Science Training & Research to Inform Decisions (CSTRIDE) Graduate Certificate at Stony Brook University

Programme overview

The C-STRIDE Advanced Graduate Certificate gives STEM graduate students interdisciplinary skills to translate complex data-enabled research into informed decisions and sound policies. Training spans data analytics and visualization, decision support, science communication, understanding stakeholder perspectives, translating scientific uncertainty, and relevant internships.

Department: Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS) and partner departments | Duration: 15 credits; courses can be double counted toward the certificate and the student's major | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

The 15 credits include Foundations of Science Communication, a statistics course from the home department, Scientific Decision Support, a policy or applied science elective, Visualization, and two 1-credit seminar electives in environment or energy.

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Entry requirements

Open to matriculated PhD and MS/MA students in Applied Math and Statistics, Biomedical Informatics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ecology and Evolution, Journalism, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Materials Science, Public Health, and Technology and Society. Permission of the advisor and Graduate Program Director is required, plus the Permission to Enroll in a Secondary Certificate Program form submitted to the Graduate School.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 15 credits; courses can be double counted toward the certificate and the student's major

Apply through the official page: https://www.stonybrook.edu/grad/admissions/apply-graduate-programs.html

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