COMM-566 Practice of Environmentalism: Policy, Science, and Communication

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(FM) This course brings together students and faculty in environmental science, international politics, and media production to forge an interdisciplinary approach to the study of environmental action. Students learn field research methods, policy analysis, and documentary communication techniques. Each student, as part of an interdisciplinary team, produces a major media project focusing on a particular environmental challenge. Students also participate in a mandatory summer field component in the Galapagos or Alaska to explore firsthand the challenges of promoting ecological sustainability in these unique regions. Prerequisite: permission of school, application required.