Arizona State University New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences 22 courses 15 total credits
The rising importance of the field of risk communication stems from the need to name, understand and manage physical and social risks as society is faced with increasingly challenging decisions concerning stressed social and environmental infrastructures. Your proficiency in risk communication requires understanding the complex interfaces of physical, biological, psychological and social systems. In response, the certificate program in risk communication trains you in risk communication by combining the strengths of the four schools within the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences: the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences; the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences; the School of Interdisciplinary Forensics; and the School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies.
| Total Credits | 15 credits |
Program Requirements
The certificate in risk communication consists of 15 credit hours of coursework, of which 12 hours must be upper division. A minimum of six upper-division credit hours must be earned through courses offered by the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. All courses used to satisfy requirements for the certificate must be completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or better.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 415 | Risk Communication | 3 |
| ENV 201 | Fundamentals of Environmental Science | 3 |
| BIO 130 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 4 |
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