Program Overview

Core courses ground you in cultural competency, written and spoken discourse, and experiential learning. You will demonstrate effective multimodal persuasion and messaging that you can apply within a range of workplace, digital, and societal settings. Skills development is enhanced through interdisciplinary electives that situate global communication skills within particular job sectors and/or contexts.

Getting Started

Contact Adult and Continuing Studies to speak with a faculty advisor who can help you plan the best and most direct course to complete the certificate requirements.

Why Study Intercultural Communications at Grand Valley?

• You will demonstrate effective communication skills that can be applied within a range of workplace, digital, and societal settings.
• You can create stackable credentials that enhance your degree and bolster your resume.
• Courses are offered fully online, in six-week accelerated formats, so you can complete it in one year or less.