Communication 494CI - Comm, Ecology & Sustainability

As forms of communication contribute to the growing integration of the planet, the planet itself is threatened by unprecedented environmental and economic crises. This course will examine ecology and sustainability through the mediating logic of communication technologies, institutions and texts, as well as insights drawn from a variety of disciplines. Students will develop an interdisciplinary theoretical and practical framework that will allow them connect their everyday life to the dynamics of the socio-environmental world. We will apply key concepts to real world situations through reflection assignments, in class discussion, presentations, reading responses, and a research project that may be community-based. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Comm majors.

This course was formerly numbered COMM 497AK. If you have already taken COMM 497AK you cannot take this course. This course serves as an Integrative Experience (IE) requirement for BA-COMM majors.