Communication Studies B.A. - Organizational Communication

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies; Organizational Communication Concentration

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 48

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2021-22

Note: To graduate with a degree in Communication Studies, the student must complete 36 COMX credits with 18 of those credits in courses numbered 300 or above. Students must also complete an approved statistics course (3 credits). For the Organizational Communication concentration, students must complete an additional 9 credits in Allied courses to reach 48 degree credits. A maximum of 6 credits in COMX 312 and a maximum of 6 credits in COMX 398may count toward a major in communication studies.

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

Lower-Division Core Courses		12
Upper-Division Core Courses		6
Research
Upper-Division Writing
Organizational Communication Concentration		27
Major Courses
Allied Courses
Additional Major Electives
Statistics Requirement		3-4
Total Hours		48-49

Lower-Division Core Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
COMX 111A	Introduction to Public Speaking	3
COMX 115S	Introduction to Interpersonal Communications	3
COMX 220S	Introduction to Organizational Communication	3
COMX 240H	Introduction to Rhetorical Theory	3
Total Hours		12

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Core Courses

Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 6 total credits required.

Research

Note: Students must complete an approved Statistics course prior to taking COMX 460. Students taking COMX 460 in the fall or spring semester will also be required to take COMX 461. Those taking COMX 460 in summer are exempt from this requirement.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
COMX 460	Research Methods	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Writing

Note: One of these courses is required to complete the upper-division writing requirement in the major. This counts toward the total credits needed for the major.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		3
COMX 347	Rhetoric, Nature, and Environmentalism
COMX 413	Communication and Conflict-Writing
COMX 414	Communication in Personal Relationshps
COMX 421	Communication in Nonprofit Organizations
COMX 422	Communication and Technology
COMX 424	Risk, Crisis, and Communication
COMX 445	Rhetorical Criticism and Theory
COMX 447	Rhetorical Contruction of Women
COMX 449	Rhetoric of Women's Activism
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Organizational Communication Concentration

Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 27 total credits required.

Major Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Complete five of the following courses:		15
COMX 210	Communication in Small Groups
COMX 351	Principles of Public Relations
COMX 352	Public Relations Portfolio
COMX 412	Communication and Conflict
COMX 415	Intercultural Communication
COMX 421	Communication in Nonprofit Organizations
COMX 422	Communication and Technology
COMX 424	Risk, Crisis, and Communication
COMX 425	Communication in Health Organizations
COMX 480	Health Communication
Total Hours		15

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Allied Courses

Code	Title	Hours
Complete three of the following courses:		9
BMGT 340	Management & Organization Behavior
BMGT 444	Management Communications
BMGT 480	Cross-Cultural Mgmt
BMKT 325	Principles of Marketing
BMKT 343	Integrated Marketing Comm
BMKT 412	Non Profit Marketing
CHTH 355	Theory Practicum Community Health Education
CHTH 445	Program Planning in Community Health
HTH 465	Leading Health and, Human Perform Orgs
NPAD 460	Nonprofit Marketing and Social Media
NPAD 466	Nonprofit Adm & Pub Svc
PSCI 361	Public Administration
PSCI 462	Human Resource Management
SOCI 306	Sociology of Work
SOCI 345	Sociology of Organizations
SOCI 471	Gender and Global Development
Total Hours		9

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Additional Major Electives

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 3 additional COMX credits to achieve a total 36.		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Statistics Requirement

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		3-4
EDU 421	Statistical Procedures in Educ
PSYX 222	Psychological Statistics
SOCI 202	Social Statistics
STAT 216	Introduction to Statistics
Total Hours		3-4

Minimum Required Grade: C-