| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Bulletin: 2024-2025 Graduate Bulletin Program: Advanced Instructional Communication Certificate Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Advanced Instructional Communication CertificateGraduate Study at USI >> College of Liberal Arts 18 Credit hours The Advanced Instructional Communication certificate helps educators improve their understanding of the various types of communication that occurs in an educational context. The certificate program will help students successfully design messages in an instructional context, effectively deliver instruction about communication, and explore skills and topics that can enhance their understanding of communication as it relates to leadership skills, decision-making, conflict resolution, school-community relationships, and diversity in an educational context. The certificate is directed to high school teachers and college faculty seeking the credentials to teach communication at the college level. |
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Graduate Studies Admission Criteria and Application ProcessRefer to the Admission section of the bulletin for information about Graduate Studies admission criteria and the online application process. | ||||
Instructional Communication CertificatesAdmission RequirementsUnconditional admission to the Instructional Communication Certificate program or the Advanced Instructional Communication Certificate program will be contingent on the following factors:
Program formatStudents enrolled in the Instructional Communication Certificate program may opt to change to the Advanced Instructional Communication Certificate, provided they submit a Change of Graduate Program request form prior to completing nine (9) hours in the Instructional Communication Certificate program. Students cannot obtain both the Instructional Communication Certificate and the Advanced Instructional Communication certificate. Students completing either certificate may continue their graduate studies by applying to the Master of Arts in Communication (MA) program. Coursework from the certificate program can be applied toward the MA in Communication. Students who choose this option must submit a Change of Graduate Program request form to declare the MA degree program. | ||||
Required Courses (9 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| COMM 607 - Teaching Communication Term(s) Offered: Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 617 - Instructional Communication Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 637 - Critical Pedagogy and Communication Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
Directed Electives (9 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| COMM 601 - Foundations of Communication Theory Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 602 - Qualitative Research Methods in Communication Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 603 - Quantitative Research Methods in Communication Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 604 - Contemporary Rhetorical Criticism Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 605 - Gender, Communication, and Culture Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 610 - Special Topics in Interpersonal Communication Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 611 - Communication and Personal Relationships Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 612 - Health Communication Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 613 - Political Communication Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 614 - Problematic Workplace Communication Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 615 - Communication and Popular Culture Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 616 - Seminar in Personal and Cultural Identity Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 620 - Special Topics in Organizational Communication Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 621 - Strategic Communication Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 622 - Digital Communication and Culture Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 623 - Leadership and Communication Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 624 - Nonprofit and Association Communication Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 625 - History of Mass Media Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 628 - Crisis Communication Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 630 - Special Topics in Mass Communication Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 631 - Organizational Advocacy Term(s) Offered: Irregularly Offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 632 - Media Aesthetics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 633 - Media Ethics Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 634 - Social Media, Culture, and Society Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 650 - Special Topics in Communication and Culture Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 651 - Storytelling Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 670 - Special Topics in Instructional Communication Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
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