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Science Writing and Rhetoric Graduate Certificate at University of Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island, United States

Programme overview

This 15-credit program combines graduate-level training and an off-campus internship to give you a solid foundation and skills for taking complex scientific results and communicating them to both specialist and non-scientific audiences. Potential employers look for this knowledge ability to convey science in a range of written forms to an array of audiences, including non-scientists.

Faculty: College of the Environment and Life Sciences  |  Duration: Usually one year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall/Spring  |  Location: Kingston, RI, United States

What you will study

This certificate program is open to currently enrolled, full‐time or part‐time graduate students or to professionals who hold a bachelor’s degree in a science field. The program requires a total of 15 credits of coursework that, with the approval of their advisor and committee, can be applied toward the graduate degree of a matriculated student.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. International students are required to have an overall TOEFL score of 80 or more AND meet the minimum in each individual area: Reading 20, Writing 22, Listening 17, Speaking 17.

Intake: Fall/Spring

Duration: Usually one year

Apply through the official page: https://web.uri.edu/graduate-school/admission/

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