Intercultural and Global Communication Proficiency Certificate

Explore media and culture in a global context.

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    Program Duration: Short-term
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    Degree Type: Proficiency Certificate
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    Total Credit Hours: 18
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About This Certificate

Created to accompany a Communication and Media Studies associate degree, this certificate teaches students how to create communications for global audiences with diverse values, identities and worldviews. Students will prepare for careers in multicultural organizations by learning to understand international business, community outreach, media production and public relations. The certificate also allows students to take their understanding of media to the next level through critical analysis that factors in the social, political and historical structures shaping our increasingly interconnected world.

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Launch Your Career in International and Global Communications

  • Public Relations Specialists - est. salary $76,770
  • Producers and Directors - est. salary $102,299
  • News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists - est. salary $98,447
**EMSI Data, 2026; The greater Philadelphia region; a percentage of people in these jobs may have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Career Outlook

$76,770

Median Salary of Public Relations Specialists

34,455

Number of Jobs in the Region

+1.5%

10-year Job Outlook in the Region for Public Relations Specialists

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Public Relations Specialists

Manage the image and reputation of an individual or organization through written and visual media. 

Starting pay: $47,275

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Typical Tasks

  • Respond to requests for information from the media or designate an appropriate spokesperson or information source.
  • Write press releases or other media communications to promote clients.
  • Plan or direct development or communication of programs to maintain favorable public or stockholder perceptions of an organization's accomplishments, agenda, or environmental responsibility.
  • Establish or maintain cooperative relationships with representatives of community, consumer, employee, or public interest groups.
     

     
  • Coach client representatives in effective communication with the public or with employees.

     
  • Study the objectives, promotional policies, or needs of organizations to develop public relations strategies that will influence public opinion or promote ideas, products, or services.