COMM 628 - Crisis Communication

Credits: 3

This course will examine several lines of research from multiple disciplines that influence communication during disasters, crises, and emergencies. This course may explore crisis communication from an organizational and/or public relations perspective; risk perception and communication; the role of social media and emerging technologies in disasters and emergencies; media coverage of disasters; and communication and recovery, resilience, antifragility, and growth.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Arts in Communication program or the Joint Undergraduate-Master’s Path (JUMP) option of the Communication Studies major (BA/BS degree)

Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered

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