Risk & Crisis Communication
ACOM-640-6135
University at Albany
- Semester
- Spring 2026
- Instructor
- Piotr M Szpunar
- Start Date
- 01-21-2026
- Total Credits
- 3
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- 518-442-5140
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The purpose of this course is to provide students with theoretical and applied tools from which to carry out and critically assess risk and crisis communication practice. The course addresses constructions of risk and crisis, risk perception, messaging strategies, visual communication, ethics, inequality, communication campaigns, and the politics of crisis. The organizational contexts are primarily those of public/governmental, non-governmental, and grassroots organizations and the topical foci include issues of environmental, health, security, social, and technological risk/crisis. Students will carry out both academic tasks, such as critique and assessment) as well as a variety of applied projects.
Course Area: Communication Studies
Level: Graduate
Dates: 01-21-2026 - 05-05-2026
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