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BHSC 7371 - Responding and Coping with Public Tragedy

Credits: 3

Discusses healthy responses to coping with the risks of death in the modern world. Examines various types of public tragedies such as accidents, natural disasters, homicide, violence, and terrorism. Explores factors influencing public perceptions, the role of media, and first responders. Identifies strategies for survivors and how different cultures and faith traditions respond. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: humanities; organizational dynamics; and communication, media, and technology.


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