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University of Colorado Boulder

Principles of Public Relations

In this course, learners are exposed to an overview of public relations principles and theories relevant to practice. You will explore the field, including the origin and trends affecting the future of the industry as well as how to land a job in public relations. This course provides a broad overview of working in public relations and how different tenets of persuasion are used in practice. The course also addresses ethical implications of public relations.

Status: Media and Communications
Status: Professional Networking
BeginnerCourse6 hours

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SO

5.0Reviewed Jun 29, 2023

Really great introduction to Public Relations. Covered all of the basic concepts, and perfect for someone with little to no knowledge of PR. Really well taught too.

AA

5.0Reviewed Jan 27, 2024

A very informative course that is very accessible and flexible for people like me who are unable to physically attend a school.

J

5.0Reviewed Apr 4, 2022

Hello, I felt that this course was so informative and will be very instrumental to my current role as a Executive producer of my own media company

AR

5.0Reviewed Jan 28, 2024

the explanation made by Erin, is crystal clear. It does help me to have proper PR planning for the company I work with.

AM

5.0Reviewed Nov 27, 2025

Pembelajaran ini sangat baik, saya akan sangat menghargai jika dapat memberikan contoh kasus pada perusahaan asia khususnya Indonesia

EK

5.0Reviewed Jan 8, 2023

very interesting to learn about the background and history of PR; really liked the 4 step processes that are foundational in PR management.

MK

5.0Reviewed Mar 9, 2023

I enjoyed learning about the foundation of Public Relations and many different opportunities available in the field.

RY

5.0Reviewed Dec 28, 2024

IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND I LEARNED LOTS OF NEW THINGS MOREOVER IT WAS A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FOR ME BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH COURSERA FOR ALLOWING ME TO LEARN ON SUCH A GREAT PLATFORM.

HF

5.0Reviewed Oct 19, 2022

​I loved the videos, the discussion prompts were aligned with course content, and the examples used were digestable.

CA

5.0Reviewed Jul 26, 2023

the information that was included in this course was so important and fully understanding to know really what is Public Reltions.

UK

5.0Reviewed Aug 31, 2022

The Professor was well informed, relavent articles. her passion on the subject is obvious. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

VA

5.0Reviewed Mar 27, 2025

A totally great course, the professor is genuinely interested on the field and makes good examples on her explanations.

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