Summer online course – COMM 4391 Selected Topics: Environmental Communication
COMM 4391 Selected Topics: Environmental Communication
100% Online
Summer II, 2017 (2nd Four Weeks)
Instructor: Dr. Brent Kice
In this course, students will evaluate environmental campaigns to learn the various means of communicating message regarding environmental issues. Some campaigns the class will examine are BP and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the Sea Shepherd organization from the Animal Planet show “Whale Wars,” and perceptions of residents concerning wind farm construction.
By the end of the semester, students will achieve the following course objectives:
- Describe techniques used by communicators to influence an audience concerning environmental issues.
- Explain how audiences interpret environmentally-themed messages.
- Explain how communicators socially construct nature.
- Evaluate various environmental campaigns.
