Course Description:
The climate crisis and other environmental problems are not strictly scientific issues, they are also design and communication issues. This course teaches students to look at the environment from the perspectives of communication (for example, which topics are resonant with audiences, whose views get amplified and whose get shut down, which ideas are backed by money and which are people-powered) and design (for example, our public space, our stuff, how we get around, what we wear and the structures we live in.) These perspectives can empower us–no matter our profession, background or political affiliation–to see and respond to the climate and other environmental crises in more creative and impactful ways.
This course is co-taught by Adrienne Russell and Dominic Muren
Meets Law and Ethics Requirement.
This course is a good match if you are:
• Passionate about the environment and social change;
• Interested in understanding the challenges and opportunities faced by environmental groups, journalists and scientists;
• Curious about how design can be applied for environmental impact
University of Washington
Department of Communication