ChairAmy Thurlow, APR, BPR (MSVU), MA, PhD (SMU), Associate Professor
Admission RequirementsIn addition to the General Admission Requirements, students admitted to the BSc (Science Communication) will require the following:
Admission requirements for the B.Sc. (Science Communication) include, as a minimum, ALL of the following elements:
1. Completed academic Grade 12;
2. Grade 11: academic or advanced mathematics and two sciences; AND
3. Grade 12: academic or advanced mathematics, chemistry and one other science.
Students who lack the mathematics or chemistry requirement may be admitted conditionally and must be prepared to acquire the prerequisites either through summer school, elective or non-credit work in the first year of the program.
Enrolment in this program is limited and selection is based on suitable academic background and achievement.
Successful applicants with previous university credits will be granted advanced standing based on an individual assessment.
Program Requirements
Students must successfully complete 20 units with the following requirements:
| ❏ | obtain a GPA of 2.0 in the courses required for the specialization
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| Required Communication Courses (4.5 units) |
| ❏ | COMM 1501 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | COMM 2211 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | COMM 4500 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | COMM 4501 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | PBRL 2012 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | PBRL 2013 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | PBRL 2015 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | PBRL 3022 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | WRIT 1120 | | 0.5 unit
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| ❏ | 2.5 units chosen from the following: | 2.5 units |
| COMM 4511
ENGL 2220/WRIT 2220
ENGL 3330/WRIT 3330
ENGL 4405/WRIT 4405
PBRL 3013
PBRL 4405
WRIT 2222
WRIT 3331
| 0.5 unit
0.5 unit
0.5 unit
0.5 unit
0.5 unit
0.5 unit
0.5 unit
0.5 unit | |
| Core Science (4.0 units) |
| ❏ | BIOL 1152 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | BIOL 1153 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | CHEM 1011 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | CHEM 1012 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | PSYC 1110 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | PSYC 1120 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | PSYC 2209 | | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | BIOL 2213 or CHEM 2505 | | 0.5 unit |
Science Focus
Students select on the advice of the appropriate science department chair within one science discipline in addition to the core courses that meet the object of depth in one area of their science knowledge base.
| Biology Focus (4.0 units) |
| ❏ | 2.0 units of BIOL at the 2000 level or above | 2.0 units |
| ❏ | 2.0 units of BIOL at the 3000 level or above
(selected in consultation with an advisor) | 2.0 units |
| Chemistry Focus (4.0 units) |
| ❏ | 2.0 units of CHEM at the 2000 level or above | 2.0 units |
| ❏ | 2.0 units of CHEM at the 3000 level or above
(selected in consultation with an advisor)
| 2.0 units |
| Psychology Focus (4.0 units) |
| ❏ | 2.0 units of PSYC at the 2000 level or above | 2.0 units |
| ❏ | 2.0 units of PSYC at the 3000 level or above
(selected in consultation with an advisor)
| 2.0 units |
| Required Arts & Humanities Courses (3.5 units) |
| ❏ | COMM 3501 or COMM 3502 | 1.0 unit |
| ❏ | MATH 2208 | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | MATH 2209 | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | PHIL 2229 | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | LIBR 2100 | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | HIST 2250 | 0.5 unit |
| ❏ | 1.5 units of electives | 1.5 units |
Minor in Communication Technology
| To obtain a minor in Communication Technology, students must fulfill the following requirements: |
| ❏ | PBRL 2013, COMM 1015, and COMM 3017 |
| ❏ | 1.5 units from COMM 3025, INTE 2263, PBRL 2015, PBRL 3022 |