certificate

Business Communications

Communication is an essential business skill. This certificate strengthens skills in written, verbal, and digital communications, and is designed to help working professionals advance in their career.

Please note

This certificate program is no longer accepting new students. Existing students may contact our student advisor at bamcertificate@uclaextension.edu for more information.

This program is perfect for...

  • Individuals seeking a career transition into customer-focused fields such as marketing, public relations, and sales
  • Working professionals in any field looking to improve written, verbal, and digital communication skills
  • Professionals seeking to more effectively craft messages and create presentations
  • Those who want to learn up-to-date skills for cross-cultural communication

What you can learn.

  • Advanced business-communications skills, public speaking, and organizational communications
  • Best-practice for digital communication and management
  • Techniques of effective business writing
  • Cross-cultural communication skills

What our students say about our certificates.

Courses

Click below to view the required and elective courses, if applicable, for this program.

Required Courses
MGMT X 109
Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
MGMT X 482.202
Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
MGMT X 490.8
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
COMCTN X 482.7
Typically Offered: Winter, Summer
MGMT X 469.15
Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Electives
Students must complete 8 elective units (2 courses)
MGMT X 460.52
Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
MGMT X 469.21
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
MGMT X 469.26
Typically Offered: Spring
MGMT X 490.996
Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Estimated Cost Breakdown

All courses in this program are paid for individually, unless otherwise noted. An application form is required to establish candidacy in this program. From the 'Apply Now' button, complete the online application and pay the application fee if applicable.

Application & Candidacy Fee

200.00

Estimated Program Tuition

5700.00

Estimated program textbook/materials

800.00

*The Application & Candidacy Fee establishes your candidacy in the program for a period of time covering normal progress toward completion and may allow you to access a variety of program benefits.

**Federal Financial Aid Gainful Employment Disclosures

The U.S. Department of Education requires colleges and universities to disclose certain information for any financial aid eligible program that, “prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation”. This information includes program costs; occupations that the program prepares students to enter; occupational profiles; on time completion rate; and for the most recent award year: the number of students who have completed the program, the number of students who complete the program within the estimated duration, the job placement rate, and the median Title IV and private loan debt incurred by those who complete the program. For gainful employment information for this program, visit our Financial Aid page.

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