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SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM

JOURN 415
Course Description

Instruction and practice in strategies for communicating science to the public. Emphases include (1) how to explain difficult concepts and prrocesses; (2) skills for telling interesting and artful stories; and (3) strategies for making reasonable judgments about scientific evidence.

Prerequisties

JOURN 335 or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.92

11.36% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

2.82% from Historical

A Rate
83.33%

64.41% from Historical

Class Size
12

-1.37% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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