COMMUNICATING SCIENCE AND HEALTH
HBS3CSH
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this capstone subject students will extend their discipline-specific knowledge and skills, and their skills in strategic communication through the opportunity to work within an internal consultancy based at La Trobe University. Students are introduced to real-world communication challenges through interactions with community and non-profit organisations and will be tasked with developing a communication plan to disseminate information on a pressing health- or science-related issue that will reach a key target audience.
School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Brianna Julien
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: STC2SCP AND STC2SCR AND (STC1ISC OR STC1CAM OR STC1WSC)
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
How to Do Science: a guide to researching human physiology
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Lexis and Julien
Year: 2017
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: La Trobe University
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A