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Transformative Messaging Certificate

The certificate in Transformative Messaging foregrounds communication skills in multiple social change contexts. The learning in this certificate can augment the work of conflict managers, activists, communication specialists, or students pursuing academic fields that feature the many intersectional and transdisciplinary domains of human communication. The certificate provides theoretical grounding and practical training to navigate this critical area of social and political life.

Required Courses

CR 101Nonviolent Interaction

2

CR 201Social Movement Messaging

2

Total Credit Hours:4

Elective Courses

Comm 111ZPublic Speaking

4

Comm 314UPersuasion

4

Comm 319Social Media

4

CR 303UConsensus Building

4

CR 306UNonviolence: History and Campaign Design

4

Eng 490Advanced Topics in Rhetoric

4

Psy 343Social Psychology: Social Relationships and Groups

4

Psy 426Psychology of Stigma & Social Inequality

4

Wr 228Media Writing

4

Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 16