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Communication Certificate

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Certificate
Credential class
ceterms:Certificate
CIP
09.0102
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215293
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215293_0cb745f4
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Curriculum (24 credits)

3 items
  1. The Communication certificate requires 24 credits, composed of three basic communication courses (9 credits) and five communication elective courses (15 credits).
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Students must achieve a minimum grade of C (2.0) or better for all courses required for the program.
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Up to nine credits earned at other accredited educational institutions may be transferred with approval. A minimum of five courses (15 credits) must be completed at the University of Pittsburgh.
    Not resolved to a course

Required Courses (9 credits)

5 items
  1. COMMRC 0500
    3
  2. COMMRC 0520
    3
  3. COMMRC 0530
    3
  4. COMMRC 0540
    3
  5. COMMRC 0550
    3

Electives (15 credits)

18 items
  1. COMMRC 0300
    3
  2. COMMRC 0310
    3
  3. COMMRC 0320
    3
  4. COMMRC 1101
    3
  5. COMMRC 1102
    ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
    As published: “ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION (0300)”
    3
  6. COMMRC 1103
    RHETORIC AND CULTURE
    As published: “RHETORIC AND CULTURE (0310 or 0320)”
    3
  7. COMMRC 1104
    POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
    As published: “POLITICAL COMMUNICATION (0310 or 0320)”
    3
  8. COMMRC 1105
    TELEVISION AND SOCIETY
    As published: “TELEVISION AND SOCIETY (0320)”
    3
  9. COMMRC 1106
    SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION
    As published: “SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION (0300)”
    3
  10. COMMRC 1109
    NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
    As published: “NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION (0300)”
    3
  11. COMMRC 1111
    THEORIES OF PERSUASION
    As published: “THEORIES OF PERSUASION (0520 and 0310 or 0320)”
    3
  12. COMMRC 1112
    THEORIES OF RHETORIC
    As published: “THEORIES OF RHETORIC (0310 or 0520)”
    3
  13. COMMRC 1114
    FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND PRESS
    As published: “FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND PRESS (0310 or 0320)”
    3
  14. COMMRC 1117
    PROPAGANDA AND DISINFORMATION
    As published: “PROPAGANDA AND DISINFORMATION (0310 or 0320)”
    3
  15. COMMRC 1121
    HISTORY OF MASS MEDIA
    As published: “HISTORY OF MASS MEDIA (0320)”
    3
  16. COMMRC 1122
    MEDIA CRITICISM
    As published: “MEDIA CRITICISM (0320)”
    3
  17. COMMRC 1730
    3
  18. COMMRC 1900
    COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP
    As published: “COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP or CGS 1900 - CHOOSING YOUR PATH: INTERNSHIP SEMINAR”
    1

Notes

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    Source. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upp.pitt.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=241&poid=79244. Captured page pages/0047.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.