Advocate. Champion. Mobilise.
Communication for Social Change
Explore the communication processes, techniques and media that can bring about equitable change, social transformation, and empowerment in society. This minor has a global focus with particular attention to issues facing the Asia- Pacific region. You examine the role of non-governmental organisations, supranational institutions and multinational corporations - alongside nation-state governments - as key actors in social change communication.
What can I expect over the next two years?
You will learn about the scope and kinds of social change, the role of media in facilitating change, and major change stakeholders. You will conduct your own studies of global crises and investigate how media represent and influence the meanings of global crises. You will learn about the climate crisis and how we can move to a more environmental, social and economically sustainable future. You will explore sustainable development projects around the world and analyse how effectively media communicate messages of social change.
Key features
You will understand how social change happens in a networked society
You will learn how media start, channel, amplify and constrain social change
You will gain knowledge about global and local change issues, and learn about the people, institutions and stakeholders who make that change happen
Hear more about this pathway from Janet Tupou
A Minor in Communication for Social Change
This consists of 60 points and you will take the following papers over two years
COMM607 Communication for Social Change
COMM608 Global Crises and Communication
COMM711 Environmental Communication
COMM715 Sustainable Development Communication
See yourself as
A social media manager for an environmental organisation
A public relations officer for a national charity
A journalist covering human rights violations
