Online Courses in Written, Verbal, and Managerial Communications

These communications classes are offered individually by University of Phoenix Online. Each class takes between five and six weeks to complete, and all material is presented over the Internet, making it easy to schedule your time to take each class.

These courses can improve your verbal and written communications skills, and can be used for professional development, or to earn credit towards a degree you may be taking at another college or university.

Managerial Communication

This course provides new graduate students with an introduction to the MBA program and stategies for academic success within the University of Phoenix learning model. Topics include oral and written communication and resources, individual and group presentation techniques, electronic research resources, introduction to the purpose and uses of the electronic portfolio, critical thinking, stress and time management, and Learning Team processes. Learn More...

Management Communication Skills

This course entails the study of human interpersonal communications and conflict resolution particularly within business and work organizations. The course focuses on identifying and developing the skills required to successfully manage interpersonal relations in organizations. Emphasis is placed on management communication skills, group process, giving effective responses, conflict resolution, and team building. Learn More...

Communicating in the Virtual Workplace

This course offers guidance and examples on how to communicate effectively in a workplace that is increasingly dependent upon technology as a means to communicate globally. The course provides students with an understanding of technology-mediated communication and how to maximize the use of new media to optimize organizational communications. Intranets, Internet, e-commerce, and the impacts upon customer satisfaction of new communications technologies are explored. Learn More...

Interpersonal Communication Skills

This course is designed to foster an understanding and appreciation of effective interpersonal skills. It addresses self-awareness, group process, self-disclosure, effective communication, conflict resolution, and team building. Learn More...

Communication Skills For Career Growth

This course covers the skills necessary for effective communication in the work environment and in modern society. The course provides an orientation to basic communication theories and discusses the fundamentals of interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. Emphasis will be placed on applying these skills and theories to group processes and professional situations. Learn More...

Professional Communications

This course provides new graduate students in University of Phoenix programs with an introduction to strategies for academic success within the University of Phoenix adult learning model. Topics include oral and written communication, methods for finding and evaluating course resources, critical thinking, the purpose and use of portfolios, program standards, stress and time management, and Learning Team processes. Learn More...

Diversity Issues in Communication

The purpose of this course is to identify barriers to effective communication associated with racial, gender, cultural, and socio-economic diversity in the workplace and in the community. Students will develop an understanding of why and of how diversity issues influence effective communication. This course introduces techniques for improving written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills in response to diversity concerns. Learn More...

Written Communication

This course covers the fundamentals of written communication, providing guided study and extensive practice in the process and mechanics of expository writing. Writing activities focus on sentence and paragraph structure rather than on preparation of comprehensive reports or research documents. Writing models are studied to demonstrate effective rhetorical strategies and stylistic options. Learn More...

Essentials of College Writing

This course covers the essential writing strategies and skills required for college-level coursework and teaches students to distinguish between interpretive and analytical writing. Emphasis is placed on the development of research papers, position papers, and case study analyses, and the research process is approached from both the conceptual and applied perspectives. Discussion on elements of mechanics, style, citation, and proper documentation is included. Learn More...

Proposal Writing

This one credit course is a comprehensive guide that includes step-by-step approaches to devising a strategy that will lead to the development of a winning proposal. The course focuses on the process of proposal "development" rather than proposal "writing." The format and content of the course are both technical and conceptual in nature. Learn More...

Oral Communication

This course is designed to provide both a practical introduction to the fundamental principles of oral communication and a forum for practicing these communication skills. Students will conduct a management business meeting; will learn the process by which effective speeches are conceived, prepared, and delivered; and will give oral presentations using persuasive and informative techniques. Learn More...

Communicating In Electronic Environments

This one-credit course introduces students to ways people communicate in the electronic environments of contemporary organizations, specifically through e-mail. Students reflect on the ways modern technology influences the communication process and how they can communicate more effectively via e-mail. Learn More...