Course Descriptions
Sociology
SOC 352
Crisis Communications
3 credits
This course will focus on crisis communications. Students will learn how organizations and corporations manage crisis communications, understand the basics of community relations, examine corporate social responsibility programs, and learn how emergency managers implement crisis communications plans including using social media. The course will cover crisis communications theory, types of crisis, crisis communications plans, and examine a variety of crisis communications examples through case study of past examples.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 or SOC 101