European Guide to Science Journalism training - Italy | Milan

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO

UNIVERSITY OF MILAN
www.unimi.it

Type of training: Master in Communications and Health

Website: www.comunicazionesalute.it

Contact: Cristina Gandola (didactic secretariat)

E-mail: scs@unimi.it

Phone: + 39.02.50.31.75.05

Address: Centro Studi Comunicazione sul Farmaco, Viale Abruzzi 38, 20131, Milano, Italy

Language of training: Italian

TARGET / PUBLIC

This is a one year Master’s degree. This course is targeted at graduates possessing a “laurea triennale”, a basic Italian undergraduate three year degree. This post graduate course aims to train experts in science communication. In particular it aims to prepare professionals capable of switching from one media sector to another and capable of respecting the ethics, quality and reliability of scientific and health information while conveying messages with simple, comprehensible and effective language.

PRESENTATION AND CONTENT OF THE TRAINING

This post-graduate programme is taught using both traditional and innovative learning methods. The objective is to form editors and experts in scientific communications, particularly in the fields of health and medicine. This training provides an overview of the role of public and private communication offices and other environments that would require the ability to translate scientific content and language. The professional sectors of reference are newspapers (dailies and magazines), radio, television, internet and press offices (public and private). The course is structured in two main parts. The first part runs from November to April and includes: theoretical and methodological communication tools in the health sector, biomedical communication for the scientific community and the public, dissemination channels, language structures, the tasks various actors such as press officers, agencies etc. The second part which runs from May to November foresees a compulsory work placement of at least 300 hours.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Period: This course runs from November to November each year.

Place: Milan, Italy

Tuition Fee: € 3400 plus € 14,62 for revenue stamp.

Possibility of scholarship: Yes, to apply for financial support please visit the page http://www.unimi.it/

Admission/Registration conditions: Interview and CV

Number of participants: Maximum 16 students

Deadline for registration: October

Other: n/a

European Guide Scientific Training:

Edition Autumn 2008