Three Minute Thesis: Communicating Research to Broad Audiences

Issued by University at Buffalo

Offered by The Graduate School and Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars, this micro-credential recognizes graduate students for their preparation, dedication, and achievement of an intentionally tailored professional development experience. Earners of this badge are able to effectively articulate strategies and techniques to communicate graduate-level research to a non-specialist audience.

Additional Details

Skills

Career And Self Development
Communication
Critical Thinking
Professionalism

Earning Criteria

Learners must complete four workshops to learn the skills required to compete in the Three Minute Thesis. The workshops are: Communicating to a Non-Specialist Audience, Presentation Zen, Pitch + Presence, and Asynchronous 3MT Data Visualization. Additionally, learners must participate in a Peer Pitch Experience in which they will practice their own pitch with other graduate students in a constructive learning environment.