Communication
Graduate Certificate
Overview
From business and engineering to healthcare, education and more, clear communication is essential to the success of every industry.
Whether you're looking to boost your credentials or make an immediate impact in your workplace or job prospects, studying communication at the graduate level can increase your skillset, productivity and confidence.
Program
The graduate certificate in communication equips students from diverse academic backgrounds to become smart, empathetic leaders in their jobs, churches and homes.
By bridging communication theory with practical applications in your field, you’ll be better prepared for your career, a career change or further academic studies.
This 15-credit, residential certificate can be completed in as little as one year—or you can take as long as you need to fit the courses into your busy schedule.
With the flexibility to transition into the full communication studies master’s degree, you can choose courses that interest you (including study abroad trips to the UK or Israel) and benefit your long-term goals.
Faculty
At BJU you’ll study under our highly qualified faculty. Their doctoral degrees are from universities such as the University of Illinois, Purdue University, and Regent University.
Their areas of expertise include leadership, media, culture, family communication, comm theory, as well as organizational and applied communication.
Faculty also have many years of corporate experience and currently serve as business consultants, trainers and mediators.
Learning Experience
Communication Associations
Throughout your time as a graduate student, you’ll have the opportunity to attend a number of conferences sponsored by the National Communication Association (NCA), the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA), and the Carolinas Communication Association (CCA). Many of our graduate students have presented their research at CCA and SSCA, often winning awards for their graduate writing and original research projects.
Career Support
BJU offers students a variety of ways to network with employers and organizations. A multitude of job opportunities are posted each year on Career Central, our online job board. In addition, more than 60 businesses and 150 Christian schools/mission boards/Christian organizations come on campus to recruit students through on-campus interviews and job/ministry fairs.
Career Services also helps students by holding seminars on resume preparation and interview techniques.
Courses/Objectives
The following courses are required:
9 credits of coursework must be selected from the following:
Program Objectives
Each student will:
- Critique multiple theoretical perspectives of human communication.
- Evaluate communication practices in organizational contexts.