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What You’ll Study

Often the importance of expanding scientific information beyond the intellectual and monetary barrier between the science community and the general public is forgotten. Science communicators are the storytellers that bridge this gap. 

You’ll explore a variety of mediums to communicate the topics you study. Whether it’s film, writing, podcasting, or even sculpting, you’ll translate complicated topics into digestible stories for your audience.

Portfolio

As you learn and develop your skills you will create a wide variety of projects. In a capstone-style course, you will compile your projects into a portfolio to share with your future employers.

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SCI 2900

Science Communication and Outreach

Understanding how to effectively communicate scientific topics and conduct impactful outreach is an increasingly important tool. You’ll learn and practice scientific writing and presentation, as well as digital outreach approaches through the practice of video, photography, and podcasting. You will use each of these media in depth, creating usable products and gaining experience with tools such as social media, story mapping, and other web-based resources to disseminate products.

ENS 2907

Environmental Documentary Filmmaking

This course is a documentary filmmaking class with an emphasis on telling stories related to environmental issues and solutions. Throughout the course, you will learn video production, watch environmental films, and discuss the importance of film in the environmental movement.

As a final project, you will work with a local non-profit organization to create a video project on an environmental issue in western North Carolina.

ART 1120

3-D Design

This studio course is an introduction to three-dimensional design concepts, materials, tools, and processes. We’ll explore concepts such as line, plane, volume, and spatial organization with an emphasis on creative problem-solving. You’ll develop effective construction methods and safe studio working habits as well.

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Meet Our Faculty

Everywhere you look there's a story to be told here at Wilson. It's my job to help guide my students to see these stories and learn how to best share them with the world.

Peter Erb, MA
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Peter Erb, MA

Our department is a community where, through art, we create moments of deep connection and genuine learning, and where, together, we are building a future we all want to be part of.

Charlotte Taylor, MFA
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Liesl Peterson Erb

I am more guide than teacher; I love guiding intelligent, passionate students as they help change the world not just after they graduate, but as part of their educational experience.

Liesl Peterson Erb, Ph.D.
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Liesl Peterson Erb, Ph.D.
Alisa Hove

Warren Wilson College provides seemingly endless opportunities to work in collaborative settings with students who take an active role in their own learning.

Alisa Hove, Ph.D.
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Alisa Hove, Ph.D.
Amy Boyd

Warren Wilson is a place where we are engaged lovers of learning and of connecting what we learn to the world. It's also a community where we can be whole people with diverse interests, where I can not only be scientist but artist, musician, gardener, mother.

Amy Boyd, Ph.D.
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Amy Boyd, Ph.D.
James Darr

Teaching at Warren Wilson College has given me the opportunity to see first hand what a unique educational atmosphere the campus, people and students involved have to offer. This community has an abundance of cross-disciplinary resources that support and enhance the educational experience.

James Darr, MFA
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James Darr, MFA