SCIE90012 Science Communication (University of Melbourne): rated 3.4/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
SCIE90012 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 科学传播
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Science
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
Why is it essential that scientists learn to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences? What makes for engaging communication when it comes to science?
SCIE90012 has 3 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "I did SCIE90012 this sem. For some reason they decided to ask a real journalist to mark our assignments. Hence most of the students are receiving low 70% markings for several assignments."
On Reddit: "It's pretty engaging tbh. All the projects are affiliated with external institutes that allows you to do some REAL science communication. And some of them even offer you the chance to write an article and published to a newspaper. The outcome from the group projects includes but…"
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Q: Is SCIE90012 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches SCIE90012, and when is it offered?
A: SCIE90012 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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