Graduate Micro-Diploma in Science Communication

The Graduate Micro-Diploma in Science Communication is offered through the School of Biomedical Sciences within the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. It is a non-degree credential open only to students already registered in one of the Faculty's listed graduate programs, adding a focused study of science communication onto a student's primary degree rather than serving as a stand-alone admission route. The micro-diploma promotes an in-depth understanding of science communication as a field of practice, with an emphasis on how communication breakdowns can undermine public understanding of, and confidence in, scientific work. Students complete two mandatory three-credit-hour courses, Science Communication: Foundations and Writing Methodologies and Science Communication: Audio-Video Methodologies, for six credit hours total, earning a minimum grade of B in each. Expected time to completion is one academic year across three consecutive terms. The credential suits graduate students, particularly in health sciences, who want applied writing and multimedia communication skills for translating research to public and professional audiences alongside their primary graduate program.