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Communication and Conflict Management (MCC345)

Points: 

4

Enrolment Options: 

Murdoch: S1-internal
KDUPJ: S1-internal
SMANUFED: T2B-internal

[see Teaching Periods and Census Dates] 

Description: 

This unit explores the theory and practice of conflict management in public relations. It provides some important principles for communicating in a conflict or crisis situation, and offers a critical understanding of public relations, particularly in regard to issues management and crisis communication. In addition to learning about communication and conflict from a critical perspective, students have the opportunity to develop negotiation and conflict resolution skills through workshops and role play.

Contact time: 

Lectures: 1 hour per week; tutorials 1.5 hours per week; workshops: 2 hours per week for 3 weeks.

Prerequisites: 

MCC204 Public Relations: Contemporary Approaches (or MCC204 Public Relations: Theory and Writing or MSC235 Public Relations: Principles and Writing Practice).

Exclusions: 

Students who have successfully completed MSC345 Communication and Conflict Management may not enrol in this unit for credit.

Notes: 

Graduate, Postgraduate and Honours students should enrol in the higher-level code for this unit.

Used in these Courses: 

Marketing and the Media (BMM)
Planning (BPlanning)
Public Relations (BMassComm)

Used in these Minors: 

Public Relations

Communication and Conflict Management (MCC645)

as for MCC345, except as follows

Points: 

4

Enrolment Options: 

Murdoch: S1-internal

[see Teaching Periods and Census Dates] 

Prerequisites: 

Enrolment in an Honours or Postgraduate course.

Exclusions: 

Students who have successfully completed MSC545 Communication and Conflict Management may not enrol in this unit for credit.

Used in these Courses: 

Postgraduate Certificate in Public Relations
Postgraduate Diploma in Public Relations
Master of Arts in Development Studies
Master of Veterinary Studies in Conservation Medicine