
* Science and display
* Science and the web
* Sounds, signs and meaning in radio
* Science and the child
Optional practical modules
* Website design
* Exhibitions
* Print
* Radio
* Television
Dissertation
You will undertake a substantial piece of academic research which engages critically with the relevant scholarly literature and which involves some element of investigative work. The research is written up as a 10,000-word dissertation.
Work placement
A four to six-week attachment or internship with a science communication organisation will enable you to gain experience of the real world of science communication, and to put into practice and develop skills and knowledge gained on the course. You will benefit from the supervision and guidance of professional science communicators and will be able to widen your range of contacts both in the media industry and in the world of science.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Candidates normally require a good Honours degree in a scientific or science-related subject from a UK or equivalent overseas university or college of higher education. You must also be able to demonstrate your potential as a science communicator as judged by completion of an aptitude assignment.
Candidates with other qualifications may be considered if you can demonstrate relevant experience or aptitude. Additional postgraduate experience, not necessarily in science or technology, is a great help for anyone contemplating a career in science communication.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:
To obtain maximum benefit from studies at Imperial College all students must have a good command of the English Language. College therefore requires applicants to have taken an English Language test and achieved an acceptable grade or score before admission can be confirmed. The College Senate has approved the tests set out below. Please note that the scores or grades indicated are the minimum levels generally acceptable to the College. Departments have the discretion to prescribe higher requirements either for specific courses of study or in specific cases where there are serious doubts as to the abilities of individual students to undertake proposed programmes of study.
Students must make arrangements to take the appropriate test well in advance of the start of their course. Places will not be confirmed and students will not be allowed to register until confirmation of an acceptable result has been received as set out below.
* A first degree taught in English within the following countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, Guyana, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, West Indies.
* Candidates whose first degree was not taught in English but who have then successfully completed a one-year MSc (or equivalent) course at a UK university.
* A grade of not less than C in English Language in GCSE, IGCSE, GCE `O´ Level or equivalent.
* A grade of not less than C in the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE).
* A pass in the University Test of English for Speakers of Other Languages (UETESOL).
* British Council IELTS Test
A score of not less than 6.5 including a score of 5.0 or better in the written and spoken English elements of the academic test.
* TOEFL
A score of not less than 90 overall in the internet-based test (iBT), to include 24 in Writing and 20 in Speaking; or 600 in the paper-based test (PBT), or 250 in the computer-based test (CBT), both to include a minimum score of 4.5 in the written English.
Please note: Imperial College's Institution Code for TOEFL is 0891.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 250 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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