DEGREE PROGRAMS


ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION

DEGREE PROGRAMS

in the United States

 

 

Arizona

 

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
Flagstaff, Arizona

Programs: Environmental Communication Emphasis offered in the Journalism Program in the School of Communication and in the Environmental Science Program in the College of Arts and Sciences. (both are undergraduate programs)

 

Degrees: Bachelor's Degree in Journalism with an Emphasis in Environmental Communication

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science with an Emphasis in Environmental Communication

Contact: Lea J. Parker, phone: (520) 523-4661 e-mail: Lea.Parker@nau.edu

 

California

 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ
Santa Cruz, California

Program: Science Communication Program(a graduate program)

Degree: Graduates receive a certificate in science writing or natural science illustration.

Contact: John Wilkes, phone: (408) 459-4475 e-mail: scicom@cats.ucsc.edu

 

Colorado

 

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Fort Collins, Colorado

Program: Agricultural/Natural Resources Journalism (an undergraduate program offered by the Department of Technical Journalism)

Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Agricultural/Natural Resources Journalism

Contact: Donald E. Zimmerman or Marilee Long phone: (970) 491-5674 or (970) 491-6463

e-mail: dzimmerman@vines.colostate.edu mlong@vines.colostate.edu

 

Indiana

 

INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Bloomington, Indiana

Program: Science Writing Program (undergraduate and graduate)

 
Degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Journalism; Master of Arts in Journalism

Contact: S. Holly Stocking, phone: (812) 855-9828 e-mail: stocking@indiana.edu

 
 
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
West Lafayette, Indiana
 
Program: Science and Culture (undergraduate "interdisciplinary" program; also, a graduate program is offered)
 
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. in Communication
 
Contact: Katherine E. Rowan, phone: (317) 494-3325 e-mail: rowan@vm.cc.purdue.edu

 

Iowa

 

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Ames, Iowa

Program: Science Communication (undergraduate and graduate programs)

Degrees: Bachelor's and Master's of Science in Journalism and Mass Communication

Contact: Jane W. Peterson, phone: (515) 294-4340 e-mail: jpeterso@iastate.edu

 

Maryland

 

THE JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Baltimore, Maryland

Program: Program in Writing About Science (undergraduate and graduate)

Degrees: Bachelor of Arts from the Writing Seminar Master of Arts in Science Writing

Contact: Barbara J. Culliton, phone: (410) 516-7714

 

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
College Park, Maryland

Program: Specialization in Science Communication (undergraduate and graduate)

Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. in Journalism

Contact: James Grunig, phone: (301) 405-2416 e-mail: jgrunig@jmail.umd.edu

 

Massachusetts

 

BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Boston, Massachusetts

Program: Science Journalism (graduate program)

Degree: Master of Science in Science Journalism

Contact: Ellen Ruppel Shell or Douglas Starr e-mails: eshell@acs.bu.edu, or dstarr@acs.bu.edu

 

EMERSON COLLEGE/TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Boston, Massachusetts

Program: Health Communication (graduate program)

Degree: Master of Arts in Health Communication

Contact: Scott Ratzan, phone: (617) 578-8745 e-mail: healthcom@emerson.edu

 

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Program: The Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies(undergraduate programs)

Degrees: Bachelor of Science in Humanities and Science

Bachelor of Science in Humanities and Engineering

Contact: Alan Lightman, phone: (617) 253-7894

 

Michigan

 

MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Houghton, Michigan

Program: Scientific and Technical Communication (undergraduate program) Rhetoric and Technical Communication (graduate program)

Degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D.

Contact: William C. Sewell, e-mail: wsewell@mtu.edu

 

Minnesota

 

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES
St. Paul, Minnesota

Programs: Scientific and Technical Communication (undergraduate and master's programs) Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication (Ph.D. program)

Degrees: Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees in Scientific and Technical Communication Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication

Contact: Billie Wahlstrom, phone: (612) 624-7750 e-mail: bwahlstr@mailbox.mail.umn.edu

 

Missouri

 

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
Columbia, Missouri

Program: Science Writing/Environmental Reporting (undergraduate and graduate programs) Environmental Reporting Program (graduate program)

Degree: Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Journalism Ph.D. in Journalism

Contact: Robert A. Logan, phone: (314) 882-4714 e-mail: jourral@muccmail.missouri.edu

 

 

New York

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Columbia, New York
New York

Program: Health/Science/Environment Writing and (graduate program)

Degree: Master of Science in Journalism

Contact: Kenneth Goldstein, phone: (212) 854-4718 e-mail: kkgl@columbia.edu

 

CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Ithaca, New York

Program: Science Communication Program (undergraduate and graduate programs)

Degrees: Bachelor of Science in Communication, Master of Professional Studies in Communication ,Master of Science in Communication, Ph.D. in Communication

Contact: Bruce Lewenstein, e-mail: bvl7@cornell.edu phone: (607) 255-8310 James Shanahan, e-mail: jes30@cornell.edu

 

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
New York, New York

Program: Science and Environmental Reporting Program(graduate program)

Degree: Master of Arts in Journalism, plus certificate

Contact: William Burrows, phone: (212) 998-7970

 

Ohio

BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY

Bowlinq Green, Ohio

Program: Scientific and Technical Communication (undergraduate and graduate)

Degrees: Bachelor of Arts or Science, Master of Arts in Scientific and Technical Communication

Contact: Alice I. Philbin, phone: (419) 372-2576 e-mail: aphilbi@bqnet.bqsu.edu

 

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Columbus, Ohio

Program: Environmental Communications, Education, and Interpretation (undergraduate and graduate)

Degrees: Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Ph.D. in Natural Resources

Contact: Rosanne Fortner, phone: (614) 292-9826 e-mail: rfortner@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu

 

Pennsylvania

 

LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Program: Science and Environmental Writing Program (undergraduate program)

Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/Science Writing

Contact: Sharon Friedman, phone: (215) 758-4179 e-mail: smf6@1ehigh.edu

 

Tennessee

 
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-KNOXVILLE
Knoxville, Tennessee

Program: Science Communication Program (undergraduate and graduate)

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Master of Science or Ph.D. in Communications

Contact: Mark Littmann, phone: (423) 974-8156; littmann@utk.edu

 

Washington

 

WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Bellingham, Washington

Program: Environmental Journalism and Environmental Education/ Mass Communication (undergraduate program)

Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies/Journalism

Contact: John Miles, phone: (360) 650-3284 e-mail: jcmiles@nessie.cc.wwu.edu

 

Wisconsin

 

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
Madison, Wisconsin

Program: Specialized Communication in Agriculture, Natural Sciences, Natural Resources, and Health and Nutrition, offered by The Department of Agricultural Journalism (undergraduate and graduate)

Degrees: Bachelor of Science degrees in various categories Master of Science in Agricultural Journalism

Contact: Garrett O'Keefe, phone: (608) 262-1464 e-mail: okeefe@macc.wisc.edu

 

 

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