Graduate Certificate Strategic Communication

Strategic Communication has been defined as the management function that entails planning, research, publicity, promotion and collaborative decision-making to help any organization's ability to listen to, appreciate and respond appropriately to those persons and groups whose mutually beneficial relationships the organization needs to foster as it strives to achieve its mission and vision. The Graduate Certificate in Strategic Communication is designed to provide students with the principles and theories that guide the work of public relations practitioners in commercial, public and nonprofit contexts.

Non-degree students who enroll in the MA program following completion of the certificate may transfer up to 12 hours of credits earned for the certificate into credits for the MA degree. The certificate also is designed for students enrolled in a CU Denver's master's program, including the Department of Communication's MA program. For such students, the certificate can be completed as part of or in addition to the coursework required for the master's degree.

Recipients of the Undergraduate Certificate in Strategic Communication are ineligible to complete this certificate.

Application Procedures and Additional Information

• Students should declare interest in completing the Graduate Certificate in Strategic Communication by emailing Dr. Hamilton Bean at hamilton.bean@ucdenver.edu.
• Before the end of their final semester, students must send a completed certificate application to Dr. Hamilton Bean at hamilton.bean@ucdenver.edu.
• The approved certificate will be mailed to the student, and recorded on their transcript, after final grades are posted for the semester.
• Students who are not already enrolled at CU Denver must also complete an online Application for Non-Degree Admission prior to registering for courses.

Additional information about the Graduate Certificate in Strategic Communication may be obtained from

Dr. Hamilton Bean
Department of Communication
Student Commons Building
1201 Larimer Street, Suite 3010
303-315-1909
Hamilton.Bean@ucdenver.edu

These program requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their Strategic Communication advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Graduate Education Policies and Procedures apply to this program.