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Learn from current Public Relations practitioners and obtain a professional certificate to document your new skills and knowledge.  Designed for those who are seeking employment or advancement in employee communications, media relations, advertising, community relations or special events, this certificate program will offer you valuable skills that you can implement immediately. 

The practical, skills-oriented courses are taught by knowledgeable public relations practitioners with both academic credentials and years of experience in their fields.  Additionally, our instructors are professionally accredited practitioners representing local chapters of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

To obtain the Certificate in Public Relations Skills, you must complete six required courses and four elective courses from those listed below and prepare a portfolio demonstrating the public relations skills acquired from your course work and/or workplace.

Required Courses:
Crisis Communications: Planning Your Work and Working
   Your Plan
Ethics in Public Relations
Fundamentals of Public Relations
Media Relations
Public Relations Practice: Putting It All Together
Writing for Public Relations

Elective Courses:
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 – Level I
Adobe InDesign CS4 - Level I
Adobe Photoshop CS4 – Level I
Business Writing
Digital Video with Adobe Pro Tools – Level I
Editing & Proofreading Your Work
Golden Air: Broadcast Public Relations
Photography
Power Point 2007
Public Speaking
Search Engine Optimization and Online Marketing
Social Media for Communication Strategy
Special Events Planning
Surveys: Constructing-Conducting-Analyzing

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