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Professional Communication - Leadership and Negotiation Certificate at University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Programme overview

The Certificate in Professional Communication - leadership and negotiation is a nine-credit-unit certificate of proficiency that develops communicative judgment in professional practice, focusing on the interpersonal practice of leadership and negotiation as persuasive communication. All courses have a rhetorical foundation and are delivered in person on the Saskatoon campus by the Ron and Jane Graham School of Professional Development.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: Ron and Jane Graham School of Professional Development  |  Duration: Four-month certificate (part-time or full-time)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

9 credit units: two core courses from RCM 404.3, RCM 409.3 and RCM 495.3, plus one additional 400-level RCM course. Courses are offered in fall and winter terms, with select courses in spring and summer, and each course may count toward only one professional communication certificate.

Career pathways

Skills for professionals who lead or aspire to lead teams, with a deeper understanding of the persuasion, power and ethics involved in negotiation.

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Entry requirements

Certificates in Professional Communication (College of Engineering): regular admission requires at least 60 credit units of post-secondary study, a minimum 60% average on 18 or more transferable credit units (most recent 18 credit units), and proficiency in English. Open to undergraduate students in any USask degree program and can also be completed stand-alone.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: Four-month certificate (part-time or full-time)

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