FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY

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(Slashed with COMM 85000 ) This course will introduce students to the foundation of scientific inquiry and its application to effective advocacy generally and communication studies specifically. Research in the field of communication has been central to the study and practice of advocacy. Students will learn about the history of the field and representative communication perspectives and paradigms that have been central to the study and practice of advocacy in different contexts. In this course, students will explore how communication has played a role in advocacy and social change. Students will understand the root and the development of the field and thinking related to advocacy and will evaluate, critique and synthesize communication literature.