The Media Activism minor offers students the opportunity to develop practical communication skills specific to social services, arts, culture, and governmental entities. This minor complements skills Columbia students develop in many majors (e.g. Fashion Studies, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Film and Television, Dance, Theatre Arts Production and Practice, Photography, and Journalism and Communication). It includes both foundational Communication courses and courses specific to activism, community storytelling, nonprofit and public affairs organizations.

As a result of successfully completing program requirements, students should be able to:

• understand the development, current state, and emerging trends of media activism, nonprofit and public affairs media and their audiences;
• use a variety of media forms to create communication content for specific audiences of nonprofit and underserved communities;
• accomplish goals with a critical awareness of communication best practices in the nonprofit and public affairs sectors; and  
• gain awareness and understanding of career pathways into media activism, community engagement, nonprofit and public affairs.