Program Overview

Communication and Advocacy - Graduate Certificate

Overview

The Communication and Advocacy graduate certificate provides communication professionals and recent graduates the skills and understanding to tackle emerging advocacy needs. Students learn to communicate with diverse allies across digital and physical platforms; engage and motivate audiences by clearly, consistently and creatively telling stories worth sharing; and approach advocacy challenges from health, organizational, intercultural, intergroup, global, mediated and persuasion contexts.

Admissions

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
• Official transcript(s)
• Goal statement
• Sample of scholarly writing
• Three letters of recommendation
• English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:
  • Minimum 94 TOEFL iBT score
  • Minimum 7.0 IELTS score
  • Minimum 65 PTE score
  • Minimum 110 DET score

Coursework

• Certificate Requirements:
  • COMM 65000: Foundations of Communication and Advocacy (3 credits)
  • Certificate Electives, choose from the following:
    • COMM 65070: Social Influence
    • COMM 65662: Media Effects
    • COMM 65686: Intercultural and Intergroup Communication
    • COMM 65851: Organizational Communication
    • COMM 66501: Health Communication
  • Minimum Total Credit Hours: 12

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Incorporate theories from the field of communication to address advocacy challenges.
2. Identify advocacy intervention strategies for a variety of target audiences.
3. Assess communication needs and evaluate advocacy intervention efficacy.

Program Delivery

• Delivery: In person
• Location: Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

• Social and community service managers
  • 17.0% much faster than the average
  • 175,500 number of jobs
  • $69,600 potential earnings
• Public relations and fundraising managers
  • 9.2% much faster than the average
  • 88,000 number of jobs
  • $118,430 potential earnings
• Advertising and promotions managers
  • -1.1% decline
  • 28,600 number of jobs
  • $133,460 potential earnings

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