Run by School of Natural Sciences

10.000 Credits or 5.000 ECTS Credits

Semester 1 & 2

Organiser: Dr Stella Farrar

Communicating scientific facts and concepts in an accurate and engaging format, using a variety of mediums, is an essential skill for modern scientists. This module is designed to improve students’ overall writing and presentation skills, with the aim of enhancing their overall communication and employability skills. Students will learn how to promote and publicise scientific findings, their work, themselves and their ideas to a wider, mixed audience using a variety of platforms. In doing so students will also gain an understanding in techniques and skills to improve their chances of employment and enterprise opportunities. Students will attend a variety of lectures, seminars and practical sessions held by different experts in their field, in order to learn a wide range of different communication styles, skills and techniques.

This module will cover key aspects of communicating scientific facts, concepts and ideas across a broad range of platforms and mediums. The use of different of styles will be considered to best promote and disseminate topical subjects. This will include writing and producing content for a variety of different media formats. Personal and professional marketing skills will be investigated, as an important form of scientific-related communication. A series of research seminars will be organised to cover a wide selection of scientific areas and presentation styles, giving students access to topics and academics they may otherwise not have come across. There will be a number of formative assessments throughout the module and an engaging summative assessment allowing students to play to their own strengths in the form of a piece of written or recorded scientific communication.

Type	Name	Description	Weight
	Erthygl, Dogfen Briffio neu Cyflwyniad Cyfryngau		100.00

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Compulsory in courses:

• C100: BSC Biology year 3 (BSC/B)
• C10F: BSc Biology year 3 (BSC/BF)
• C511: BSc Biology with Biotechnology year 3 (BSC/BIOT)
• C512: BSc Biology with Biotechnology with International Experience year 4 (BSC/BIOTIE)
• C102: BSc Biology (with International Experience) year 4 (BSC/BITE)
• C300: BSC Zoology year 3 (BSC/Z)
• C305: BSc Zoology with Animal Behaviour (with International Exp) year 4 (BSC/ZABIE)
• C3L2: BSC Zoology with Conservation year 3 (BSC/ZC)
• C319: BSc Zoology with Climate Change Studies year 3 (BSC/ZCC)
• C327: BSc Zoology with Climate Change Studies w International Exp year 3 (BSC/ZCCIE)
• C3L3: BSc Zoology with Conservation with International Experience year 4 (BSC/ZCIE)
• C3L4: BSc Zoology with Conservation with Placement Year year 4 (BSC/ZCP)
• C30F: BSc Zoology year 3 (BSC/ZF)
• C304: BSC Zoology with Herpetology year 3 (BSC/ZH)
• C307: BSc Zoology with Herpetology (with International Experience) year 3 (BSC/ZHIE)
• C324: BSc Zoology with International Experience year 4 (BSC/ZIE)
• C3C1: BSc Zoology with Marine Zoology (with International Exp) year 4 (BSC/ZMB)
• C350: BSC Zoology with Marine Zoology year 3 (BSC/ZMZ)
• C36P: BSc Zoology with Marine Zoology with Placement Year year 4 (BSC/ZMZP)
• C329: BSc Zoology with Primatology year 3 (BSC/ZP)
• C32P: Zoology with Primatology with Placement Year year 4 (BSC/ZPP)
• C330: BSc Zoology with Ornithology year 3 (BSC/ZR)
• C3P0: BSc Zoology with Ornithology with Placement Year year 4 (BSC/ZRP)
• C3D3: BSC Zoology with Animal Behaviour year 3 (BSC/ZWAB)
• C3DP: BSc Zoology with Animal Behaviour with Placement Year year 3 (BSC/ZWABP)
• C101: MBiol Master of Biology year 3 (MBIOL/BIO)
• C510: MBiol Biology with Biotechnology year 3 (MBIOL/BIOT)
• C302: MZool Zoology with Animal Behaviour year 3 (MZOOL/AB)
• C30P: MZool Zoology with Animal Behaviour with Placement Year year 3 (MZOOL/ABP)
• CD34: MZool Zoology with Conservation year 3 (MZOOL/CONS)
• CD3P: MZool Zoology with Conservation with Placement Year year 4 (MZOOL/CONSP)
• C303: MZool Zoology with Herpetology year 3 (MZOOL/HERP)
• C325: MZool Zoology with Animal Behaviour with International Exp year 4 (MZOOL/ZAIE)
• C321: MZool Zoology with Climate Change year 3 (MZOOL/ZCC)
• CD35: MZool Zoology with Conservation w International Experience year 4 (MZOOL/ZCIE)
• C326: MZool Zoology with Herpetology with International Experience year 4 (MZOOL/ZHIE)
• C353: MZool Zoology with Marine Zoology year 3 (MZOOL/ZMZ)
• C354: MZool Zoology with Marine Zoology with International Exp. year 4 (MZOOL/ZMZI)
• C37P: MZool Zoology with Marine Zoology with Placement Year year 3 (MZOOL/ZMZP)
• C306: MZool Zoology (with International Experience) year 4 (MZOOL/ZOIE)
• C301: MZool Master of Zoology year 3 (MZOOL/ZOO)
• C333: MZool Zoology with Primatology year 3 (MZOOL/ZP)
• C33P: MZool Zoology with Primatology with Placement Year year 4 (MZOOL/ZPP)
• C334: MZool Zoology with Ornithology year 3 (MZOOL/ZR)
• C3P4: MZool Zoology with Ornithology with Placement Year year 4 (MZOOL/ZRP)