COMS232-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Risk and Crisis Communication

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

This applied course introduces students to a major area of the planning of communication, the management of risk. Theories of risk, crisis and the risk society are described, before the course focuses in detail on the practice of risk communication, including communication planning, crafting messages and involving communities in collective risk decision-making. Risks explored range from individuals' health and safety, disasters, reputational crises and pervasive risks such as climate change. This course has on-campus and distance options. You will learn from professional guests, and from each other, to develop skills in evaluating and planning crisis response.

Prerequisites

Any 15 points at 100 level from COMS, or
either ENVR101 or GEOG106, or
any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 13:00 - 14:00 Rehua 102
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00 Rehua 102
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 Jack Erskine 241
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 11 Oct
02 Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 Rehua 003 Music
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 11 Oct
03 Thursday 13:00 - 14:00 Ernest Rutherford 141
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 11 Oct
04 Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 Psychology - Sociology 251
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 11 Oct
05 Friday 11:00 - 12:00 Jack Erskine 446
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 11 Oct
06 Friday 15:00 - 16:00 Jack Erskine 242
20 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 11 Oct

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $948.00

International fee $4,263.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All COMS232 Occurrences

  • COMS232-26S2 (D) Semester Two 2026 (Distance) - Not Offered
  • COMS232-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026