Designing Media for Social Change
This course examines media and social change at the intersection of theory and practice. The class will be dedicated to analyzing the way social change is catalyzed and communicated through various media platforms. Students will gain a historical and multi-media perspective on a variety of design and communication strategies tied to a range of social and cultural issues.
Prerequisites: COMM 220, 227, 230, 231,237, 268, 272,277, or 281; GSCM-MS or DMST-MC or ECVM-MINR students may enroll with no prerequisites.
Outcomes: Grounded in theories of media power, communication networks, political advocacy, engaged scholarship, and the digital, materials in this course will explore the past, present, and future of designing media and communication practices.
Prerequisites: COMM 220, 227, 230, 231,237, 268, 272,277, or 281; GSCM-MS or DMST-MC or ECVM-MINR students may enroll with no prerequisites.
Outcomes: Grounded in theories of media power, communication networks, political advocacy, engaged scholarship, and the digital, materials in this course will explore the past, present, and future of designing media and communication practices.