COMMS 212

Narratives of Social Change

Description

Investigates how the presentation of information shapes public attitudes and behaviours. Explores how public communication via news, social media and public awareness campaigns influence public understanding, engagement and behaviour. Key ideas explored in this course include: discourse; framing; rhetoric; and the interplay of words, images and sounds in multimodal communication.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline. for COMMS 212
 
Digital Course Outlines for 2025 will be refreshed around November/December.r

 

Availability 2025

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s)  Bridget Conor

Points

COMMS 212: 15 points

Prerequisites

COMMS 102 and 45 points at Stage I in BA or BC courses