Undergraduate
Certificate Programs
Human Communication in a Mediated World
Certificate in Human Communication in a Mediated World:This 18-hour undergraduate certificate in Communication Studies gives students an opportunity to explore the communication challenges and opportunities inherent in the process of moving back and forth between face-to-face and mediated settings. The certificate, consisting of 5 online electives and one online required course, enables students to learn about the advantages and disadvantages of communicating in mediated environments as they learn in that environment. The goal of the certificate is to help students become more competent in choosing and using the appropriate combination of face-to-face and mediated communication strategies for specific messages and situations.
Certificate Requirements
Students must complete a total of 18 hours, including:
- COMM C316 Human Communication and the Internet (3 cr.)
- 15 credit hours of elective online Communication Studies courses, selected in consultation with the online certificate advisor. These courses can include but are not limited to:
- COMM-C 108 Listening
- COMM-C 180 Interpersonal Communication
- COMM-C 223 Business and Professional Communication
- COMM-C 228 Discussion and Group Method
- COMM-C 325 Interviewing Principles and Practices
- COMM-C 380 Organizational Communication
- COMM-C 394 Conflict and Communication
- COMM-C 395 Gender and Communication
- COMM-C 482 Intercultural Communication
- COMM-R 310 Rhetoric, Society, and Culture
- COMM-R 321 Persuasion
- COMM-M 150 Media and Society
- COMM-M 210 Media Message Design
- COMM-M 215 Media Literacy
Other electives may be approved by the online certificate advisor.
All courses included in the online certificate must be completed online. Face-to-face versions of the above classes will not count towards the certificate.
Online course equivalents from other institutions will not count for the certificate. All courses included in the certificate must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
Communication Studies majors cannot complete this certificate.