Strategic Public Relations
In a complex global environment, business, government, nonprofit, and other organizations require professional public relations practitioners who can effectively develop two-way relationships with constituents/audiences to enable strategic and effective communication processes. This course prepares students for this complex environment through the study and practice of essential components of public relations, which include the use of strategy, the value of relationship development, an overview of the range of PR tactics, the evolving role of digital communications and social media to PR, and the importance of ethics and transparency in PR practice.