MSc Science Communication at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The MSc Science Communication is an interdisciplinary, research-led Master's degree based at the Origins Centre, one of South Africa's leading museums of human origins, heritage and science. The programme is uniquely positioned at the intersection of scientific research, museum practice and public engagement, where students learn not only how science is communicated, but how communication shapes the ways scientific knowledge is understood, trusted and made meaningful within society. Located within the Faculty of Science, the programme brings together the natural sciences, Indigenous science, the humanities, social sciences and creative practice to explore how knowledge moves between research

Faculty: Science | Department: Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies | Duration: 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

MANDATORY COURSES Science Communication (30 credits) This Master's-level course introduces students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to contemporary science communication as an interdisciplinary field of research and professional practice. Through lectures, practitioner masterclasses, collaborative inquiry and project-based work, students develop advanced theoretical, methodological and pract

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Application information

Entry requirements

An Honours degree or equivalent international qualification, or a relevant portfolio demonstrating adequate experience as a communicator, accompanied by a motivation letter.

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

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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