Bachelor of Arts in Communication with Emphasis in Organizational Communication
University Degree Requirements
Specified General Education Courses - Foundation Studies (18 Credit Hours)
Elective/Specified General Education Courses:
- Math 250 or CIS 200 - Elements of Statistics - REQUIRED (3 Credit Hours)
- Modern Language Courses (beginning courses I, II) (10 Credit Hours)
- Electives (17 Credit Hours)
Communication Studies Core Courses (9 Credit Hours)
- COMM 208 Communication and the Information Society (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 350 Communication Research Methods (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 490 Issues and Applications in Communication (3 Credit Hours)
Applied Disciplinary Focus - (6 Hours)
Communication Context and Skills Electives - Choose two of the following (6 Credit Hours):
- COMM 240 News Reporting (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 345 Desktop Publishing and Publication Design (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 600 Nonverbal Codes (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 602 Intercultural Communication (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 604 Interpersonal Communication (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 607 Listening (3 Credit Hours)
Organizational Communication Courses - 27 hours
Students should consider coursework in related fields of study such as business, psychology, sociology, political science, economics and philosophy.
Required courses - 18 Credit Hours
- COMM 304 Intermediate Interpersonal Communication (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 318 Introduction to Organizational Communication (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 414 Business and Professional Speaking (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 611 Organizational Culture and Climate (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 613 Recruiting and Interviewing Techniques (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 642 Crisis Management and Strategies (3 Credit Hours)
Select three courses from the following - 9 Credit Hours
- COMM 601 Persuasion (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 605 Small Group Communication (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 606 Conflict Management through Communication (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 612 Development Human Resources through Communication OR MGT 611 Human Resource Management (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 614 Organizational Coaching & Mentoring Communication (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 680 Seminar in Communication (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 681 Readings in Communication OR COMM 682 Problems in Communication OR COMM 685 Internship in Communication (3 Credit Hours)