The certificate in Communication, Diversity, and Social Justice offered through the Department of Communication and Journalism prepares students for a lifetime of successful communication practices in our diverse world. Students from any major may learn about the world around them in COMM 343, and gain practice in facilitating difficult conversations in COMM 245. 

This certificate was closed for new enrollments following a faculty led process initiated in May 2024 and completed in December 2024.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
COMM 343	Communication in a Diverse World	3
COMM 487	Communication, Diversity and Social Justice Capstone Experience	0
Select 9 hours from		9
COMM 245	Difficult Dialogues on Power, Privilege, and Difference
COMM 257/RELS 257	Communication, Religion and the Arts
COMM 307/JOUR 301	Communication Law and Policy
COMM 335	Intercultural Communication
COMM 338/AFST 338	Critical Race Discourse
COMM 346/JOUR 346	Media, Culture and Identity
COMM 365/JOUR 365	International Communication
COMM 407/WGST 407	Gender, Race and Media
COMM 420/WGST 420	Gender and Communication
COMM 425/AFST 425	Communication and Black Freedom Dreams
COMM 428/WGST 428	Women’s Rhetoric
COMM 431	Rhetoric of Social Movements
ENGL 342	The Rhetoric of Gender and Health