Prepare for a career in communications and public relations by learning essential written and verbal communication skills and theories, including interpersonal communication, working with diverse groups of people, conflict resolution, and audience analysis. You can earn a free certificate of completion for any of these online Communications courses, or use one of them to earn credit in leading college programs.

In our Communication courses, you will learn to:

  • employ strategies for conflict management;
  • apply techniques of critical listening, active listening, and constructive criticism as a listener and a speaker;
  • use audience analysis to improve your public speaking; and
  • develop messages using themes and images that connect with multicultural audiences.

COMM001: Principles of Human Communication

  • Time: 56 hours
  • Free Certificate
Learn fundamental communication principles, common communication practices, and communication theories that will help you better understand the communication transactions that you experience in your daily life.

COMM101: Public Speaking

  • Time: 92 hours
  • Free Certificate
Explore the elements of an effective speech and practice specific, performance-oriented aspects of public speaking.

COMM411: Public Relations

  • Time: 43 hours
  • Free Certificate
Prepare for public relations work in small start-up businesses, international companies, political campaigns, social programs, personal development, or other outreach projects.