This course follows logically from first year courses in communication which seek to establish a working definition of communication and society and seeks to expose the student to the practical applications of communication as a tool in the development process. In this course development embraces the human, social, environmental, economic and political processes which bring about change and improvement of human conditions and an empowerment of the individual to harness that change to his or her advantage.

The course introduces students to both the evolution of, and multiple perspectives on, development, development activities, development communication, and communication planning from the modernization to the empowerment paradigms. Students will also be engaged in developing the practical and knowledge skills involved in designing communication support projects.