Communicating for Impact
COMM301
Description
This course teaches students how to communicate about complex environmental issues and wicked problems they will encounter as environmental professionals. Expertise surrounding these issues can take many forms. Learning how to engage with, uplift, and integrate the viewpoints of various community members often promotes more comprehensive, inclusive outcomes. Students will learn how strategic techniques such as audience research and intellectual empathy can improve communications and build generative relationships with various interested and affected parties. Students will learn how to tailor different contextualized communication methods/media to shift perspectives and alter behaviors regarding sustainability and conservation issues.
Dates
Apr 7, 2025 — May 11, 2025
May 19, 2025 — Jun 22, 2025
Jul 14, 2025 — Aug 17, 2025
Aug 25, 2025 — Sep 28, 2025
Oct 6, 2025 — Nov 9, 2025
Nov 17, 2025 — Dec 21, 2025
Jan 12, 2026 — Feb 15, 2026
Feb 23, 2026 — Mar 29, 2026
Apr 6, 2026 — May 10, 2026
May 18, 2026 — Jun 21, 2026
Location
Distance Education - Online
Registration Information
For credit cost: $940
