Health Crisis Communication

Prerequisite: COM 6000 (concurrent enrollment allowed).

Course Restrictions: Restricted to Graduate Students.

This course provides an in-depth study of key aspects of crisis communication and prepares students to anticipate, identify clues, and initiate pre-emptive health communication programs for events that precipitate health crises (natural disasters, terrorism, warfare, domestic unrest, etc). The course covers related research, strategic planning, presentations, media relations, government relations, and international relations.

Credit: 3