Once again I will be offering an online introductory course on environmental communication through the International Environmental Communication Association (IECA). Environmental Communication: Research into Practice will run for 10 weeks from September 15 to November 21.
The course will survey the following topics:
- Understanding the field of environmental and sustainability communication
- Environmental discourses
- Language and metaphors
- Narratives
- Message framing
- The visualization of environmental issues and sustainability ideas
- News media
- Advertising and popular culture
- Advocacy campaigns
- Social marketing
- Public participation in environmental debates
This course will be relevant to the following participants:
- current environmental communication practitioners who want to brush up
- anyone looking to work in the field of environmental communication
- environmental science professionals who want a better understanding of the many ways effective communication is relevant to environmental affairs
- graduate and higher level undergraduate students in communication, environmental studies and sciences, or other fields
- concerned citizens who want to explore this area
All the details about the course format, objectives, registration, etc. are on the course page on the IECA site.
