Risk Sciences Certificate

The graduate certificate in Risk Sciences provides the foundational understanding of risk and crisis communication and the opportunity to develop practical application of this knowledge. Organizations and entities of various sizes are becoming keenly aware of the need for effective communication in risk and crisis contexts. This certificate will prepare students to meet this need. The certificate will require twelve credit hours, including risk communication, crisis communication, training and consulting, and knowledge management. Research implications (both theoretical and practical), lessons learned, and new theories of community risk communication will be included in the curriculum.