The Program
Effective communication and competency in crisis management leadership is pivotal for organizations and stakeholders in times of crisis, risk, and disaster. The Crisis Communication Think Tank (CCTT) , a thought leadership entity established in 2018 at the University of Georgia (UGA) and housed in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, has become a globally-recognized best practice model in building academia-industry collaborations among leading crisis scholars and practitioners through dialogue on emerging topics and co-creation of theory-driven, evidence-based advice for crisis research and practice.
In the world of crisis communicators, the academics who study this discipline and the practitioners who are immersed in it recognize two hard truths. First, we are seeing a dramatic rise in demand for crisis communicators worldwide. Second, most individuals are challenged when navigating through a crisis.
At the University of Georgia, academics and practitioners from industry, nonprofits and the public sector have worked collaboratively to prepare future leaders and executives in the crisis, risk and disaster communication practices. To educate the next generation of crisis communication leaders, based on the successful CCTT model of bridging academia and industry, this 12-credit graduate certificate program in crisis, risk, and disaster communication provides advanced learning about crisis, risk, and disaster communication through specialized coursework connecting theory and practice across sectors and industries. It is specifically aimed at students interested in obtaining in-depth and integrated education in the interdisciplinary areas of crisis and risk communication, risk management and disaster management.
