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 Postgraduate Course: Communication and Public Engagement of Conservation (BIME11026)
This course will be closed from 31 July 2024Course Outline 
| School | Edinburgh Medical School | College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |  
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | Availability | Not available to visiting students |  
| SCQF Credits | 10 | ECTS Credits | 5 |  
 
| Summary | This course will focus on the importance of appropriate channels of communication and messaging to ensure public engagement with matters pertaining to conservation. |  
| Course description | Not entered |  
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |  
Learning Outcomes 
| On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 
        Critically evaluate a selection of practices of science communication and public engagement.Demonstrate an understanding of how to engage effectively through print and social media channels.Demonstrate an understanding of evaluation in science communication and public engagement.Demonstrate a basic understanding of the theories and practices for behaviour change. |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Elizabeth Stevenson Tel: (0131 6)50 3258
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 | Course secretary | Mr Andrew Le Tissier Tel: (0131 6)51 4075
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