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Overview

This course examines the interdisciplinary and relational nature of issues and crisis communication from conceptual and practical perspectives. Issues management is a managerial process that acts to provide a response strategy and early warning tool for issues that have the potential to impact organisations. The successful management of issues reduces … For more content click the Read More button below. Issues and crisis communication refers to the PR-specific practices that emerge from these processes. Through a range of case studies, this course will explore how issues and crisis impact upon organisations across the business, community, government, and not-for-profit sectors, and will engage in depth with the role of issues and crisis management and communication in strategic planning.

This course examines the interdisciplinary and relational nature of issues and crisis communication from conceptual and practical perspectives.

Issues management is a managerial process that acts to provide a response strategy and early warning tool for issues that have the potential to impact organisations. The successful management of issues reduces the likelihood of crisis. Crisis management is the related process involving the development and application of strategies aimed at helping an organisation successfully deal with a sudden and negative event.

Issues and crisis communication refers to the PR-specific practices that emerge from these processes.

Through a range of case studies, this course will explore how issues and crisis impact upon organisations across the business, community, government, and not-for-profit sectors, and will engage in depth with the role of issues and crisis management and communication in strategic planning.

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: 66 units of credit overall including MDIA2005 or MDIA2006 or MDIA2012

Course Outline

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Fees

Type	Amount
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)	$836
Domestic Students	$4620
International Students	$4710

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School
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Study Level
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Undergraduate

Offering Terms
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Term 2

Campus

Kensington

Delivery Mode

Fully on-site

Issues and Crisis Communication

MDIA3008