Certificate in Organizational Communication Online Navigating Communication Landscapes
9
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the certificate total
Help Your Business Grow with Our Graduate Certificate in Organizational Communication
For an organization to be successful, it not only has to be good at reaching external audiences — it also needs to use communication tools that help the company function well internally. That’s where organizational communication comes in.
At its core, organizational communication refers to communication that takes place within a business. To achieve a company’s mission, employees need to be on the same page, and various departments have to be able to collaborate with one another. Internal communication is a vital part of making sure everyone within a company is able to work toward the same goals.
With our Graduate Certificate in Organizational Communication, you can learn how to bring people together in the workplace using strategic communication. Employers need people who excel at written and verbal communication, and this program will teach you marketable skills that can help your company grow and succeed. You can become a leader in your company – someone who creates, implements, and improves communication methods in the workplace in order to help employees and managers collaborate and understand one another.
Why Choose Liberty’s Corporate and Organizational Communication Online Graduate Certificate?
Our goal is to help you meet your educational goals in a way that fits your lifestyle. As pioneers in distance learning, we have designed our programs to meet your academic and professional needs. You can complete all of your courses online, meaning you can work toward your certificate completion while still focusing on your family, job, church, and community.
In your certificate courses, you can learn from professors who have extensive, real-world experience in business communications. With their instruction, you will receive first-hand training that can help further your career. That way, you won’t just learn from a textbook – you’ll gain practical skills that are highly sought after in the job market.
Our graduate certificate is an excellent alternative to a full-length master’s degree. With this program, you can further your education, hone your skills, and boost your résumé without the cost and commitment of a master’s program.
We won’t just help you succeed academically and professionally – we want to equip you to follow God’s calling on your life. Because of this, your classes will be taught from a biblical worldview, and your professors will help you learn practical ways to live out your faith in the workplace.
At Liberty, you can gain the communication skills you need to help your business thrive. We are excited to offer you a well-rounded education that can help you make a positive impact on your company.
What Will You Study in Our Online Graduate Certificate in Communications?
This program can help provide you with an overview of the theories that govern interpersonal communications. You’ll also study how to apply these theories to achieve practical, tangible results that can help your business meet its goals. With the knowledge you gain through our courses, you can help bring people together in the workplace and help your company improve its efficiency and productivity.
Our professors will teach you valuable skills that can help you stand out to employers and gain an edge over your competition. For example, you can learn strategies for resolving conflicts that arise in the workplace. In addition, this program can help equip you with concrete skills related to various aspects of internal communications, such as team building, decision making, and stress management. Through this certificate, you can gain an advanced understanding of how to better manage, lead, and motivate employees.
With this certificate, you can learn how to use various tools — both written and face-to-face — that can make you an effective communicator and leader in your company. Some forms of messaging that take place within an organization include meetings, presentations, newsletters, and performance reviews. By learning how to use these tools, you can help build relationships and improve communication among members of your organization. Join us and gain the tools you need to succeed.
Potential Career Opportunities
Our organizational communication certificate can help you prepare for several career paths. Depending on your current knowledge, education level, and experience, there are many different positions that could benefit from our organizational communications certificate:
- Advertising manager
- Communications strategist
- Editor
- Professor (may require a PhD)
- Writer
The critical thinking and communication that you gain from our certificate in organizational communication studies can be an asset in several career fields as you pursue positions of added responsibility. Take the next step towards your personal and professional goals with a Graduate Certificate in Organizational Communication from Liberty University.
Additional education or training may be required for some jobs or occupations. Conferral of a certificate does not guarantee job placement.
Required Courses
Certificate Information
- This online certificate program falls under the School of Communication and the Arts.
- View the Graduate Communication and the Arts Course Guides (login required).
Certificate Completion Plan
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Tuition & Aid
Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
Graduate Full Time | $565/Credit |
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Graduate Part Time | $615/Credit |
Military Graduate | $275/Credit |
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Admission Information for Our Certificate in Organizational Communication Online
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution will be assessed on the basis of the master’s-level degree work.
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
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Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
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Lynchburg, VA 24515
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for graduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who service in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $625 per course)*
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
*Not applicable to certificates.
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