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Organizational Communication

The organizational communication minor introduces you to interpersonal skills valuable in small groups and large professional settings. You can customize the minor to your professional interest with courses in persuasion, intercultural communication, health communication, social media and conflict management. Organizational communication is an ideal minor if you'd like to pursue a career in leadership, not-for-profit agencies and corporate business, or graduate programs in communication, mediation and law.

Organizational communication minors must complete at least 12 unique hours of approved minor coursework; these 12 hours cannot be used to satisfy any other major or minor requirements.

Minor Requirements

Required Courses - 9 hrs.

  • COM 292: Organizational Communication - 3 hrs.
  • COM 392: Case Studies in Organizational Communication - 3 hrs.
  • COM 393: Small Group Communication - 3 hrs.

Elective Courses (choose three) - 9 hrs.

  • COM 305: The Persuasive Process - 3 hrs.
  • COM 315: Intercultural Communications Theory (BCC-WC, BCC-MI) - 3 hrs.
  • COM 318: Health Communication - 3 hrs.
  • COM 327: PR Writing - 3 hrs.
  • COM 384: Organizational Accidents - 3 hrs.
  • COM 387: Strategic Communication in Organizational Contexts - 3 hrs.
  • COM 388: Social Media Communication - 3 hrs.
  • COM 394: Communication and Conflict Management (BCC-SB) - 3 hrs.
  • COM 395: Interviewing Communication: Process and Strategy - 3 hrs.
  • COM 397: Virtual Team, Communication and Collaboration - 3 hrs.
  • COM 416: Researching Organizational Cultures (WI, EL) - 3 hrs.

Total Hours: 18