We’ve compiled a listing of more than 50 U.S. university-based programs that offer specialized undergraduate or graduate degree programs and/or individual courses (which may be available to undergraduates, graduate students, or both) in science, health, or environmental writing. If you know of other programs that should be added to this page, please contact TON executive director and editor-in-chief Siri Carpenter: siricarpenter@theopennotebook.com.
(Note: To learn about university-based degree programs outside the U.S., visit the World Federation of Science Journalists’ online course map, which includes degree programs around the world.)
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| University | Type | Visit |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication | Undergrad/Grad Programs | |
| Boston University College of Communication | Grad Program | |
| California Institute of Technology Various Departments | Individual Courses | |
| California Polytechnic State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences | Undergrad Program | |
| Carnegie Mellon University Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Undergrad/Grad Programs | |
| City University of New York Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism | Grad Program | |
| Colorado State University Journalism and Media Communication | Undergrad/Grad Programs | |
| Columbia University Journalism School | Grad Program | |
| Cornell University Various Departments | Undergrad Program/Individual Courses | |
| Duke University Science & Society Certificate Programs | Undergrad Program | |
| George Mason University Department of Communication | Grad Program | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology School of Literature, Media, and Communication | Individual Courses | |
| Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences | Advanced Academic Programs | Grad Program |
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| Kansas State University K-State Online | Grad Program | |
| Lehigh University Science and Environmental Writing Program | Undergrad Program | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | Grad Program | |
| Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences | Undergrad/Grad Programs | |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Communication, Liberal Arts, and Social Sciences | Undergrad/Grad Programs | |
| New York University Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program | Grad Program | |
| North Carolina State University Department of Communication; Department of English | Undergrad Program | |
| Northern Arizona University School of Communication | Undergrad/Grad Programs | |
| Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism | Grad Program | |
| Oregon State University School of Literature, Writing and Film | Undergrad Program | |
| Princeton University Program in Journalism | Individual Courses | |
| Purdue University Brian Lamb School of Communication | Undergrad/Grad Programs | |
| Rutgers University Science Communication Initiative | Undergrad Program/Individual Courses | |
| Stanford University Journalism Program | Undergrad Program/Individual Courses | |
| Stony Brook University Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science | Grad Program | |
| Temple University College of Science and Technology | Grad Program | |
| Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences | Grad Program | |
University of Alaska Fairbanks | Undergrad Program/Individual Courses | |
| University of Arizona School of Journalism | Grad Program/Individual Courses | |
| University of California, Berkeley Extension Professional Writing Program | Individual Courses | |
| University of California, San Diego Extended Studies | Grad Program | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Science Communication | Grad Programs/Individual Courses | |
| University of Chicago Professional Education; College | Grad Program/Individual Courses | |
| University of Colorado, Boulder Bartlett Science Communication Center; Center for Environmental Journalism | Grad Program | |
| University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications | Individual Courses | |
| University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication | Grad Program/Individual Courses | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Media | Grad Program | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore Department of Communication; Graduate School | Undergrad/Grad Programs | |
| University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts | Individual Courses | |
| University of Minnesota University of Minnesota Online; College of Liberal Arts | Undergrad/Grad Programs/Individual Courses | |
| University of Missouri School of Journalism; College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources | Undergrad/Grad Programs | |
| University of Montana School of Journalism; Department of Environmental Studies | Undergrad/Grad Programs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno Hitchcock Project for Visualizing Science | Individual Courses | |
| University of North Carolina Hussman School of Journalism & Media | Grad Program | |
| University of Rhode Island College of the Environment and Life Sciences | Grad Program | |
| University of Texas at Austin Moody College of Communication | Undergrad Program | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Life Sciences Communication | Undergrad/Grad Programs/Individual Courses | |
| Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science | Undergrad Program/Individual Courses | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences | Undergrad Program/Individual Courses |
(Editors’ Note: Thanks to Betsy Ladyzhets and Allison Whitten for helping to assemble and fact-check this university listing. Any errors or omissions remain the responsibility of The Open Notebook. To let us know about a program that is missing from our listing, please contact TON executive director and editor-in-chief Siri Carpenter: siricarpenter@theopennotebook.com.)