LSC 289
Honors Independent Study
1–2 creditsIndependent research for Honors students in Life Sciences Communication under faculty guidance.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
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LSC 299
Independent Study
1–3 creditsIndependent study course involving research work in Life Sciences Communication under direct faculty guidance.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Explores principles of design, perception, and cognition in visualizing science for mass media through lectures and written critique.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.81 GPA, 89.8% A/AB (n=88 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.39 GPA, 63.8% A/AB (n=94 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.86 GPA, 94.2% A/AB (n=52 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025LSC 625
Risk Communication
3 creditsRISK COMMUNICATION examines risk as a central concept in communication using interdisciplinary literature from fields like psychology, sociology, and formal risk analysis.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.83 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.73 GPA, 89.3% A/AB (n=28 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026LSC 682
Senior Honors Thesis
2–4 creditsSecond semester of individual study for majors completing theses for Honors degrees, arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
LSC 699
Special Problems
1–4 creditsSpecial Problems offers individual advanced work in Life Sciences Communication under direct faculty guidance.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
A graduate colloquium exposing students to UW faculty working on communication issues in science, health technology, and related fields through weekly interdisciplinary speakers.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
LSC 990
Research
1–12 creditsIndependent research course for preparing a graduate thesis in science communication under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
LSC 999
Independent Research
1–3 creditsIndependent research course where students conduct and report on science communication research under the guidance of a qualified instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history