COMM 6660 - Public Engagement in Science

(crosslisted) STS 6661

Fall or Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

B. Lewenstein.

In recent years, the scientific community has increasingly referred to “public engagement in science.” This seminar explores the scholarly literature addressing that move; the links between “public engagement” and earlier concerns about sciences literacy, public understanding of science, and outreach; and the intersections between literature in communication and in science studies on issues involving the relationships among science(s) and public(s).

Outcome 1: Students will be able to identify scholarly literature relevant to analysis of public communication of science and technology.

Outcome 2: Students will be able to identify and analyze recurrent themes in the scholarly literature on public communication of science and technology.

Outcome 3: Students will be able to produce scholarly writing (including appropriate documentation) about public communication of science and technology.