Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies - Organizational Communication

The Organizational Communication concentration focuses on teaching students how organizational phenomena are shaped through communication processes. Students will study phenomena relevant to leading and participating in organizations such as team development, professional identities, and use of digital technology in the workplace, and how these phenomena are constructed through communication. Students choosing this concentration are often interested in careers in personnel, human resources, training and development, and management. The program leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies requires 120 credit hours in total. Students will complete 39 of these hours within the Communication Studies major. In addition to completing the core course requirements for the Communication Studies major, students may also complete coursework in a specific concentration of study, or electives as specified for those students who are completing the major without a concentration. Courses that are required within a particular concentration or used as electives within the concentration cannot simultaneously be used to fulfill Major Course requirements. The concentrations are designed to provide students with the opportunity to pursue more extensive study in the communication context most relevant to their professional and social goals.

Students should have graduated from an approved or accredited high school or have earned a high school equivalency certificate or G.E.D. The high school course units should include the following: 4 units in English, emphasizing grammar, composition and literature; 4 units in mathematics, including Algebra I, Algebra II and geometry, and a higher level mathematics course for which Algebra II is a prerequisite; 2 units in social studies, including one unit in U.S. history; and 3 units in science, including at least one unit in a life or biological science (e.g., biology), at least one unit in a physical science (e.g., chemistry, physics, physical science), and at least one laboratory course; two additional academic units of English, Mathematics, science, social studies, world languages or computer science.