Graduate Certificate in Corporate Communications

Whether you’re a manager, administrator, human resource professional, project manager, technician, or other business professional, you can enhance your skills in the areas of marketing, communications, community affairs, and media relations with an online, on-campus, or blended graduate certificate in public relations corporate communications.

In these competitive and rapidly changing times, the flexibility of this online graduate certificate program and the study of public relations case studies and campaigns may be the advantage you need. Additionally, upon consultation with the graduate program director, some courses taken in the certificate program may apply toward a master’s degree in public relations.

Program Requirements

Credits

Courses

You may take these courses in any order.

Required Courses

9 Credits

All of these courses are taught by faculty in Ball State's School of Journalism and Strategic Communication:

PR 565 Public Relations Campaigns (3 credits)
PR 662 Case Studies of Global, Digital and Ethical Public Relations Practice (3 credits)
PR 664 Public Relations Evaluation Techniques (3 credits)

Directed Elective Courses

To earn the Graduate Certificate in Corporate Communications, you may select six credits from 500-600-level courses from the MBA program, the Center for Information and Communication Sciences, Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, or other electives approved by the program director.

For course numbers and descriptions, please consult our Graduate Catalog.

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