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The Global Health and Communication badge confirms student literacy in media, communication, and communities within an international and global context. Completion of the badge entails robust exploration of colonialism / post-colonialism / anti-colonialism, identity, development and globalization. Students examine historical and current events through multiple perspectives. This badge aims to explore the intersectionality between international, global, gender, generational, and more, through communication, critical/ cultural studies, and feminist frameworks.

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Required Courses

COMM200 – Communication Across Cultures
COMM441 – International Communication
COMM442 – Global Communication & Social Change

Learning Outcomes/Competencies

Students who complete the Global Communication Micro-Credential will be able to:

• Explore the ways culture influences our face-to-face, mediated, and online interactions. (COMM 200, 441, 442)
• Examine the scholarly work in the development of intercultural and international communication theories, frameworks, and terms. (COMM 200, 441, 442)
• Engage in both hands-on activities and publications focusing on technology, globalization, and international communication. (COMM 441 & 442)
• Develop knowledge on both metropolitan and rural communication issues around the world. (COMM 200, 441, 442)
• Develop global communication competence through focusing on awareness in diverse environments and how to communicate effectively in globalizing societies and environments. (COMM 200, 441, 442)
• Investigate diasporas, labor, and transnational pathways. (COMM 441 & 442)