The Communication, Diversity, and Social Justice Certificate, offered through the Department of Communication, gives students an in-depth understanding of how communication intersects with issues of diversity and prepares students for a lifetime of successful communication practices in our diverse world. The certificate is grounded in a larger concern with social justice issues, with coursework emphasizing issues of power, privilege, and difference.  Students may gain practice in facilitating difficult conversations, examine the role of equity and inclusion in media, as well as consider the role of social movements in shaping our world today. Students will work in the classroom to understand and gain experience with difficult dialogues, issues of race, gender and inclusivity.  They will also participate in the community projects of their choosing to gain experience in real world social justice events and practices.

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	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	Rhetoric of the Civil Rights Movement
COMM 428/WGST 428	Women’s Rhetoric
COMM 431	Rhetoric of Social Movements
ENGL 342	The Rhetoric of Gender and Health