COMH 212 Social Justice Communication (Honors)

This faculty-led travel course takes students abroad to produce a documentary film about local changemakers in a foreign country. Working under the guidance of UT professors and Actuality Media production managers, students use visual storytelling techniques to profile a local advocate working on an important social issue. When not working on the film, students will take excursions and experience cross-cultural encounters with local food, art, history, commerce, and natural landscapes. Upon their return to campus, students will edit their films, share them with the changemaker organizations, and host a film premiere for the wider UT community. There are no language or production prerequisites for this course and its focus on media activism, public policy, and social entrepreneurship has the potential to appeal to students majoring in Communication, Entrepreneurship, Political Science, International Business, International and Cultural Studies, Public Health, and Sociology. Locations (such as Ecuador and Morocco) vary from year to year.

Credits

4

Distribution

(IG) (NW)