Course Description Environmental communications explores how messages about nature and the environment are transmitted in and through Course Description Environmental communications explores how messages about nature and the environment are transmitted in and through our culture - from the latest article on climate change in Nature , to a report on pollution on the nightly news, to representations of the natural world in art and film. In this course we will explore different perspectives of environmental communications including, communication theory, media theory and analysis, environmental writing, cultural studies, environmental literacy and social marketing. Throughout the course we will try our hand at writing and designing communication messages about a range of topics and for a range of audiences.
Readings are highly interdisciplinary.
Assignments throughout the semester are aimed at developing skills in critiquing, developing and evaluating environmental communications. Enrollment limited to 20. Written permission required.