Disaster Rhetoric: Managing Scientific Crises

3 credits · Undergraduate

Review institutional responses to high-stakes events, from environmental disasters and technological failures to medical controversies and industry shifts, through crisis and risk communication. Examine broader relationships between science, risk, and public attitudes toward disasters through case studies. Consider the impact of narratives of uncertainty on building trust or deepening suspicion. Offered on a graded basis only. Serves as repeat credit for CSET 3890-05 offered spring 2026. [3]