SC&I Courses

This course explores the strategic use of communication by individuals and groups to facilitate persuasion and change. Topics covered vary by instructor but may include theories of behavior and social change, strategic communication, interpersonal influence and diffusion, media advocacy and social marketing, argumentation, discourse and conflict.

This course is about communication for change. People, much like the groups, organizations and societies of which they are members, change continuously. Some of this change is unplanned and spontaneous, but much of it is deliberate and planned. While change can be pushed by different social actors (from social entrepreneurs, through social movements and to governments), communication remains the primary tool for facilitating change at different levels-individual, group and societal. Therefore, this course is designed to explore the strategic use of communication by individuals and groups to facilitate change processes. Topics covered include theories of behavior and social change and strategic communication approaches such as persuasive communication, interpersonal influence and diffusion, media advocacy and social marketing.

The capstone seminar requires students to integrate theory and practice through the preparation and presentation of an intensive project. Students will design their own original work that includes integrating, synthesizing, and analyzing fundamental communication theories, concepts, and research methods; show proficiency in gathering and using evidence to study and understand communication processes and consequences; demonstrate advanced written and oral presentation skills; apply communication theories and concepts to professional and civic life.

Open only to students appointed as MCM Fellows. Course is required of MCM fellows in the first term of their fellowship placement.  Includes formal assessment of the student by the fellowship supervisor.

Open only to students appointed as MCM Fellows. Course is required of MCM fellows in the second term of their fellowship placement.  Includes formal assessment of the student by the fellowship supervisor.

Open only to students appointed as MCM Fellows. Course is required of MCM fellows in the third term of their fellowship placement.  Includes formal assessment of the student by the fellowship supervisor.

Open only to students appointed as MCM Teaching Interns. Each selected student assists a faculty member with delivery and student evaluation of an undergraduate course.

Open only to students appointed as MCM Teaching Interns. Each selected student assists a faculty member with delivery and student evaluation of an undergraduate course.

Recommended for students without significant experience in complex organizations.  Requires 150 hours of supervised professional practice in an approved organizational setting, with supervisor assessment and student report required.

Recommended for students without significant experience in complex organizations. Requires 150 hours of supervised professional practice in an approved organizational setting, with supervisor assessment and student report required.

Recommended for students without significant experience in complex organizations. Requires 300 hours of supervised professional practice in an approved organizational setting, with supervisor assessment and student report required.