COMM 3080

Capstone Course in Environmental & Sustainability Communication: From the Lab to the World

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

Multi-semester course spring (weeks 1-14). 3 credits (awarded on completion of all classes in multi-semester course). R grades only (in progress).  Students must enroll in both COMM 3080 and COMM 3081  to receive a final grade. R is recorded for satisfactory progress at the end of the first semester (COMM 3080) of a two-semester course.

When Offered Multi-semester course (Spring).

Permission Note Enrollment is by application only.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: one theory and one practice course related to environmental communication, which can be taken prior to, or concurrently, with seminar.

Distribution Category (KCM-AG, SBA-AG)
Course Attribute (CU-CEL, CU-SBY)

Comments This seminar is a required course for a new engaged learning "track" and limited to 10 students, who will be matched with an organizational partner for a paid summer internship. Students must enroll in both COMM 3080 (spring) and 3081 (fall) to receive a final letter grade. Students will receive a placeholder grade (R) in the spring and upon completion of COMM 3081, the R grade will be replaced with a letter grade. Contact professors for more information.

• Students will be able to translate research and course learning into direct application.
• Students will be able to communicate effectively across multiple platforms through engagement with the community sector.
• Students will be able to thoroughly comprehend multiple perspectives on environmental communication and develop skills to apply them in an academic and workplace setting.
• Students will be able to apply cutting-edge academic knowledge to accelerate public engagement on sustainability and environmental issues.
• Students will be able to interact with diverse communities and cultures through internships and coursework.

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