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Alaska
Institution:	University of Alaska Fairbanks
State:	Alaska
School:	Journalism Department
Website:	http://www.uaf.edu/journal
Contact:	Charles Mason, Department Chair
Address:	UAF Journalism Dept. 101 Bunnell PO Box 756120 Fairbanks, AK 99775
Phone:	907-474-7761, 907-474-6245
E-mail:	fyjnb@uaf.edu
Criteria:	To register, students must have either taken our basic newswriting course or submit writing samples to the instructor, who looks for evidence the student will benefit from the course. No formal science training is required. Journalism students and science students take the course together; each group brings its own set of skills to the course, and the combination greatly enhances our workshop discussions.
Faculty:	Lisa W. Drew.
Orientation:	The course name sums it up well: Science Writing for Magazines and Newspapers. Students choose their own subjects (with guidance from the instructor), and any subject may be considered as long as it a) includes science of some sort and b) has a reasonable chance of meeting the needs of a specific publication aimed at a popular audience.
Description:	This is an advanced course designed for students who have mastered journalism basics or who have evidence of other writing experience or ability. Scientists are welcome, but a science background is not necessary. Students analyze and write science articles (may include nature and medicine) aimed at the general public. The coursework is a mix of writing and reading assignments, class workshops, exercises and one-on-one conferences with the instructor. Students work on developing story structure, improving writing and reporting skills, recognizing and finding science news, understanding editors' needs, developing story ideas, writing query letters, capturing reader interest and maintaining accuracy. Several students who have taken this course have published articles; the instructor has every expectation that all course alumni will eventually do so.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	Yes
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	No
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Thursday, May 31, 2007 9:57:03 PM CDT

Arizona
Institution:	Arizona State University
State:	Arizona
School:	Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Website:	http://sciencewriting.asu.edu
Contact:	Ed Sylvester
Address:	Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication Arizona State University 555 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone:	480/965-4210
E-mail:	ed.sylvester@asu.edu
Criteria:	Science and Medical Writing is open to undergraduate and graduate journalism students who have completed Newswriting and Reporting, as well as to students in the Barrett Honors College and others who show a strong science background and proven writing ability.
Faculty:	Ed Sylvester
Orientation:	This course is writing intensive, with in-class seminar-style discussion of professional and student stories focused on parallel analyses of the journalistic techniques and structure used in the story and the scientific methods, goals and conclusions behind it.
Description:	JMC 445 / HON 494 is available for both graduate and honors-college credit. It fulfills the major-emphasis elective requirement in the Cronkite School. Students write several 500-word stories that can come out of many science disciplines, concluding with a major indepth piece or series relating to the health and medical sciences. Students aim to have their work selected as part of a professionally produced and hosted website exploring health and medical issues, aimed at public audiences.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	Yes
BA degree:	Yes
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	Yes
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Thursday, May 1, 2008 1:30:05 PM CDT

Institution:	Northern Arizona University
State:	Arizona
School:	School of Communication
Website:	http://www.nau.edu
Contact:	Lea Jane Parker
Address:	Box 5619 School of Communication Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
Phone:	(928) 523-4661
E-mail:	Lea.Parker@nau.edu
Criteria:	The program is geared for undergraduate students majoring in communication, journalism, or a natural science. The environmental communication courses are also available to community members working in the discipline. Applicants must be officially enrolled at Northern Arizona University.
Faculty:	Lea Jane Parker.
Orientation:	The program, Environmental Communication, is an emphasis area in the journalism bachelor of science degree program and in the environmental sciences bachelor of science degree program. The program is focused on communicating environmental issues to various audiences through various channels of communication, including mass media as well as interpersonal communication.
Description:	The environmental communication program at Northern Arizona University features various channels for communicating about environmental issues, including all mass media channels, such as reporting for newspapers, radio and television, and various community involvement channels, such as focus groups, workshops, public comment venues, etc. In addition, this program has a course that uniquely focuses on environmental messages in music, visual art and literature. In addition, the capstone course emphasizes in-depth interpretive research and writing for consumer publications. The program is designed to provide a comprehensive education in communicating for sustainability and employs two textbooks written specifically for the program. NOTE: Students enrolled in this emphasis in either the journalism major must minor in a natural science.
Serves grads:	No
Serves undergrads:	Yes
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	Yes
MA degree:	No
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Tuesday, April 3, 2007 3:38:00 PM CDT

California
Institution:	Humboldt State University
State:	California
School:	Journalism and Mass Communication Department
Website:	http://www.humboldt.edu/~jnhsu/
Contact:	Prof. Mark A. Larson
Address:	Journalism and Mass Communication Department Humboldt State University Arcata, CA 95521
Phone:	707-826-4775
E-mail:	mal2@humboldt.edu
Criteria:	Must have taken a beginning reporting course.
Faculty:	Mark Larson, Marcy Burstiner
Orientation:	JMC 490-Science & Environmental Writing
Description:	An opportunity at the upper-division level to conduct in-depth reporting of current science and environmental topics.
Serves grads:	No
Serves undergrads:	Yes
BA degree:	Yes
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	No
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	Yes
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Tuesday, March 27, 2007 10:11:16 PM CDT

Institution:	University of California, Santa Cruz
State:	California
School:	Science Communication Program (in Divison of Physical and Biological Sciences)
Website:	http://scicom.ucsc.edu
Contact:	Robert Irion, Program Director
Address:	Science Communication Program University of California, Santa Cruz 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Phone:	(831)459-4475
E-mail:	scicom@ucsc.edu
Criteria:	A bachelor's, master's, or Ph.D. in science or engineering is required. GRE general and advanced test scores are required (the advanced test must be in a science). Academic research laboratory or field experience, six months minimum, is required.
Faculty:	Peter Aldhous, Glennda Chui, Marc DesJardins, Robert Irion, Martha Mendoza, Mary Miller, Paul Rogers, Evelyn Strauss.
Orientation:	The UC Santa Cruz program focuses on writing for the public through print and web media about science, medicine, the environment, and technology. Emphasis is on reporting current research through interviews and site visits.
Description:	The science writing program at UC Santa Cruz is a stand-alone, one-year graduate certificate program. It is intended for scientists who wish to alter their career paths toward science writing, not for existing journalists who wish to specialize. The focus is on cogent news and feature reporting and narrative storytelling for newspapers, magazines, and the web. Public information writing is a secondary focus available through mentored internships. Internships are central to the program; all students must complete part-time reporting and writing internships during the first two of their three academic quarters. Internship sites include daily newspapers in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Salinas; public information offices at UC Santa Cruz, Stanford University, Stanford Medical Center, and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center; radio programs in Santa Cruz and Mountain View; the Monterey Bay Aquarium; and Science magazine online. The final requirement is a full-time summer internship at the regional or national level.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	No
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	Yes
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Wednesday, October 10, 2007 1:37:50 PM CDT

Colorado
Institution:	Colorado State University
State:	Colorado
School:	Department of Journalism and Technical Communication
Website:	http://www.colostate.edu/dept/TJ/
Contact:	Rebecca Allen
Address:	Department of Journalism and Technical Communication C-225 Clark Building Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80526
Phone:	970-491-6310
E-mail:	rebecca.allen@colostate.edu
Criteria:	B.A. Program: Admission to the university with above-average H.S. GPA and test scores. Transfers need 2.9 college GPA. M.S. Program: Meet university graduate requirements (3.0 GPA typical, test scores taken into account). Application letter should point to how the program goals and student needs fit (see Web site). Many students have science/technical undergrad majors or professional experience. Students without undergrad courses or professional experience may be required to take additional basic undergrad journalism courses
Faculty:	Joe Champ, Cindy Christen, Marilee Long, Garrett O'Keefe, Donna Rouner, Craig Trumbo, Don Zimmerman.
Orientation:	The B.A. in Technical Journalism program includes a concentration in Specialized/Technical Communication. This concentration is designed for students who want to focus on specific content areas -- mainly science, health, environment, technology, typically interested in careers in either communicating information about such areas to lay audiences. An option of the concentration also emphasizes technical communication. The M.S. in Technical Communication has an emphasis on communication management designed to prepare graduates for careers in science, health, technicall and strategic communication.
Description:	The B.A. in Technical Journalism program has been nationally accredited since 1972. Departmental concentrations include computer-mediated communication, news/editorial Journalism, television news and video communication, public relations, and specialized/technical communication. Each concentration has its own requirements, and students are encouraged to integrate courses across concentrations for greater breadth. Students also participate in a well-structured internship program with professional media organizations. The department maintains a highly interactive relationship with the CSU Department of Student Media, which maintains the student-operated The Rocky Mountain Collegian daily newspaper; KCSU-FM, a 10,000-watt,24/7 radio station; and CTV, which cablecasts programming to 25,000 Fort Collins households. More than 500 undergraduates are enrolled in the major, along with some 50 master’s students.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	Yes
BA degree:	Yes
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	No
MS degree:	Yes
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Friday, June 8, 2007 3:34:55 PM CDT

Institution:	University of Colorado at Boulder
State:	Colorado
School:	Center for Environmental Journalism, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Website:	http://www.colorado.edu/journalism/cej
Contact:	Len Ackland
Address:	Center for Environmental Journalism School of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Colorado at Boulder 1511 University Ave. 478 UCB Boulder, CO 80309-0478
Phone:	(303) 492-4114
E-mail:	cej@colorado.edu
School 2:	Environmental Policy Certificate Program
Website:	http://www.colorado.edu/EnvironmentalPolicyCertificate/
Contact:	Cindy Shimizu
Address:	Environmental Policy Certificate Program University of Colorado at Boulder Campus Box 397 Boulder, CO 80309-0397
Phone:	(303) 735-4993
E-mail:	bogner@colorado.edu
Criteria:	Applicants must first be admitted to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication before applying to the certificate program. Successful applicants show an aptitude for written or spoken communication and a strong interest in the social, political, legal and scientific aspect of environmental issues.
Faculty:	Len Ackland, Tom Yulsman.
Orientation:	Master`s Degree in broadcast journalism, print journalism or media research with an emphasis on environmental issues.
Description:	In collaboration with the university`s interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program in Environmental Policy, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) offers students the opportunity to earn a master`s degree in journalism with an emphasis in environmental journalism. This emphasis requires completion of the Certificate in Environmental Policy. It takes about 1.5 to two years to complete the degree and the certificate, depending on whether the mass communication research or newsgathering option is chosen. To qualify for the certificate, students must complete at least 18 hours of coursework from the more than 40 courses in environmental policy and science offered as part of CU-Boulder`s environmental policy program, including two capstone seminars. No more than six of the 18 hours required for the certificate may be in the SJMC. Two of the school`s classes, "Reporting on the Environment" and "Science Writing," fulfill school requirements.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	Yes
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Tuesday, April 3, 2007 3:56:26 PM CDT

District of Columbia
Institution:	Johns Hopkins University
State:	District of Columbia
School:	Master of Arts in Writing Program, Advanced Academic Programs, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Website:	http://advanced.jhu.edu/writing/
Contact:	Mary Knudson
Address:	The Johns Hopkins University M.A. in Writing Program 1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW Suite 104 Washington, DC 20036
Phone:	301-495-9379
E-mail:	mknudson@jhu.edu
Criteria:	Admission is based on a competitive review of writing samples, plus other materials.
Faculty:	Mary Knudson, Nancy Shute, Shannon Brownlee, Rick Borchelt, Ruth Levy Guyer, Melissa Hendricks
Orientation:	The master's degree in science/medical writing focuses on training students to evaluate stories, find sources, and write with depth and style about science, medicine, and health for the general public. Most students are working adults, and all classes are held evenings or weekends at the Hopkins Center near Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., or at the university’s main Homewood campus in Baltimore. Students may take classes at either or both locations.
Description:	In this nine-course program, students write in a variety of forms, including feature, explanatory, narrative, essay, memoir, profile, and analysis to produce articles for magazines or newspapers, columns or book chapters. Course requirements include a final thesis that is created from revisions of previous program writing. Students new to writing take two or three core courses that provide a foundation in writing, three workshops to create a body of work, two or three electives, and the final thesis course. Working writers may waive the foundation courses and take additional electives or workshops or an independent study. Electives include writing analysis courses such as The Literature of Science, The Nature of Nature, or Science Policy and Politics, which takes advantage of the program's proximity to Congress and the White House. Medicine in Action, an advanced medical writing course based at Johns Hopkins Hospital, puts students in weekly contact with doctors who discuss the challenges they face in practicing medicine.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	Yes
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Monday, July 2, 2007 11:01:14 AM CDT

Florida
Institution:	University of Florida
State:	Florida
School:	College of Journalism and Communications
Website:	http://www.jou.ufl.edu/grad
Contact:	Dr. Debbie Treise
Address:	College of Journalism and Communications University of Florida 2012 Weimer Hall Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone:	(352) 392-6557
E-mail:	dtreise@jou.ufl.edu
Criteria:	To be eligible for the program, journalists and other communication specialists preferably should have at least two years of professional experience, and scientists/health specialists preferably should have at least two years of experience. Minimums: GRE Verbal 550,Quantitative 500; GPA 3.0 for all upper division undergraduate work; 3 letters of recommendation; letter of intent.
Faculty:	Debbie Treise, Mike Weigold, Kim Walsh-Childers, Youjin Choi, Robyn Goodman.
Orientation:	The College of Journalism and Communications, with support from other colleges on campus, offers a master’s track in science and health communications. The program is designed to teach scientists and health specialists to communicate effectively via mass media and to teach mass media specialists to translate the language of science and health into meaningful and understandable stories for their audiences. These goals are achieved through theoretical writing and applied courses.
Description:	UF's program is open not only to journalists who want to specialize in covering science and health, but also offers to people planning to work as public affairs or public information officers for science and health organizations, such as NASA, for other communication specialists and for scientists who need to be able to communicate with the public about their work. Another feature of UF's program is that it focuses on training students to understand and communicate effectively about science and health policy. Students in the program have the option of writing a traditional research thesis, producing a series of articles on science or health topics, or completing a project (such as a communication plan for a scientific or health organization).
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	Yes
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	No
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	Yes
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Tuesday, April 3, 2007 3:58:23 PM CDT

Georgia
Institution:	University of Georgia
State:	Georgia
School:	Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Website:	http://www.grady.uga.edu
Contact:	Patricia Thomas, Knight Chair in Health and Medical Journalism
Address:	Grady College University of Georgia 120 Hooper Street Athens, GA 30602
Phone:	706-542-1210
E-mail:	pthomas@uga.edu
Criteria:	1. GRE scores (Applicants must have a minimum score of 1000 derived from the combined math and verbal sections of the exam). 2. All transcripts (from every institution of higher learning at which you were enrolled, for even one course). Acceptable undergraduate GPAs must be 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale), and a minimum of 3.5 graduate GPA. All non-native language applicants must submit TOEFL scores. Ph.D. applicants are required to submit official TSE scores as well as TOEFL scores. 3. Three letters of recommendation (Ph.D. applicants must submit letters from former professors). 4. A statement of purpose. 5. Resume 6. If you are a Ph.D. applicant, you are especially encouraged to submit additional evidence of scholarly potential or achievement -- e.g., thesis abstracts, conference papers, publications.
Faculty:	Patricia Thomas
Orientation:	The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication offers two courses focusing on health and medical journalism. This sequence prepares graduate students to cover the health and medical beat for print and online outlets anywhere, while motivating them to emphasize health disparities in the Southeast. Grady College candidates for MA or PhD degrees are given preference for enrollment; students in the College of Public Health or other UGA programs can be enrolled at the instructor’s discretion. Prerequisites: basic news and feature writing courses or equivalent work experience.
Description:	The introductory health and medical journalism course equips students to cover the major sources for health and medical news: peer-reviewed journals, scientific meetings, government agencies, pharmaceutical and biotech companies and academic researchers. Four writing assignments require students to relate research advances and policy shifts to low- income communities. Students cover a major scientific meeting and collaborate with advanced photojournalism students at Grady College. Publication in local newspapers and magazines is strongly encouraged. The second, advanced course challenges students to dig deeper into the connections between scientific research, politics, culture and health care. Students who successfully completed the basic course are eligible to enroll; they research, write, and revise a major feature article for publication by semester’s end.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	Yes
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	Yes
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Friday, June 29, 2007 10:19:14 AM CDT

Indiana
Institution:	Indiana University
State:	Indiana
School:	School of Journalism
Website:	http://journalism.indiana.edu/
Contact:	Dr. S. Holly Stocking
Address:	Indiana University School of Journalism Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Ernie Pyle Hall Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone:	(812) 855-9828
E-mail:	stocking@indiana.edu
School 2:	School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA)
Website:	http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iub/spea_grad/2001-2003/bloomington.html#mpamaj
Contact:	SPEA Graduate Office
Address:	School of Public and Environmental Affairs Indiana University SPEA 260 1315 E. Tenth Street Bloomington, IN 47405-1701
Phone:	(800) 765-7755, Local (812) 855-2840
E-mail:	speainfo@indiana.edu
Criteria:	GRE scores required. Formal science training preferred, but not required, for the journalism M.A. See SPEA website for its science requirements for the M.S.E.S. degree. Call or go to the websites for additional details.
Faculty:	Dr. S. Holly Stocking, Dr. Lesa Hatley Major
Orientation:	Master of Arts in Journalism (M.A.) with an emphasis on science writing: Ours is a general M.A. program, but students with interests in science writing (including, but not limited to, health and environmental writing) can elect to take a science writing workshop and seminar and up to three science courses outside the School, including a course in risk communication. Our M.A. prepares students to work for newspapers, magazines, and online news media and to do public relations work for non-profits. Our degree, the Master of Arts in Journalism and Master of Science in Environmental Science (M.A. in Journalism-M.S.E.S), is a joint degree program that addresses the demands of information specialists who combine environmental science with reporting and writing.
Description:	In addition to the many academic opportunities for science writing students offered by the Schools of Journalism and Public and Environmental Affairs, the university and surrounding community offer outstanding opportunities for students to gain experience in science writing. These include an award-winning campus daily with its own science and health section, a science museum for children, a nationally syndicated science radio program, two university-based science magazines, an award-winning alumni magazine, a vibrant alternative newspaper and cultural magazine, and various health care and environmental organizations in the city. Because ours is a relatively small community, it is not difficult to become a part of these activities and quickly acquire the clips one needs to be competitive in national competitions for jobs and internships. In 2007, one student in the class was awarded an internship at the Stanford Linear Accelerator in Palo Alto, and another was offered an internship at Science magazine. Alums of the program have written books and done science writing for Science, Science News, the American Chemical Society, the National Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins University, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Columbus Dispatch (investigative reporting), and many other organizations and media outlets.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	Yes
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	Yes
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Friday, June 29, 2007 10:34:23 AM CDT

Iowa
Institution:	Iowa State University
State:	Iowa
School:	Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
Website:	http://www.jlmc.iastate.edu/
Contact:	Jane Peterson, undergraduate program; Lulu Rodriguez, graduate program
Address:	101 Hamilton Hall Iowa State University Ames, IA 50010
Phone:	Peterson: 515-294-4341; Rodriguez: 515-294-0484
E-mail:	jpeterso@iastate.edu; lulurod@iastate.edu
Criteria:	Undergraduate admission to the Greenlee School is as a premajor. Students become journalism majors after completing mass media and society, orientation to journalism and coummunication, and reporting and writing for the mass media. Students become advertising majors after completing the same courses plus a course in advertising principles. Graduate admission requires the GRE.
Faculty:	Eric Abbott, Daniela Dimitrova, Joel Geske, Chad Harms, Suman Lee, Barbara Mack, Jane W. Peterson, Michael Bugeja.
Orientation:	Science communication; risk communication for the general mass media audience.
Description:	The Greenlee School science communication program prepares undergraduate students to combine expertise in science and/or technology with expertise in the following areas of mass communication: print (newspaper and magazine), electronic media (broadcast, cable and new media), public relations and public information, visual communication (including photojournalism), advertising. Students combine science communication courses with courses in the above named areas of mass communication for a minimum of 33 semester hours and maximum of 40 semester hours. Students are also required to designate an area of concentration outside of the Greenlee School selected from a variety of units specializing in basic, applied, natural, social and related science curricula. The master of science program has two areas of concentration: Communication as a Social Science and Communication as a Profession.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	Yes
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	Yes
MA degree:	No
MS degree:	Yes
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Sunday, April 1, 2007 4:58:46 PM CDT

Institution:	University of Iowa
State:	Iowa
School:	School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Website:	http://www.uiowa.edu/jmc
Contact:	Marc P. Armstrong, interim director
Address:	100 Adler Journalism Building University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1401
Phone:	319.335.3390
E-mail:	marc-armstrong@uiowa.edu
Criteria:	To be admitted to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication as an MA student, applicants must complete a statement of purpose, which ideally will be an appropriate fit for the School. No formal training is required. GRE scores are required.
Faculty:	Julie Andsager
Orientation:	Media & Health (19:160/172:160) is focused on how news and entertainment media influence and inform public health attitudes and behaviors.
Description:	The goal of this course is to examine the potential and limits of mass media in educating the public and, where possible, in promoting health campaign goals. We examine research and theory dealing with health-behavior effects of both information and entertainment mass media. We look at how theories, models, and assumptions of mass communication relate to effects on public health and public health issues. In doing so, structural components of the mass media will be discussed as means of framing or limiting our understanding of health through news, entertainment, and advertising content.
Serves grads:	No
Serves undergrads:	Yes
BA degree:	Yes
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	Yes
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Friday, June 8, 2007 2:53:57 PM CDT

Institution:	University of Iowa
State:	Iowa
School:	College of Public Health, Department of Community and Behavioral Health
Website:	http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/cbh/prospectivestudents/degreeprograms.html
Contact:	Shelly Campo, PhD
Address:	200 Hawkins Drive E233 GH Department of Community & Behavioral Health College of Public Health University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone:	319-384-5380
E-mail:	shelly-campo@uiowa.edu
Criteria:	Admission requirements vary by degree program. All require transcripts, GRE scores, recommendation letters, and a statement of purpose indicating fit for the intended program. Our graduate students often have practical experience prior to entry and come from diverse fields including a host of social sciences, biological and health sciences, and the humanities.
Faculty:	John B. Lowe, Julie Andsager, Leslie Baxter.
Orientation:	We offer formal subtracks in health communication from a public health perspective in an accredited College of Public Health.
Description:	We offer the MA, MPH, and PhD in Health Communication. The degree programs combine communication, health education/health promotion, and health behavior theories and approaches. Students in all three programs will take courses in core public health areas such as behavioral health, epidemiology, health management and policy, and biostatistics in addition to courses in health communication. This coursework, combined with practical experiences to apply learning through practice and applied research will prepare graduates for various opportunities. The MPH and MS graduates will be able to successfully interact with clients and patients in interpersonal settings, plan, deliver, and evaluate effective health campaigns, and advocate for change among media and policymakers. Doctoral programs are heavily focused on research in public health communication.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	No
MS degree:	Yes
PhD degree:	Yes
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:16:19 PM CDT

Kansas
Institution:	University of Kansas
State:	Kansas
School:	William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Website:	http://www.ku.edu/~jschool
Contact:	Prof. Rick Musser
Address:	School of Journalism Stauffer-Flint Hall, Room 200 University of Kansas 1435 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence, KS 66045-7575
Phone:	Prof. Musser: 785-864-7638/ school office: 785-864-4755
E-mail:	rmusser@ku.edu and jschool@ku.edu
Criteria:	Undergraduate admission is competitive based on grades in beginning courses. Graduate admission requires GRE scores. Formal science background is not required.
Faculty:	Rick Musser, Kristen Swain, Mugur Geana.
Orientation:	Our science communication program is in development. Based on the expertise of present and incoming faculty we expect the emphasis to be in the health/medical areas primarily. Writing and reporting will be the focus, along with social marketing.
Description:	We have a converged curriculum so that students take in common two introductory courses plus ethics and first amendment. Writing courses in each of our two tracks, news and strategic communications, are cross-platform for print (news and magazine), online and television. The undergraduate students choose to complete the major in news or strategic communications. For news students, their work in science communications will be part of their reporting/ writing major courses. Strategic communications students may focus on social marketing. A recent client was the KU Biodiversity Institute, which is affiliated with the Natural History Museum.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	Yes
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	Yes
MA degree:	No
MS degree:	Yes
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:35:56 AM CDT

Louisiana
Institution:	Loyola University New Orleans
State:	Louisiana
School:	Schooll of Mass Communication (Center for Environmental Communications)
Website:	http://www.loyno.edu/lucec
Contact:	Dr. Robert A. Thomas
Address:	Center for Environmental Communications Loyola University Box 199, 6363 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 USA
Phone:	504-865-2107
E-mail:	lucec@loyno.edu, rathomas@loyno.edu
Criteria:	Students who are most successful in the program blend the skills of communication with science understanding. Many students from other departments take the courses and involve themselves in LUCEC projects.
Faculty:	Robert A. Thomas See website for additional faculty.
Orientation:	The LUCEC program focuses on the following elements of environmental issues: 1) understanding the science, 2) learning research techniques, 3) the importance of context, 4) recognizing issues' many components (science, politics, social & justice concerns, engineering, emotion, etc.), 5) fairness in communication, and 6) the many agendas that drive environmental issues.
Description:	LUCEC programs are multidisciplinary and open to all students. Program orientation is governed by the background of the Director – Dr. Robert A. (Bob) Thomas. He is a biologist who focuses his attention on coastal issues and tropical ecology. As the founding director of the Louisiana Nature Center in the late 1970s, Dr. Thomas spent many years explaining science and environmental issues to the lay public. As director of a not-for-profit, he worked with all stakeholders in the community. Because of that, LUCEC is involved with a range of groups including environmental organizations, researchers, and industry (projects with the latter always involve social justice approaches to resolving their challenges). LUCEC has a number of ongoing projects in the New World tropics, especially in Trinidad, Belize, and the eastern Caribbean. Most are training opportunities for environmental journalists, but some are in the field of ecotourism.
Serves grads:	No
Serves undergrads:	Yes
BA degree:	Yes
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	No
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	Yes
Midcareer training:	Yes
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Friday, June 8, 2007 3:36:37 PM CDT

Maryland
Institution:	Johns Hopkins University
State:	Maryland
School:	Program in Writing about Science
Website:	http://www.jhu.edu/~writsem/sciwrit/index.html
Contact:	Ann Finkbeiner
Address:	Program in Writing about Science The Writing Seminars Gilman 135 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone:	410-516-7714; 410-516-6826
E-mail:	akf@jhu.edu
Criteria:	We accept both scientists and writers. GRE scores are required. We're interested in people who want to be professional writers.
Faculty:	Ann Finkbeiner, David Kestenbaum
Orientation:	The graduate program's focus is on science writing. Along with the graduate program there is available at least one undergraduate course in science writing.
Description:	The program offers a one-year terminal masters' degree, housed along with highly ranked graduate programs in fiction and poetry. Accordingly, the program focuses not only on the science but also on the craft and quality of writing. The required courses are workshops in which student writing is exhaustively edited by faculty and by the other students. In all their writing, students focus on developing story ideas and on presenting the science clearly, accurately, and seamlessly. They also focus on clarifying the context of a discovery, its technical and social implications, and the amount of confidence scientists have in its accuracy. Everything worthy is rewritten; students learn to write on the rewrites. Students take three courses per semester, half of which are required. Although we offer no courses in journalistic practice, students learn as they go about interviewing, pitching story ideas, writing hard news and features, handling embargoes, and about journalistic challenges.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	Yes
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Friday, June 29, 2007 10:34:12 AM CDT

Institution:	Johns Hopkins University
State:	Maryland
School:	Master of Arts in Writing Program, Advanced Academic Programs, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Website:	http://advanced.jhu.edu/writing/
Criteria:	See District of Columbia listing for further information about this program.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	Yes
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Monday, July 2, 2007 10:28:08 AM CDT

Massachusetts
Institution:	Boston University
State:	Massachusetts
School:	College of Communication
Website:	http://www.bu.edu/com/jo/science/
Contact:	Douglas Starr or Ellen Ruppel Shell
Address:	640 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215
Phone:	617-353-4239
E-mail:	dstarr@bu.edu; eshell@bu.edu
Criteria:	Applicants must have an undergraduate degree. General GRE scores are required, and students for whom English is not their first language must take the TOEFL test. Formal science training is considered quite helpful, but is not always required. Applicants must submit two essays, making their case for why science is a story they hope to cover. We encourage but do not require additional writing samples. Successful applicants combine a solid academic record with a demonstrated command of the written word; we look especially for evidence of intellectual curiosity and rigor, tenacity, and grit. Applicants who, along with a science background, have journalism experience in any form are particularly interesting to us.
Faculty:	Ellen Ruppel Shell, Douglas Starr, Gino Del Guercio, Phil Hilts.
Orientation:	The Graduate Program in Science Journalism centers on covering science in context with integrity, wit and vigor. It delves deep into the full range of genres: daily news reporting, feature writing, and magazine narratives, as well as radio, television documentary, and on-line. The goal is to provide graduates with all the tools they’ll need as writers, producers and interpreters of complex, technical information to a wide, general audience. There is a core curriculum of seven required courses, including a group webzine production class, plus a summer professional internship. Students generally form a tight knit, collaborative unit that results in a congenial, supportive atmosphere.
Description:	Boston University’s graduate program runs for three semesters, with a paid professional summer internship, and leads to a Master of Science degree. We have no “ideal” incoming student. Successful applicants range from Ph.D.s in quantitative disciplines to English majors with a demonstrated interest in science, to professional journalists who want to jump start a career in science reporting, editing or production. In addition to courses on site, tudents are encouraged to take courses at several neighboring institutions in the Boston/Cambridge area.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	No
MS degree:	Yes
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Friday, June 8, 2007 3:31:48 PM CDT

Institution:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
State:	Massachusetts
School:	Graduate Program in Science Writing, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies
Website:	http://web.mit.edu/sciwrite
Contact:	Shannon Larkin
Address:	77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone:	617-253-6668
E-mail:	sciwrite-www@mit.edu
Criteria:	Students must have an undergraduate degree. General GRE scores are required, but no subject tests are needed. Students for whom English is not their first language must take the TOEFL test. Formal science training may be helpful, but is not required. Applicants must submit two essays, making their case for science as a story that they need to cover, and we ask them to provide us with writing samples. These can be academic papers, but samples that display the applicant's ability to write for broad audiences are especially helpful. Successful applicants combine a solid academic record with a demonstrated command of the written word; we look for evidence of intellectual curiousity, a love of science and its allied enterprises, pleasure in the use of language, and a compelling desire to communicate to the audience beyond the disciplines.
Faculty:	Marcia Bartusiak, Robert Kanigel (director), Thomas Levenson, Alan Lightman, Boyce Rensberger.
Orientation:	The Graduate Program on Science Writing at MIT is focused on science writing conceived of as broadly as possible. It covers the full range of genres, from daily news reporting and magazine articles to essays and the long form. It takes as its beat the full range of science, technology and medical disciplines. The intention is to provide its graduates with the tools as writers and as interpreters of complex, technical information to form a bridge from the cutting edge to the broad, lay audience.
Description:	MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing runs for one year, awarding a Master of Science degree. It is a “big tent” program, teaching science writing across genres, from journalism to creative non-fiction, to science television. Throughout, the program emphasizes science writing as a literary skill, one in which the aesthetics of expression -- language, structure , style – matter deeply. We have no “ideal” incoming student. Successful applicants range from Ph.D. candidates in quantitative disciplines to English majors with an amateur’s love of science—and many in between. What matters is their love of writing combined with passion for the story of science. The curriculum centers on the advanced science writing seminar. Team-taught by the program faculty, it provides an intensive workshop environment in which students master the wide range of science writing forms. A second required course, the thesis seminar, focuses on the problems posed by long-form projects.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	No
MS degree:	Yes
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Monday, July 2, 2007 10:47:51 AM CDT

Michigan
Institution:	Michigan State University
State:	Michigan
School:	School of Journalism/Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
Website:	http://ej.msu.edu/index2.php
Contact:	Jim Detjen, Director, Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
Address:	382 Communication Arts Building Knight Center for Environmental Journalism Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1212 U.S.A.
Phone:	517-432-1415: Knight Center for Environmental Journalism; 517-353-6430: School of Journalism
E-mail:	detjen@msu.edu (Jim Detjen) and mille384@msu.edu (Barb Miller)
School 2:	School of Journalism
Website:	http://jrn.msu.edu
Contact:	Jane Briggs-Bunting, Director
Address:	305 Communication Arts Building School of Journalism Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1212
Phone:	517-353-6430
E-mail:	jbb@msu.edu
Criteria:	Among the criteria used in the admissions process are grades, the GRE, letters of recommendations and experience. Students with both science and non-science backgrounds are accepted.
Faculty:	Jim Detjen, Dave Poulson, Eric Freedman, Geri Alumit-Zeldes, Jim Jabara, Louis D'Aria, Terry Link and Laurie Thorp.
Orientation:	The Knight Center for Environmental Journalism/School of Journalism offers a comprehensive series of courses on environmental reporting, medical and science writing and health communications. More than a dozen specialized courses are offered on the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Knight center also offers a variety of workshops for professional journalists in the United States and internationally. The Knight Center is in the process of developing online courses in some of these topics.
Description:	MSU's program offers a comprehensive program in environmental, science, health and medical journalism. Courses are offered on the undergraduate levels, at the master's degree level and at the PhD level. Among the courses are environmental reporting, science and medical writing, nature writing, computer-assisted reporting, investigative environmental reporting, environmental filmaking, environmental reporting for broadcast, wilderness writing and other topics. MSU also offers specialized workshops for professional journalists on computer-assisted reporting, nature photography, reporting about Great Lakes' environmental issues, land-use reporting and other topics. It has conducted numerous workshops on environmental reporting in China, Russia, Europe, Africa, Latin America and other parts of the world.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	Yes
BA degree:	Yes
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	Yes
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	Yes
Certificate program:	Yes
Short courses:	Yes
Midcareer training:	Yes
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Monday, April 2, 2007 2:24:50 PM CDT

Institution:	Michigan State University
State:	Michigan
School:	College of Communication Arts and Sciences/College of Human Medicine
Website:	http://www.cas.msu.edu/programs/masters/hcomm
Contact:	Director: Dr. Kami Silk; Administrative Assistant, Marge Barkman
Address:	466 Communication Arts Building East Lansing, MI 48824-1212
Phone:	517.355.3471
E-mail:	barkman@msu.edu
School 2:	Health and Risk Communication Center
Website:	http://hrcc.cas.msu.edu/
Contact:	Director, Dr. Sandi Smith
Address:	477 Communication Arts Bldg. East Lansing, MI 48824-1212
Phone:	517.353.3715
E-mail:	smiths@msu.edu
Criteria:	Admission to the Masters in Health Communication is available in fall semester only. All applicants must submit the following materials to the Masters in Health Communication: All official transcripts (current MSU students need not submit an official transcript of course work completed at MSU); university online application form and fee; a statement of purpose outlining academic and professional goals; a resume; two letters of reference from persons who are familiar with applicant`s academic and professional work; scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Additional items required of international applicants: Financial statement with proof of support and Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) taken before deadline.
Faculty:	Please visit our website: http://hrcc.cas.msu.edu/people.html
Orientation:	Michigan State University has created a new graduate program to educate students in both the theory and practice of health communication. The M.A. Program in Health Communication, co-sponsored by the College of Communication Arts and Sciences and the College of Human Medicine, prepares students to design, implement, and evaluate health communication materials for local, state, or national organizations. Students complete core courses in the following areas: Mass Communication and Public Health, Health Communication for Diverse Populations, Mass Communication Research Methods, Developing Health Communication Messages, Introduction to Descriptive and Analytical Epidemiology, and an internship in the field of health communication. Students also choose health-related electives from several departments on campus and compete a final comprehensive exam. A thesis is not required in this 33-credit program.
Description:	Please see above or visit our website: www.cas.msu.edu/programs/master/hcomm
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	Yes
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Monday, April 2, 2007 2:28:48 PM CDT

Minnesota
Institution:	University of Minnesota
State:	Minnesota
School:	School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Website:	http://www.healthjournalism.umn.edu
Contact:	Leyla Kokmen
Address:	School of Journalism and Mass Communication College of Liberal Arts 111 Murphy Hall 206 Church St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone:	(612) 626-1851
E-mail:	lkokmen@umn.edu
Criteria:	Successful applicants come from a background of journalism or health/science. Professional journalists applying to the program must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited U.S. institution or its foreign equivalent and at least two years of professional experience as a journalist. Health and science professionals must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited U.S. institution or its foreign equivalent and at least two years of professional experience. Health professionals must also have completed or be in the process of completing an MPH or other advanced health science degree when applying to this degree program. Applicants should put particular care and effort into their statements of objectives, as these are important to the admissions committee. GRE scores are generally required, but applicants may apply to the director of graduate studies for a waiver.
Faculty:	Donald Brazeal, John Finnegan, Ian Greaves, Chris Ison, Leyla Kokmen, Russell Luepker, Gary Schwitzer, Brian Southwell, Mary Story, Dan Sullivan, Marco Yzer.
Orientation:	The Master of Arts in Health Journalism program is focused on health reporting and communication for lay audiences. It gives professionals with backgrounds in health or journalism an opportunity to augment their knowledge and develop skills to advance their careers. It builds on the excellence of two of the University of Minnesota’s nationally ranked schools – the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the School of Public Health.
Description:	The Master of Arts in Health Journalism is an innovative program that combines two fields: journalism and public health. The program is aimed at professionals with backgrounds either in journalism or in public health, medicine or science. Students who enter the program with a background in journalism learn the fundamentals of public health and medical research through such courses as epidemiology, biostatistics and environmental health. Students who enter the program with a health background learn basic principles of journalism and communication, through courses on advanced reporting and media ethics. All students take seminars in health journalism and online health communication, providing a well-rounded experience through which they can learn both from their professors and from each other. The stand-alone degree requires a minimum of 33 credits. It can be completed in as little as 12 months, or students can take four semesters to complete the program.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	Yes
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:35:19 AM CDT

Missouri
Institution:	University of Missouri-Columbia
State:	Missouri
School:	School of Journalism
Website:	http://www.journalism.missouri.edu/graduate/
Contact:	Martha Pickens
Address:	Martha Pickens Graduate Studies Center 134 Neff Annex University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211-1200
Phone:	573-882-9493
E-mail:	pickensm@missouri.edu
Criteria:	The Missouri School of Journalism admits students with a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds. Students are admitted with and without professional journalism training or experience, and with and without science training. A successful applicant will have a documented ability to perform in a rigorous academic environment, a demonstrated interest in the field, an inquiring mind, and a willingness to work hard in a diverse and challenging program. The GRE is required. We always welcome e-mails and phone calls from prospective students. An application checklist, plus a list of Frequently Asked Questions, can be found on our website.
Faculty:	Glen Cameron, Shelly Rodgers, Maria Len-Rios, Cynthia Frisby, Brant Houston, Michael Grinfeld, Byron Scott, David Herzog, Steve Weinberg, Bill Allen (in Agriculture Journalism), John Schneller, Len Bruzzese.
Orientation:	The master`s program at the Missouri School of Journalism offers concentrations for students in a variety of areas, including science, health and environmental writing (for newspapers, magazines and broadcast outlets), as well as health communications through our strategic communications division.
Description:	Master`s students at the Missouri School of Journalism must complete a minimum of 37 hours of coursework, including a capstone semester during which either a thesis or research project is completed. Students choose a specific concentration for their program. We provide training in print (newspaper and magazine), broadcast and online journalism, as well as in strategic communications. Students may elect general study in these areas and choose science writing classes as electives. Or they may choose science, health and environmental reporting as a specific focus of their studies. Students interested in strategic communications may choose to focus on health communications. Students are encouraged to take complementary courses in other departments (i.e. Biology, Fisheries and Wildlife, Medical Informatics) as part of their program of study, with advisor approval.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	Yes
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	Yes
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	Yes
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Tuesday, April 3, 2007 4:16:13 PM CDT

Nebraska
Institution:	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
State:	Nebraska
School:	College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Website:	http://journalism.unl.edu
Contact:	Carolyn Johnsen
Address:	UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications 243 Andersen Hall P.O. Box 880474 Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-0474
Phone:	402-472-5840
E-mail:	cjohnsen2@unl.edu
Criteria:	Students must be interested in writing about science and be willing to publish their work for a general audience. A minimum GPA of 2.75 is required to register for the course. Formal science training is helpful but NOT required for admission.
Faculty:	Carolyn Johnsen
Orientation:	In UNL’s science-writing course (JOUR 444/844), students majoring in journalism, science and engineering learn how to communicate clearly and engagingly to non-experts—the general public—about all areas of science and technology. Enrollment is limited to 16 students.
Description:	The UNL science-writing course prepares students in journalism, science and engineering for success in careers where communicating clearly about science and technology is an essential skill. This rigorous, three-hour course, which began in the fall of 2004, is an elective open to upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in all majors. Students select areas of science most interesting to them as subjects for stories of various lengths. We concentrate on teaching students to write for print, but broadcast majors are welcome. We make a great effort to publish student work in outlets available to the public.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	Yes
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	No
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	Yes
Midcareer training:	Yes
Distance education:	Yes
Last updated:	Friday, June 8, 2007 3:39:48 PM CDT

Nevada
Institution:	University of Nevada at Reno
State:	Nevada
School:	Reynolds School of Journalism
Website:	http://journalism.unr.edu/grad
Contact:	Donica Mensing
Address:	Interactive Environmental Journalism M.A. Program Reynolds School of Journalism University of Nevada Mail Stop 310 Reno, NV 89557
Phone:	(775) 784-6531
E-mail:	dmensing@unr.edu
Criteria:	Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in journalism and/or professional journalism experience, letters of reference, strong statement of purpose and professional portfolio.
Faculty:	Larry Dailey, Howard Goldbaum, Ed Lenert, Donica Mensing, David Ryfe
Orientation:	Master`s Degree in journalism with an emphasis on interactive environmental journalism
Description:	This is a three-semester master's program that focuses on using new media tools to engage publics in issues related to the environment. Students will study the environment through collaboration with scientists and policy analysts in the university's Academy for the Environment and then apply their knowledge of environmental issues by using alternative forms of storytelling including interactive narrative, computer games, and social media. The emphasis of the program is on genuine engagement with communities on creative ways to address environmental problems. Students complete 33 credits of course work, including a summer internship and a substantial innovative project of their design.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	Yes
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	No
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Thursday, May 1, 2008 10:12:49 AM CDT

Institution:	University of Nevada, Reno
State:	Nevada
School:	Department of English
Website:	http://www.unr.edu/cla/lande/main.html
Contact:	Scott Slovic
Address:	Department of English/098 University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV 89557 USA
Phone:	775-784-7536
E-mail:	slovic@unr.edu
Criteria:	For the M.A. and Ph.D. programs, we are happy to consider applicants from a variety of backgrounds, including prospective students who've majored in fields other than English for their previous degrees. We do require GRE scores, transcripts, letters of recommendation, and a Statement of Purpose that demonstrates the suitability of the L&E program for the applicant. Please see our website for further information about application procedures and selection criteria.
Faculty:	Kathy Boardman, Michael P. Branch, Stacy Burton, Christopher Coake, Michael Cohen, Jane Detweiler, David Fenimore, Cheryll Glotfelty, Jen Hill, Susan Palwick, Ann Ronald, Scott Slovic, Liz Swingrover, and Mary Webb.
Orientation:	The Literature and Environment Graduate Program at UNR focuses on the study of environmental literature and environmental rhetoric and on training students to produce their own environmental writing (primarily literary nonfiction).
Description:	The Literature and Environment Program, established in 1996, offers M.A. and Ph.D. programs in ecocriticism and environmental literature. Approximately a dozen English faculty members are associated with the program, and we enroll 20-25 students per year. All students receive intensive professional mentoring through annual program retreats and a portfolio review process. We routinely host visiting writers and scholars for public presentations, classroom discussions with students, and hikes in the nearby mountains. The L&E program is part of the English Department's graduate program, but we have specific requirements and course offerings relevant to environmental writing and scholarship, including the required seminar in Ecocriticism and Theory. Faculty members in the L&E program include the three founding officers of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE). We are currently in the process of developing a distance education/certification program.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	No
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	Yes
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	Yes
Certificate program:	No
Short courses:	No
Midcareer training:	No
Distance education:	No
Last updated:	Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:22:01 PM CDT

New Jersey
Institution:	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
State:	New Jersey
School:	School of Environment and Biological Sciences - Department of Human Ecology
Website:	http://humeco.rutgers.edu
Contact:	Andrew Pleasant or Bonnie McCay
Address:	55 Dudley Rd. New Brunswick, NJ 08904
Phone:	732-932-9153
E-mail:	pleasant@aesop.rutgers.edu, mccay@aesop.rutgers.edu
Criteria:	The undergraduate major offers an option in Environmental and health communication open to registered students at Rutgers University in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.
Faculty:	Andrew Pleasant, Caron Chess, William Hallman, Peter Guarnaccia
Orientation:	This option focuses on the communication of environmental and health issues with a specific focus on practical tools for social change, the formation of social movements, and public participation in science and policy-making processes. Key topics include science, environmental, health, and risk communication; mass media effects; and the factors affecting public engagement in science and policy-making. Graduates will be prepared to enter and succeed in careers in government, non-profit, commercial, and academic research organizations dealing with health and environmental issues.
Serves grads:	Yes
Serves undergrads:	Yes
BA degree:	No
BS degree:	No
MA degree:	No
MS degree:	No
PhD degree:	Yes
Certificate program:	Yes