Certificate in Organizational Communication (Ref. #175)
The Certificate in Organizational Communicaiton is designed for managers and supervisors who wish to enhance their skills in the areas of organizational communication but do not see a current need for an advanced degree. Students will take graduate courses that focus on general organizational communication theory, the communication strategies useful in multinational businesses, either interpersonal or small group communication theoretical applications, and one other course chosen by participants as especially relevant to their own work and interests. Students' applied projects may be designed to address specific real-life communication problems in their own organizations.
A person seeking the Certificate in Organizational Communication must satisfy the Graduate Studies admission requirements and must provide to the Department of Communication a letter of application and one letter of recommendation supporting the applicant's capacity for studying organizational communication.
Certificate Requirements - 12 hours
- Core Courses - 6 hours
COMM 461G Organizational Communication
COMM 561 Multinational Business Communication - Electives - 3 hours (choose one of these)
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And one of the following:
- COMM 563 Issue Management
- COMM 564 Crisis Communication
- COMM 565 Communication and Conflict
- COMM 566 Corporate & Organizational Advocacy
- COMM 571 Computer Mediated Communication in Organizations
- COMM 578 Seminar in Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 581 Applied Organizational Communication
- COMM 586 Process of Group communication
- COMM 587 Communication in Intercultural Negotiation & Mediation
COMM 586 Processes of Group communication
COMM 578 Seminar in Interpersonal Communication