PL5006 - Political Communication; Ecology and Environmentalism

Credit points:	03
Year:	2018
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Social Sciences

This subject explores the communication practices intertwined with the discipline of political ecology. The subject analyses the role of institutions of public policy and administration, spin doctors, political advertising, and governance and their various communication practices. The subject examines the relationship between 'nature', society and how knowledge of political ecology is constructed in communication models. It first surveys the historical and theoretical context of political communication, global environmental governance and political ecology through a green theory lens. Secondly students will be able to demonstrate a high level of political communication skills with a long-form political communication project underpinned with global environmental theory.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate advanced and integrated knowledge of the complex relationship between politics, communication and ecology;
• analyse critically, evaluate the political ecology of institutions and international organisations;
• generate, analyse, synthesis and evaluate complex green political theories work in political institutions and their associated practices;
• appraise the place and role of political ecology in society through political communication models.

Assumed Knowledge:

To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); presentations (25%); long form journalistic essay (35%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	none
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
Contact hours:	38 hours - online participation
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); presentations (25%); long form journalistic essay (35%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	none
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); presentations (25%); long form journalistic essay (35%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	none
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

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