Corporate and Organizational Communication
The major requires a minimum of 54 hours and leads to a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
- Complete COMM 161 or COMM 145 and ENG 100 with a minimum grade of "C"
- Minimum GPA of 2.3
- No minor or second major is required, but some minors can be easlily incorporated into a program
- One half of the hours must be at the 300/400 level
General Education Requirements:
- CIS 141, Basic Computer Literacy
- MATH 116 (Category D)
- COMM 263 (Category E)
- ECON 202 or 203 (Category C)
NOTE : The same ECON course may not be cross listed on the Degree Program as an elective in the major and in General Education Category C.
Required Courses:
- COMM 148 Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 247 Voice and Diction
- COMM 343 Speech Analysis and Speech Writing (W)
- COMM 345 Advanced Public Speaking (SCOM 145 or 161)
- COMM 349 Group Decision Making
- COMM 461 Organizational Communication
- COMM 489 Co-op in Communication
- COMM 494 Capstone in Communication
- ACCT 200 Introductory Accounting - Financial
- ECON 206 Statistics (ECON 202 or 203 and MATH 116)
- ENG 306 Business Writing (ENG 100)
- JOUR 355 Fundamentals of Public Relations
- MGT 311 Human Resource Management (COMM 461, MGT 310, or AMS 420)
- MKT 220 Basic Marketing Concepts (junior standing)
One of the following:
- COMM 341 Theories of Communication
- COMM 346 Persuasion
Three additional courses must be selected from the following list in consultation with an advisor:
- COMM 240 Critical Listening
- COMM 363 Interracial Communication (SCOM 263)
- COMM 460 Organizational Interviewing
- COMM 463 Intercultural Communication
- COMM 474 Gender Differences in Communication
- COMM 488 Political Communication
- JOUR 202 Basic Reporting (W)
- JOUR 343 Print Design, Production and Typography (JOUR 201, 202, 232)
- GOVT 441 Public Personnel Admin. (GOVT 440 or Instr. permission) (W)
- ACCT 201 Introductory Accounting - Managerial
- MGT 200 Legal Environment of Business (junior standing) (ee)
- MGT 473 Training in Business & Industry (MGT 311 or PSY 370)
- LME 445 Introduction to Educational Technology
- ECON 202 Principles-Micro or ECON 203 Principles-Macro (sophomore standing)
- PSY 370 Industrial Psychology (PSY 100)
- PSY 371 Sales Behavior (PSY 100 or BCOM 385 Brdcst.Sales) (junior standing)
- BCOM 265 Basic Broadcast News
- BCOM 266 Basic Television Production (BCOM 185 or 201)
- BCOM 325 Survey of Writing for Television & Radio (W) (BCOM 185 or 201)
- BCOM 385 Broadcast Commercial Sales (junior standing)