Public Relations in Nonprofit Settings

COM CM 530

Undergraduate Prerequisites: CM215 - Graduate Prerequisites: CM701 - This course will provide a kaleidoscopic view of the fundamentals nonprofit public relations. Students will study the processes, effects and influences of media relations practices, related to both traditional and new media, in a nonprofit environment. They also will learn the essentials of fundraising and volunteer recruitment/retention and how these can be influenced, in part, by politics locally--as well as across the nation and around the world. The course also will explore types of nonprofit organizations and the breadth of communication management careers available within them. Additionally, the course will study the benefits and cautions of nonprofit-corporate partnerships and the communication management techniques related to forming and managing such agreements.

FALL 2024 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Downes PSY B39 R 6:30 pm-9:15 pm The undergraduate prerequisite for COMCM 530 is COMCM 215. The graduate prerequisite is COMCM 701.

SPRG 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Downes PSY B39 T 6:30 pm-9:15 pm The undergraduate prerequisite for COMCM 530 is COMCM 215. The graduate prerequisite is COMCM 701.

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