Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2027
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MDIA 384 001 (CRN: 26367)
CREATIVE COMMUNICATION
Long Title: CREATIVE COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Department: Media Studies
Instructor: Schneider-Mayerson, Matthew
Meeting: 2:30PM - 3:45PM TR (11-JAN-2027 - 23-APR-2027)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 25
Section Enrolled: 0
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 25
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 198)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 2-NOV-2026 5:47AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: How can creative forms of communication help us respond to the climate crisis and other urgent problems? How much does fictional media actually change peoples' minds? This course examines these and related questions by considering examples of creative communication for social change (such as film, TV, standup comedy, social media, memes, and graffiti) and situating them within research on influence and persuasion from communication studies, psychology, and sociology. For their final project, students will apply these lessons by crafting their own creative communication on a topic of their choice. Cross-list: ENST 384. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MDIA 384 if student has credit for ENGL 207/ENST 207.