Digital Media Politics and Policy minor

Description

Every day, governments, parties, politicians, advocacy groups, activist movements, and citizens use the digital media to try to set political agendas and win the attention, donations, ideological support, and votes of large numbers of people. At the same time, the digital industries, communications infrastructures and social media platforms we all rely upon to communicate our politics and participate in the battle of ideas, are subject to media laws, policies and regulations. The minor in Digital Media Politics and Policy consists of seven courses (21 credit hours). Students learn the foundations of political science, strategic communications, political communications and communications policy, and related topics of interest. The minor is available to all students in any major program in any faculty at Ontario Tech University. A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in the minor courses is required to successfully complete the Creative Industries and Popular Culture minor.

Minor requirements

Core courses:

• POSC 1000U – Introduction to Political Science
• COMM 2411U – Governing Communication and Digital Creativity: Policy for an era of Digital Disruption
• COMM 3610U – Strategic Communications for Influence: Rhetoric, Persuasion and Propaganda
• COMM 4420U – Political Communication, Digital Media and Democracy

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  Three of:

• COMM 3310U – Communication for Social Change, Community and Development
• COMM 3350U – Environmental Communication: Media and Tech for Sustainability
• COMM 3710U – Media, Identity and Intercultural Communication
• COMM 4120U – AI, Ethics and Communication
• COMM 4510U – Public Relations: Social Power, Social Media Platforms, and Social Responsibility
• COMM 4610U – The Struggle is Real: Transformation for Communication, Conflict, and Peace
• COMM 4710U – Global Media, the Internet and International Relations
• POSC 3751U – Media, War and Conflict

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  Note: not all courses listed are available each year and are offered due to scheduling availability.