COMM 2360 Film and Civic Engagement

This course is designed to help students develop and expand their understanding of social engagement and activism on local and global levels. The course will illustrate the capabilities of the film medium in highlighting social issues and encouraging viewers’ active engagement on behalf of social causes. Through weekly viewing of films and readings dealing with a variety of socially pressing issues, the course will attempt to enhance students’ awareness and inspire them to become active in their communities as agents of positive change. This course fulfills UCC-area 5.

Credits: 3.0