University closed – Friday, Jan. 19

Due to the anticipated significant winter storm expected for the Akron area overnight and into tomorrow, all University of Akron campuses will be closed on Friday, Jan. 19.

All classes and labs are canceled.

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Dr. Tang teaching a graduate level course for the School of Communications.

Graduate Certificate in Instructional Communication for Educators

What is the Instructional Communication for Educators Certificate?

  • This certificate provides the discipline-relevant coursework necessary to meet the requirements to teach dual-credit speech and communication courses in high school. 
  • The certificate's 18-credit requirement also serves as a precursor toward earning a M.A. degree in our program.

Who can enroll for this certificate?

  • This certificate is intended for high school teachers seeking to teach dual-credit speech and communication courses under the College Credit Plus program.

Program details:

Students will take a combination of core courses and electives, learning to apply communication theory in their classrooms.

The program will be available online as well as face-to-face, providing a flexible option for full-time high school instructors.

To learn more about the program or how to enroll:

COURSES

To earn your Instructional Communication for Educators certificate, you must complete 18 credit hours out of the following courses:

COURSE CREDITS
  Required Core Min. Credits: 6
COMM:608 Communication Pedagogy 3
COMM:600 Intro to Graduate Study in Communication 3
  Theory Set Min. Credits: 3
COMM:624 Survey of Communication Theory 3
COMM:625 Theories of Mass Communication 3
COMM:623 Applied Communication Theory 3
  Electives Min. Credits: 9
COMM:538 Health Communication 3
COMM:571 Theories of Rhetoric 3
COMM:602 Qualitative Methods in Communication 3
COMM:603 Quantitative Methods in Communication 3
COMM:606 Communication Problems in the Basic Speech Course 1
COMM:630 Communication in Organizations 3
COMM:645 Intercultural Communication Theory 3
COMM:691 Advanced Communication Studies 3
COMM:510 Crisis Communication 3
COMM:531 Risk Communication 3
COMM:540 Strategic Social Media 3
COMM:542 Social Media Metrics & Analytics 3
COMM:550 Sport Communication 3
COMM:560 Science Communication 3
COMM:541 Media Entrepreneurship 3
COMM:601 Mixed Methods of Communication Research 3
COMM:637 Training Methods in Communication 3
COMM:670 Communication Criticism 3