Graduate Catalog 2025-2026

Communicating in Organizations, Certificate (0471)


Program Coordinator

Jie-Young Kong, jieyoung.kong@wku.edu, (270) 745-6578

The Communicating in Organizations certificate provides students the opportunity to develop an in-depth understanding of how communication functions in organizations. Using foundational and current research in the field, students are exposed to organizational communication theory and processes. Students will take graduate courses that focus on general organizational communication theory, applied organizational communication, communication within specific organizational contexts, and one other course chosen by participants as especially relevant to their own work and interests.

Program Requirements (12 hours)

Required Courses
Select 6 hours of the following:6
Communication for Global Organizations
Organizational Belonging and Engagement
Digital Communication for Organizational Success
Applied Organizational Communication
Select 6 hours of the following:6
Health Communication Campaigns
Organizational Persuasion
Intercultural Communication Strategies
Visualization and Decision Making
Total Hours12