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Online Course in Climate Communication and Storytelling

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Acquire the basic skills to understand the communicative aspect of the climate emergency and to communicate effectively, in a creative and international environment.

This international Course in Climate Communication and Storytelling is run jointly with the FernUniversität in Hagen. Teaching takes place in the Virtual Campus of the FernUniversität in Hagen. The language of instruction is English. And once the course has been completed, a certificate from the FernUniversität in Hagen will be issued.

The climate emergency is a key global challenge. In this pioneering course, with the participation of students from three European countries, you will learn about fundamental aspects of communications in this field.

Lifelong learning

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Payment in instalments

You can split your payment into instalments

You will study the role of the media in climate communication, and likewise the most effective ways to tell stories about sustainability, adaptation initiatives or awareness. The course involves a critical and intersectional perspective, and an orientation towards content creation.

By studying this course you will acquire the ability to:

Understand the main challenges associated with the climate emergency.
Critically analyse information in the media relating to environmental communication and the effects of climate change.
Understand the fundamentals of narratives and storytelling as tools for effective communication.
Create content using narrative and storytelling strategies in the fields of journalism, corporate communication, advertising, audiovisual communication, graphic design, the arts and education.

For more information: contact programme director, Antoni Roig (aroigt@uoc.edu).

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Start

15 Oct 2025
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5

Credits ECTS

Languages: English
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Duration:

Fully online method

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Course in Climate Communication and Storytelling

Academic programme

Academic programme
Duration
Academic pathway

Theoretical phase

1) Basics of climate change: a critical introduction

2) Media and culture

3) Challenges for climate communication

Psychology
Social media
Entertainment
Disinformation
Media conglomerates
AI and deepfakes
Sociopolitical systems

4) Effective communication and storytelling

Practical phase

Development of communication projects

At the UOC, an ECTS credit is equivalent to 25 hours of student work. Depending on the number of ECTS credits, the duration of lifelong learning programs ranges from 1 month to 2 years, approximately:

Lifelong learning master's degree: 2 years
Specialization diploma: 1 year
Expert diploma: 1 semester (6 months)
Postgraduate course: between 1 and 6 months

Course in Climate Communication and Storytelling

Academic team

Dean of faculty
Programme director

Dean of faculty

Jordi Sánchez-Navarro

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Programme director

Antoni Roig Telo

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Course in Climate Communication and Storytelling

Career opportunities

Objectives
Profiles
Competencies
Career opportunities

Course objective

For students to understand the challenges of climate change communication and be able to critically analyse media with respect to climate issues and communicate to diverse audiences about climate change.

Learning objectives

To understand basic facts about the climate crisis and to be able to identify different ways in which these are presented and discussed in the media, including key narratives.
To be able to explain the function and purpose of media and to identify methods that different types of media (e.g., scientific reports, news articles, advertisements or social media posts) use to communicate.
To gain practice of being critical media consumers and to understand how to curate media consumption and evaluate the bias and reliability of media sources.
To understand the specific challenges related to communicating the complex issue of climate change.
To apply basic narrative and storytelling resources to communicate stories and topics related to climate change.

Employability

The employability of UOC students is key to the university's success. We identify and include in our programmes of study key competencies that are in demand in the job market. And our career guidance services empower you to make decisions and take action for your future occupation.

People with interest or previous training in:

Audiovisual communication
Journalism
Corporate communication
Advertising and public relations
Social media
Visual and plastic arts
Design
Education

Identifying the basic facts about the climate crisis and its communicative aspects.
Understanding of the role of the media in relation to citizen awareness about climate change.
Demonstration of critical thinking in the analysis of media messages in relation to the climate crisis.
Applying expressive resources and basic communicative strategies oriented to climate communication.

Writing informative or journalistic content.
Consulting for communication projects and campaigns
Designing educational content
Creating social media content

More than 30 years' experience in e-learning

In 1995 the UOC was launched as the world's first fully online university. More than 30 years later, we are still pioneers in digital education.

Our eLearning Innovation Center oversees the evolution of our educational model, to ensure unique, high-quality, connected and networked learning experiences.

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We are among the world's top 150 universities for communication and the top 200 for education.

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Excellent ratings in knowledge transfer, regional engagement, and teaching and learning.

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Course in Climate Communication and Storytelling

Access requirements

Access qualification
Prior Knowledge
Degree

Anyone can sign up for this course. No prior qualifications are required.

Boost your career

The UOC lifelong learning offers you programs aimed at acquiring the knowledge required for the most valued professional profiles.

No previous knowledge is needed. A basic knowledge of English is needed for general communication and group activities (regular interactions with the teaching staff can be in Catalan, Spanish or English).

Depending on the lifelong learning programme in question, students who complete their studies will be awarded a lifelong learning master's degree, a specialization diploma or an expert diploma.

Students who pass other continuing education courses will be awarded the corresponding certificate.

Course in Climate Communication and Storytelling

Enrolment and fees

Enrolment process and price
Payment options
Discounts

Enrolment process

This is the enrolment process that you have to follow if you want to start studying at the UOC for the first time. If you have already studied with us and want to continue, you should go to Virtual Campus Procedures.

Fill in the enrolment form that you will find on all the pages of the program. After registering your personal data, you will be provided with a username and you will choose your password to access the campus. Then you will access the economic data section, where you will choose the payment method and you can request an invoice, if you need it.

Once you have enrolled, you will receive two messages to the mailbox that you have indicated. A first message is the confirmation of the formalization of your registration. In a second message, we will remind you of the username and password you have chosen, which will allow you to access the virtual campus.

Once you have completed your enrolment there is a fourteen day period within which you may exercise your right to withdraw your enrolment.

How do you enrol?

There are two moments a year for enrolment in lifelong learning programmes, depending on when the program in question begins to teach. Check the registration period and the beginning of the course on the page of the studies you want to study.

Enrolment from May onwards

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Enrolment from November onwards

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The fees for this programme will be those applicable when enrolment is completed. Subject to annual revisions.

Consult the section Payment options. When enrolling, you will be able to choose the payment option that best meets your needs.
Concept	Price
Price	715 €

Financial support

Early enrolment discounts
Payment in instalments
Grants, aid and discounts
Special conditions for companies
Support for elite athletes

104.500 graduates

90 % of students study and work at the same time

84 % would choose the UOC again

For new students, the first installment will be 10% of the amount.

Lifelong learning master's degree: The first installment will be paid with POS, at the time of enrollment, and the rest in a maximum of 20 monthly installments starting from the month of beginning of teaching, by direct debit.

In case of enrolling a master's degree with an amount higher than 5,000 euros, the first installment will be paid by direct debit.

Specialization diploma: The first installment will be paid with POS, at the time of enrollment, and the rest in a maximum of 9 monthly installments starting from the month of beginning of teaching, by direct debit.

Expert diploma and postgraduate course: for amounts over 350 euros the first installment will be paid with POS, at the time of enrollment, and the rest in a maximum of 4 instalments by direct debit.

Payment in instalments carries a cost of 31 euros per procedure.

For new students, the first installment will be 10% of the amount.

Lifelong learning master's degree : The payment option for payment in instalments of the enrolment fee is direct debit (if you have a SEPA account) or card direct debit (if you do not have a SEPA account).
The first installment will be paid at the time of enrollment, and the rest in a maximum of 20 monthly installments starting from the month of beginning of teaching.

Specialization diploma: The payment option for payment in instalments of the enrolment fee is direct debit (if you have a SEPA account) or card direct debit (if you do not have a SEPA account).
The first installment will be paid at the time of enrollment, and the rest in a maximum of 9 monthly installments starting from the month of beginning of teaching.

Expert diploma and postgraduate course: for amounts over 350 euros the first installment of the payment must be made by POS terminal at the time of enrollment, and the rest in a maximum of 4 installments by direct debit (if you have a SEPA account) or card direct debit (if you do not have a SEPA account).

Check here if your bank has a SEPA account.

Payment in instalments carries a cost of 31 euros per procedure.

Payment of the enrolment fee is made once only by card direct debit or bank transfer.

If you choose card direct debit, you will have to give the details of the card to be charged during the enrolment process. Remember that the cards we accept are VISA, Visa Electron and MasterCard (you cannot pay with American Express or Diner's Club).

The charge for the course enrolment fee will be made the following month. If you choose to pay for your course by card, remember that the terms and conditions to which you have agreed with your bank will apply. It is important that the card limit is higher than the cost of enrolment to prevent bills from being rejected.

If you have a SEPA bank account, payment can be made by direct debit. To choose this payment option, you will have to enter your bank details on the enrolment form. The charge for the course enrolment fee will be made the following month.

If you choose to pay by bank transfer, a scanned copy of the counterfoil must be sent via the Campus section: Secretary's Office / Enrolment / Payment options. The deadline for payment is ten days after the formalization date and always before the start of teaching.

You can arrange the transfer with the details shown on the enrolment sheet.

Banco Santander Central Hispano
Passeig de Gràcia, 5. 08007 Barcelona. Spain
Account number: 0049-1806-91-2111869374
Swift Code: BSCH ES MM
IBAN: ES15-0049-1806-9121-1186-9374

Companies may only make payments by bank transfer. They cannot make payment in instalments.

During the enrolment process, you can choose the form of payment for the company in the drop-down menu.

A scanned copy of the proof of payment must be sent via the Campus section: Secretary's Office / Enrolment / Payment options.

The details you will need to make the transfer are as follows:

Banco Santander Central Hispano
Passeig de Gràcia, 5. 08007 Barcelona. Spain
Account number: 0049-1806-91-2111869374
Swift Code: BSCH ES MM
IBAN: ES15-0049-1806-9121-1186-9374

Important: if the company pays a percentage and the student the remaining percentage, the company's part must be paid by bank transfer, and the student's part using the available preferred payment option (transfer, direct debit or card direct debit).

Discounts

The UOC offers a series of discounts. If you are entitled to any of these discounts, you should select them in the dropdown menu in the Discounts section at the time of enrolling. If you are entitled to more than one, you will have to choose the one that benefits you most.

If you are eligible for any of these discounts at the time of enrolling, you will have to accredit your eligibility by submitting the relevant documentation within a maximum period of 10 calendar days.

The UOC offers discounts to companies that participate and support the training of their professionals, prior agreement with the UOC.

Professionals linked to any company or institution that maintains a collaboration agreement with the UOC will be able to benefit from advantages and discounts on the cost of tuition fees for training programs in the University's catalog.

If you're eligible for one of these discounts and you also enrol early, the discount for early enrolment will be applied first and then the other discount will be applied to the remaining amount.

Objectives, profiles and competencies

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Online Course in Climate Communication and Storytelling

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