SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT COMMUNICATION
Tracks the evolution of mass media coverage of science and the environment. Emphasis on how journalists utilize evidence, the influence of scientific and journalistic norms on stories, and the effects of mass media on science and environment messages to the public.
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Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe theoretical perspectives relating to science and environmental communication, including a sampling of recent findings and current theoretical model Audience: Graduate 2. Combine theory and methods to develop and evaluation science and environmental communication efforts Audience: Graduate 3. Apply research theories and findings to contemporary problems in environmental and science communication Audience: Graduate 4. Communicate complex environmental and science concepts with scientific and general audiences in oral and written forms Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe theoretical perspectives relating to science and environmental communication, including a sampling of recent findings and current theoretical model Audience: Graduate 2. Combine theory and methods to develop and evaluation science and environmental communication efforts Audience: Graduate 3. Apply research theories and findings to contemporary problems in environmental and science communication Audience: Graduate 4. Communicate complex environmental and science concepts with scientific and general audiences in oral and written forms Audience: Graduate
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- SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT COMMUNICATION · 3 credits.