Designing Media for Social Change
Prerequisites: COMM 220, COMM 227, COMM 230, COMM 231, COMM 237, COMM 268, COMM 272, COMM 277, or COMM 281; Prerequisites waived for Environmental Communication Minor.
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.
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.
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.
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.