Undergraduate
Certificate Programs
Human Communication in a Mediated World
Certificate in Human Communication in a Mediated World
The Human Communication in a Mediated World on-line certificate provides a wide range of electives and one core course designed for people who want to become more proficient in communicating or designing messages for specific audiences by using a combination of face-to-face and mediated communication strategies. Professionals in business, sales, hotel/restaurant/travel, psychology, sociology, health care, general studies, and many others will benefit significantly from this stand-alone certificate.
Admission to the Certificate program in Human Communication in a Mediated World (COMM) requires the following:
- at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA
- successful completion of COMM-R 110: Fundamentals of Speech Communication, COMM-C 180 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication or their equivalents,
- to declare the certificate, complete the School of Liberal Arts online declaration form: https://liberalarts.iupui.edu/updatemajor/
Students who have not enrolled at IUPUI may be considered for this certificate if they meet the above criteria and apply for Undergraduate Admission to IUPUI and specify the Undergraduate Human Communication in a Mediated World Certificate as their objective.
The certificate is NOT available to Communication Studies majors.
The Certificate program in Human Communication in a Mediated World (COMM) requires satisfactory completion of the following:
- completion of a total of 18 credit hours completed on-line, with a minimum grade of C in each course,
Certificate Requirements:
- COMM-C 316: Human Communication and the Internet (3 cr.)
Five elective courses customized to the student’s career or field of study (15 cr.)
Select from the following elective courses (15 credits):
Students will select the electives in consultation with the faculty mentor to narrowly tailor the program to individual student interest. Electives must be approved prior to registration.
- COMM-C 108: Listening (3 cr.)
- COMM-C 180: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.)
- COMM-C 223: Business and Professional Communication (3 cr.)
- COMM-C 228: Discussion and Group Methods (3 cr.)
- COMM-C 325: Interviewing Principles and Practices (3 cr.)
- COMM-C 380: Organizational Communication (3 cr.)
- COMM-C 394: Communication and Conflict (3 cr.)
- COMM-C 395: Gender and Communication (3 cr.)
- COMM-C 482: Intercultural Communication (3 cr.)
- COMM-M 150: Mass Media and Contemporary Society (3 cr.)
- COMM-M 210: Media Message Design (3 cr.)
- COMM-M 215: Media Literacy (3 cr.)
- COMM-R 310: Rhetoric and Public Address (3 cr.)
- COMM-R 321: Persuasion (3 cr.)
- COMM-R 350: Women Speak: American Feminist Rhetoric (3 cr.)
