Undergraduate Certificate in Business Communications

Program Description

The Undergraduate Certificate in Business Communications is a 15 credit-hour offering, targeting students from a wide variety of disciplines. These courses provide the needed knowledge to gain a foundation in business communications across key business communication domains, including advertising, media writing, design and production, and data analysis.

Career Opportunities

• District Manager
• Insurance Sales
• Underwriter
• Outside Sales Representative
• Claims Manager
• Real Estate Agent
• Human Resources Manager
• Property Manager
• Training and Development Coordinator
• Customer Service Representative
• Office Manager

Learning Outcomes

The Learning Outcomes for the Business Communications Undergraduate Certificate are:

• Develop professional quality oral, written, and visual communications that are coherent, technically sound, and appropriately adapted to specific audiences and contexts.
• Identify strategies for addressing the impact of various physical, cognitive, cultural, and social factors that shape communication across interpersonal, group, and organizational settings.
• Apply various tools and technology to the design, development, and dissemination of communication messages.
• Apply professional, ethical, and socially and culturally sensitive communication practices across interpersonal, group, organizational, and intercultural settings.

Undergraduate Certificate in Business Communications (15 Credits)