This major is designed for students interested in serving as communication experts for business and non-profit organizations - often representing organizations or events or improving communication in a workplace.

Requirements for the Organizational Communication Major:

Complete the following courses:

CMS 112 - Small Group Communication (3)
CMS 210 - Public Speaking (3)
CMS 220 - Interpersonal Communication (3)
CMS 296 - Organizational Communication Practicum (1)
CMS 316 - Business and Professional Communication (3)
CMS 321 - Intercultural Communication (3) or
CMS 348 - Gender Communication (3)
CMS 323 - Training and Development (3)
CMS 330 - Public Relations (3)
CMS 336 - Applied Organizational Communication (3)
CMS 342 - Leadership Communication (3)
CMS 351 - Persuasion (3)
CMS 497 - Senior Seminar in Organizational Communication I (3)
CMS 498 - Senior Seminar in Organizational Communication II (3)
BUS 205 - Business Writing (3) or
ENG 113 - Basic News Writing and Reporting (3)
BUS 215 - Business Statistics (3)
BUS 365 - Ethics in a Business Environment (3)
CSA 108 - Desktop Publishing (3)
IDS 206 - Introduction to Research (3)

Complete three courses from the following two areas:

One or two courses chosen from the following:

BUS 212 - Human Resource Management (3)
BUS 242 - Management (3)
BUS 251 - Introduction to Marketing (3)
BUS 301 - Consumer Behavior (3)
BUS 315 - Organizational Behavior (3)

One or two courses chosen from the following:

PSY 256 - Adult Development (3) or
PSY 259 - Lifespan Development (3)
PSY 365 - Psychology of Personality (3)
PSY 336 - Social Psychology (3) or
SOC 336 - Social Psychology (3)
SOC 324 - Race and Nationality (3)

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