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Train for a career in the growing and competitive market of communications relating to science and healthcare.

This course prepares you with the knowledge and skills required to join a growing international workforce within world-leading companies in the science and healthcare communication industries.

Science communication skills can be used to help communicate science content and research to a wide range of audiences, including public audiences, clients, and policy makers. Health communication, which includes medical writing, involves applied communication of medicinal and other health-related content, and is often associated with specialist work with, or for, pharmaceutical companies.

You will gain advanced knowledge of current key areas and topics such as theories of science communication, content design and persuasive communication, audience segmentation and profiling, critical analysis and appraisal of scientific papers and clinical trial results, and the evaluation of effective engagement.

Unlike many similar degree courses you will also learn about specialist scientific subjects including ethical issues in science and healthcare, drug discovery, clinical trials, epidemiology, and the language and challenges in biomedical sciences, in translational medicine, or in a variety of relevant diseases. You will also gain experience in visual and written communication, graphic design, communications across social media platforms, and storytelling and narrative design.

This course has been developed through consultation with numerous industry partners with strong track records and reputations in science and healthcare communications. Your final project, undertaken in either an academic setting, or through a project placement within a relevant company, will give you important hands-on experience and should offer enhanced employability.

We welcome participants from a wide and diverse range of backgrounds and disciplines, including the sciences (life sciences, maths, physical sciences), healthcare (medicine, dentistry, nursing and allied professions), and communications media (arts, graphic design, marketing, communications). However, please note, this is not a course in communication science and does not specialise in marketing, advertising, or corporate communication.

Teaching

You will be taught in a variety of ways including:

Lectures
Workshops and tutorials
Oral presentations
Digital working
Research projects or placement activities
Self-directed study

Assessment

You will be assessed in a variety of ways including:

Essays
Writing exercises
Data processing exercises
Computer-based exercises
Practical work
Exams
Case studies
Presentations
Reports