Certificate of Less than One Year in Communication in the Workplace

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This 12-hour certificate seeks to equip students with communication skills vital to success in any workplace. Students will learn how to give effective presentations, engage cooperatively as part of a team, and manage conflict productively. Additionally, students will learn how to competently and ethically communicate in a diverse world by studying both global cultures and various co-cultures within the United States.

Required Courses: 9 hours

These courses are required to earn the certificate and can be taken in any order.

COMM 3320 - Small Group Communication 3 Credit Hours
COMM 3360 - Intercultural Communication 3 Credit Hours
COMM 4210 - Communication and Conflict 3 Credit Hours

Elective Course: 3 hours

In addition to the 9 hours of required courses, students should choose one elective course from this list to complete their certificate. This list includes other Communication Studies courses within our School and also presents the student with course options outside the School so that the student can more fully tailor the program to their career interests.

ABED 3100 - Business Communication 3 Credit Hours
CEPD 3200 - Skills and Ethics in Human Services 3 Credit Hours
COMM 3200 - Rhetoric and Social Influence 3 Credit Hours
COMM 3310 - Persuasion 3 Credit Hours
COMM 3330 - Advanced Communication Skills 3 Credit Hours
COMM 3340 - Advanced Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit Hours
COMM 4200 - Communication and Gender 3 Credit Hours
COMM 4220 - Health Communication in Interpersonal Contexts 3 Credit Hours
COMM 4600 - Communication Theory 3 Credit Hours
CRIM 4068 - Conflict Management and Policing 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3405 - Professional and Technical Writing 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 3415 - Multimodal Composition in the Workplace 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 4304 - Advanced Writing in Disciplines 3 Credit Hours
MGNT 3600 - Management 3 Credit Hours
MGNT 3627 - Managing Cultural Differences 3 Credit Hours
MGNT 4626 - Women and Work 3 Credit Hours
MGNT 4630 - Dispute Resolution in Contemporary Organizations 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4215 - Management of Non-Profit Organizations 3 Credit Hours
POLS 4219 - Public Human Resource Management 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 3200 - Introduction to Organizational Development 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 3600 - Psychology of Communication 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 4090 - Groups and Group Process 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 4190 - Advanced Organizational Development 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 3273 - Managing Cultural Differences 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 3283 - Globalization 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 4103 - Women and Work 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 4916 - Gender and Work 3 Credit Hours