VISUALIZING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Satisfied Communications A or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the fundamental theoretical, practical, and ethical principles of visual communication of science Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Critique the design, content, and integrity of science visualizations Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Assess the effects of science visualizations on individual attitudes, emotions, and behaviors Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Propose effective visual strategies for communicating scientific and sustainability issues Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply the acquired strategies to designing information visualization Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Critically evaluate scientific visualizations through independent research and written analysis Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the fundamental theoretical, practical, and ethical principles of visual communication of science Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Critique the design, content, and integrity of science visualizations Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Assess the effects of science visualizations on individual attitudes, emotions, and behaviors Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Propose effective visual strategies for communicating scientific and sustainability issues Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply the acquired strategies to designing information visualization Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Critically evaluate scientific visualizations through independent research and written analysis Audience: Graduate