Organizational Communication
The skills you develop as a major in Organizational Communication apply to and support a wide-range of professional positions including mid- and upper-level manager, events coordinator, conflict mediator, human resource/compliance officer, public outreach, and many more.
Organizational Communication focuses on the role of human interaction in and among organizations. The skills and competencies acquired as a student of Organizational Communication apply to small and large business, government, and non-profit/community sites—the private, public, and third sectors. Courses in the major provide practical and hands-on training in a wide range organizational communication dynamics including conflict management, employee socialization, group and decision-making processes, leadership and managerial skills, multicultural and multinational workplaces, and technology in the workplace. Thus, depending on the interests of the student, organizational communication may be thought of as communication in traditional business or non-profit organizations, activist or political interest groups, media management, among other contexts.
Requirements and Core Courses
In addition to the University's General Education Requirements and an area of emphasis/minor, you must take the following courses.
Two of the following: Upper level Divisions
Com 409, 415, 420, 440, 450, 460, 470, 481
ComSt 324, 385, 401, 424, 485, 488
Seminar: ComSt 475 or Any 475
One of the following:
6 credits of internship
OR 3 credits of internship and 3 credits of additional upper level core
OR 6 credits of any combination of additional upper level core courses
Pre-Professional Courses:
ComSt 335 (pre-req 435)
Com 321
ComSt 435
ComSt 485