Comm 416 Communicating Environmental Controversies
With a special emphasis on environmental conflicts and controversies, this course explores how communication shapes the way we think about, talk about, and relate to the natural world. The class covers the latest theoretical and practical approaches to environmental communication, the anatomy of environmental controversies, and the different factors that shape public opinion on those controversies within the United States. The goal of this course is to support students in becoming sophisticated consumers and producers of environmental communication.
Prerequisite
Upper division standing