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COMM 177C

Science and Environmental Journalism (COMM 277C, EARTHSYS 177C, EARTHSYS 277C)

UNITS:4-5
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WIM

Practical, collaborative, writing-intensive course in science-based environmental journalism. Science and journalism students learn to identify, report, and write engaging stories about environmental science and related issues; to assess the quality and relevance of environmental news coverage; to cover the environment and science beats in journalism; and to build bridges between journalism and science. Prerequisite: COMM 104, EARTHSYS COMM 191/COMM 291, or consent of the instructor. Admission by application only, due March COMM 19, 2026 - https://forms.gle/nQGKaERGZ67PUgou9. Meets Earth Systems WIM requirement. (Graduate students enroll in COMM 277C for 4 units; Undergraduates enroll in COMM 177C for 5 units.)

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1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 12088
0 / 15 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:12:30 PM – 2:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Hayden, Thomas, Sellfors, Bailey
units

COMM 177C: Science and Environmental Journalism (COMM 277C, EARTHSYS 177C, EARTHSYS 277C)

4-5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WIM

Practical, collaborative, writing-intensive course in science-based environmental journalism. Science and journalism students learn to identify, report, and write engaging stories about environmental science and related issues; to assess the quality and relevance of environmental news coverage; to cover the environment and science beats in journalism; and to build bridges between journalism and science. Prerequisite: COMM 104, EARTHSYS 191/291, or consent of the instructor. Admission by application only, due March 19, 2026 - https://forms.gle/nQGKaERGZ67PUgou9. Meets Earth Systems WIM requirement. (Graduate students enroll in 277C for 4 units; Undergraduates enroll in 177C for 5 units.)

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 12:30 PM – 2:20 PM — Hayden, Thomas, Sellfors, Bailey (Undergrad)

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  • COMM 177A: News Frontiers (COMM 277A)
  • COMM 177B: Big Local Journalism: a project-based class (COMM 277B)
  • COMM 177D: Specialized Writing and Reporting: Narrative Journalism (COMM 277D)
  • COMM 177G: Multimedia Environmental Communication (COMM 277G, EARTHSYS 192, EARTHSYS 292)
  • COMM 177I: Investigative Watchdog Reporting (COMM 277I)
  • COMM 177M: Environmental Storytelling (COMM 277M, EARTHSYS 177M, EARTHSYS 277M)
  • COMM 177SW: Specialized Writing and Reporting: Sports Journalism (COMM 277S)
  • COMM 177T: Building News Applications (COMM 277T)

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