


High School: How Social Media Drives Political and Social Change
POLI-90006
Empower your voice: Harness social media for positive political change.
In this online course, students will explore how social media can affect political change, specifically how social media can be used to affect positive change. Through lectures, discussion and real-life examples participants will learn how the internet and social media affects politics and how social media has been used to create social change. Additionally, students will create their own social media campaign to spotlight a political or social issue of their choosing.
What you'll learn
- Explore how social media drives political and social change
- Learn about youth led political and social activism
- Explore how social media has changed politics
Course Information
Course sessions
Section ID:
Class type:
Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 5/31/2025
- 1st meeting mandatory
- Early enrollment advised
- No UCSD parking permit required
- No visitors permitted
Schedule:
Date | Day | Start | End |
---|---|---|---|
7/7/2025 | Mon | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. |
7/8/2025 | Tue | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. |
7/9/2025 | Wed | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. |
7/10/2025 | Thu | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. |
7/11/2025 | Fri | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. |
Instructor:
Lizeth Cervantes

Ms. Cervantes received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley in Political Science with a minor in English. During college, she started tutoring as part of her work-study program. It was then that she realized she enjoyed working with young minds. After college, she worked with Native American Students for over ten years. Currently, she works for a non-profit organization that provides legal education and free legal consultation to the underserved population. In her free time, she is also pursuing a certificate program to become a certified court interpreter.