Online Communication Management Certificate
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- Duration 1 year
- Cost per credit $845
- Credit Hours 12
Build your communication skills with an online graduate certificate
Learn to craft effective messaging with a communication management certificate from Brenau. In our program, you’ll explore how to develop impactful communication that reaches the right audience the right way at the right time. This in-depth knowledge allows you to meet your organization’s goals across a variety of platforms. The skills you gain will complement your existing education and experience.
Gain a credential that will help you stand out in a growing field
Media and communication employment is expected to continue growing between 2023 and 2033, with 109,500 job openings per year.1 People who complete their communication management certificate are poised to succeed in fast-growing occupations, including:
- Copywriting
- Creative directing
- Marketing
- Media consulting
Take your career to a new level with your online graduate certificate from Brenau.
Supplement your business knowledge with communication expertise
4 courses
12 total credit hours
No matter how you want to use your communication management education, our courses allow you to gain the skills you need for your aspirations.
Course spotlights:
- CR 620 Negotiation and Mediation
- MM 620 Communication in Society
- MM 650 Media Industries and Business Practices
- MM 670 Communication Consulting and Training
It’s always a good time to apply
No work experience required
No application fee
The online Certificate in Communication Management offers six start dates per year, so you can apply anytime and start your education as soon as possible. With no application fee, you can apply risk-free.
To apply to Brenau’s online Communication Management Certificate, you’ll need:
| Official transcripts for all previously attended undergraduate and graduate institutions |
| Copy of updated professional resume/curriculum vitae |
We strive to make your education affordable
$845 per credit hour
Financial aid available
By choosing Brenau, you’re investing in education that will set you on a path to a successful career. Along with affordable tuition, you can pursue federal financial aid to make your program even more cost-effective.
Tuition DetailsWhat you’ll learn
Our graduate certificate coursework is designed to supplement your existing business knowledge to allow you to expand your communication management career. When you complete the certificate program, you’ll have the expertise you need to be competitive in this growing field.
Program outcomes
With Brenau’s Certificate in Communication Management, you can:
- Differentiate between various approaches to the study of communication.
- Critically analyze messages to identify embedded meanings.
- Frame local, national or global issues from a communication perspective.
- Create meaningful communication strategies to accomplish personal and organizational goals.
About our dedicated, supportive faculty
Faculty members at Brenau are dedicated to helping you succeed. Most classes feature a small student-to-faculty ratio, so you can get to know your professors and their unique areas of expertise. As you broaden your professional network, you’ll have the mentorship and support of our faculty throughout your program.
Anna Deeb, PhD, Assistant Professor of Communication
Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Anna Deeb is a student for life who is deeply committed to empowering her students to communicate with confidence. Her second passion is shedding light on civil rights speakers and exploring how past strategies for social change can be brought to bear on modern struggles for equity and inclusion. Finally, Dr. Deeb believes that ensuring equity in the classroom and beyond is our most important challenge in higher education today. These three passions guide her work as a professor and researcher.
When she is not busy trying to change the world one public speaking student at a time, she is soaking up time with her husband, two sons and miniature schnauzer Monty. She has degrees in communication studies from the University of Georgia (PhD), Colorado State University (MA) and Loyola Marymount University (BA). She loves getting to know her students as a communication professor and faculty advisor for the Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honor Society. Go Golden Tigers!
Online learning
At Brenau, you will learn in small classes, which gives you plenty of opportunities to ask questions and receive one-on-one support from your professors. With flexible scheduling and online delivery, we make education fit into your busy life. Our programs respond to the needs of today’s students, so you’ll receive the education you need to become a leader who makes a difference. From here, you can.
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Entrance exams are not required. You can learn more about our admissions policy on the program page.
Those who hold a Certificate in Communication Management often pursue careers such as copywriter, marketing manager or creative director with salaries that range from $56,528 to $133,380 and job growth as high as 10%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Learn more about your career options by visiting the program page.
The online Certificate in Communication Management does not require field hours.
You can complete the program in as little as one year. To see the curriculum, view the program page.
Tuition is $824 per credit hour. You’ll need to complete 12 credit hours for a total tuition of $9,888. You can review tuition costs on the program page.
Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Media and Communication Occupations.” Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/