Originally published by: School of Communication, University of Miami
Originally published on: May 11, 2020

The School of Communication has added two new special topics classes to its fall schedule where students can explore how communication can be used to help communities.

Communicating COVID-19: Social Justice Research, Action, and Impact offers students an opportunity to implement community-based projects founded on communication theory, research and practice. Students will be able to use their skills as researchers, communicators, and storytellers to join the unprecedented global response to the humanitarian crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The class will leverage the diverse talents of professors from across the School during class sessions that showcase how communication as a discipline can improve recovery, reform, and resiliency. This special topics class meets Thursdays, 3:30-6:15 p.m., and can be found under COM406/609. For more information, contact Sallie Hughes, associate professor, at [email protected].

Podcast Storytelling is a class offered jointly between the Departments of Cinematic Arts and Journalism and Media Management. The class is designed to teach students how to tell compelling audio narratives that appeal to both the South Florida community and a national audience, with a focus on local stories that carry national implications. Students will be taught the technical aspects of creating a podcast, as well as how to best organize and structure the content for audio consumption. The class is team taught by Trevor Green, lecturer from the Department of Journalism and Media Management, and Jim Virga, professor from the Department of Cinematic Arts. All levels of experience are welcome. This special topics class can be found under CCA 594/795 and JMM 592/692. This class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. For more information, contact Jim Virga at [email protected] or Trevor Green at [email protected].