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MAJOR IN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

Effective communication, a widely recognized goal of a liberal arts education, is also a key element in the successful practice of management. The organizational communication major builds on the strengths of a liberal arts curriculum to produce a set of competencies valued in organizations, both in the forprofit and not-for-profit sectors. Students who major in organizational communication will be prepared to enter management positions and will be strong candidates for corporate management development programs.

The Major:

Organizational Communication is a 16-course major with 11 required courses. There is a set of six core business courses, a writing course, three core management communication courses, and an internship or a course approved by the Business Studies Department Chairperson.

Area I: Core Business Courses (6 Required) ACC 125 Principles of Accounting I CSC 113 Introduction to Computer Science ECO 110 Principles of Microeconomics ECO 115 Statistics MGT 100 Management and Organizational Behavior MGT 101 Principles of Marketing

Area II: Writing Course (1 Required) ENG 201 Writing Workshop: Argument and Persuasion ENG 304 Business and Technical Writing ENG 308 Writing and Editing

Area III: Core Communication Courses (3 Required) MGT 200 Communication Theory MGT 333 Strategic Managerial Communication PSY 220 Interpersonal Communication OR MGT 334 International Communication: Organizational Perspectives

Area IV: Internship Capstone Experience (1 Required) MGT 398 Portfolio Management MGT 399* Internship in Business *The internship requires a minimum GPA of 2.8.

Area V: Major Elective Courses (5 required, a maximum of 2 can be from outside the Department of Business Studies) ENG 201

* Writing Workshop: Argument and Persuasion ENG 304* Business and Technical Writing ENG 308* Writing and Editing *If not taken to fulfill the Area II writing course requirement ACC 350 Personal Financial Management LIN 221 Sociolinguistics MGT 304 Business Research MGT 306 International Marketing MGT 307 International Management MGT 308 Consumer Marketing Behavior MGT 310 Advertising MGT 311* Diversity in the Work Force MGT 312 Sales Management MGT 316 Public Relations MGT 326 Marketing on the Internet MGT 334* International Communication: Organizational Perspectives (if not taken to meet Area III requirement) MGT 344 Sports Marketing * Organizational Communication majors may take MGT 311 or MGT 334, but not both to meet Area V requirements.

Other courses which support development of the organizational communication knowledge base as approved by the department chairperson. Freshman/Sophomore Courses MGT 100 Management and Organizational Behavior ACC 125 Principles of Accounting MGT 101 Principles of Marketing CSC 113 Intro to Computer Science MGT 200 Communication Theory ECO 110 Microeconomics ECO 115 Statistics ENG 201/ 304/308 Writing Elective PSY 220 Interpersonal Communication OR MGT 334 International Communication: Organizational Perspectives Upper Level Management Courses MGT 333 Strategic Managerial Communication 5 Elective courses drawn from specified courses in Area V MGT 398 Portfolio Management MGT 399* Internship in Business.

* The internship requires a minimum GPA of 2.8.

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