Communicating in Organizations, Certificate (0471)

Program Coordinator

Jie-Young Kong, jieyoung.kong@wku.edu, (270) 745-6578

The Communicating in Organizations certificate provides students the opportunity to develop an in-depth understanding of how communication functions in organizations. Using foundational and current research in the field, students are exposed to organizational communication theory and processes. Students will take graduate courses that focus on general organizational communication theory, applied organizational communication, communication within specific organizational contexts, and one other course chosen by participants as especially relevant to their own work and interests.

Program Admission

• Submit an academic writing sample from an undergraduate or graduate course.

Graduate Studies Admission

Please refer to the admission section of this catalog for Graduate Studies admission requirements.

Program Requirements (12 hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
Select 6 hours of the following:		6
COMM 528	Communication in the Nonprofit Sector
COMM 561	Multinational Organizational Communication
COMM 564	Crisis Communication
COMM 571	Organizational Communication in the Digital Age
COMM 581	Applied Organizational Communication
COMM 586	Process of Group Communication
Select 6 hours of the following:		6
COMM 523	Health Communication
COMM 553	Health Communication Campaigns
COMM 566	Corporate & Organizational Advocacy
COMM 568	Communication and Organizational Identification
COMM 578	Seminar in Interpersonal Communication
COMM 590	Intercultural Communication
Total Hours		12