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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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ENST 317 001 (CRN: 14870)
ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM
Long Title: ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM: MEDIA RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION
Department: Environmental Studies
Instructor: Twardowski, Weston
Meeting: 1:00PM - 2:15PM TR (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
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: 16
Section Enrolled: 8
Enrollment data as of: 19-JAN-2026 2:11PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
16-DEC-2025
7:00PM - 10:00PM T
Description: This course provides students with an introduction to conducting environmental journalism. We will explore a range of topics related to environmental journalism, including environmental justice, environmental health, urban design and history, and contemporary policy related to the environment. In partnership with local non-profit journalists, students will develop pitches for stories, research real-time news, conduct research related to environmental topics in the Houston area, and have opportunities to publish their stories with local digital newsrooms and non-profit radio. Students will leave the course with an understanding of how journalism works, the process of developing short and long-form stories, and an understanding of the different demands of different storytelling media (e.g.- radio vs. newspaper, online vs. tv, etc.).