Organizational Communication
Organizational Communication
Exceptional Education. Exceptional Value.
College of Arts and Sciences
Location: Lincoln
Degree Type: Undergraduate
The Organizational Communication major focuses on the impact of effective communication in business and not-for-profit organizations. This major integrates course work in the fields of communication, business, psychology, sociology, and writing. Students develop skills that are valued and prioritized by employers in today’s workplace.
Examples of learning include how to interact with and motivate people, sell ideas and products, promote organizations and events, build productive teams, and train and develop people. Students experience a positive impact on their skills to work effectively with people across cultures, generations, and world views. There is a strong focus on written and oral communication skills as well as the ethics of human interaction.
Program Information
Courses
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Requirements for the Organizational Communication Major:
Complete the following courses:
CMS 112 - Small Group Communication (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 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 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
Faculty & Staff
Amanda Irions
Assistant Professor
Communication
Nathaniel Wilson
Assistant Professor of Practice
Communication
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