Communication: postbaccalaureate certificate records.

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Official classification: Speech Communication and Rhetoric.

A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interpersonal, group, organizational, professional, and intercultural communication; speaking and listening; verbal and nonverbal interaction; rhetorical theory and criticism; performance studies; argumentation and persuasion; technologically mediated communication; popular culture; and various contextual applications.

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This selection is the source postbaccalaureate certificate category, award level 6. It is separate from bachelor and master degrees. Confirm the institution's actual certificate, required prior qualification and recognition for your purpose; the record does not establish a transfer or degree progression agreement.

Source: connected NCES IPEDS first-major completion records, exact CIP 09.0101, award level 6. This list does not rank institutions or measure admissions capacity.

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