Why Communication of Science and Technology?

Students studying communication of science and technology (CSET) learn to understand advancements in science, engineering, and technology and communicate them to a wide range of audiences. These skills, increasingly important as scientific innovations affect our everyday lives, prepare students for many career paths, from communications to law to medicine to public policy.

Our students gain the following marketable skills:

The Power of Storytelling

Courses in telling scientific stories give students the narrative tools to communicate scientific and technological advances in a clear and compelling manner to a wide variety of audiences.

Scientific Literacy

Courses in quantitative methods, experimental design, and research provide skills for designing, developing, executing, reporting, and understanding scientific experiments.

Written and Spoken Communication

Our students develop communication skills, both written and spoken, that translate beyond the scope of technical communication and our major. These are skills that they will use throughout their personal and professional lives.

Understanding of Interdisciplinary Approaches

Our bridging courses offer students insights into the origins and dynamics of science through an interdisciplinary lens.

Constructive Discourse

Students develop interdisciplinary communication skills to create science narratives to address misinformation, skepticism, and denial through constructive discourse.

Ethical Practices

Every CSET course is designed to expose students to the ethical challenges of advances in science and technology in an ever-changing world.

Discerning and Mitigating Biases and Prejudice

Our courses challenge students to recognize common biases and learn techniques to avoid letting it impact decisions.