Certificate Requirements

Number of Credits Required to Complete the Certificate: 12

Required Courses:

Core Courses
GDC 8002Communication for Social Change Project Design3
or CMGT 5002 Leadership in Crises and Conflict Management
SBS 8105Health Communication3
Communication Elective
Select one from the following:3
ADV 5503
Persuasion and the Marketplace
CMGT 8106
Communication Theory for Professionals
GDC 8003
Research Approaches in Communication, Development and Social Change
MSP 8254
Public Information Media Campaigns
Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective
Select one from the following:3
SBS 5001
Fundamentals of Public Health
SBS 5009
Risk Communication and Public Health
SBS 8005
Health Promotion in Vulnerable Populations
SBS 8009
Health Psychology
Total Credit Hours12

GPA Required to be Awarded the Certificate: 3.0 minimum