Nov 06, 2024

2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog

2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication, Organizational Communication Concentration, B.S.

Communication Studies
Janet McCormick, program director
Janet.Mccormick@mtsu.edu

The major in Communication with a concentration in Organizational Communication directs student attention toward experiencing and analyzing communication dynamics in the context of organizational life. Students will observe, reflect, and become organizational agents of change through writing grants, conducting training sessions, and participating in communication auditing and consulting projects.

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Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Communication, Organizational Communication, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirement	45 hours
Major Core	(18 hours)
Major Electives	(27 hours)
Optional Minor/Electives	34 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (45 hours)

Communication Major Core (18 hours)

NOTE: Students must earn C- or better in the major core.

COMM 2100 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 2300 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 3300 - Communication Theory 3 credit hours
COMM 3740 - Critical Methods in Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 3750 - Quantitative Research Methods in Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 4700 - Senior Seminar in Communication 3 credit hours

Organizational Communication Concentration (12 hours)

COMM 2140 - Introduction to Organizational Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 3340 - Interviewing 3 credit hours
COMM 3990 - Instructional Communication for Human Resource Trainers 3 credit hours OR
COMM 4500 - Organizational Communication Consulting and Auditing 3 credit hours
COMM 3245 - Women, Leadership, and Communication 3 credit hours OR
COMM 4200 - Communication in the Global Workplace 3 credit hours

Organizational Communication Electives (9 hours)

Choose 9 credit hours from the following:

COMM 3050 - Listening 3 credit hours
COMM 3220 - Small Group Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 3245 - Women, Leadership, and Communication 3 credit hours (if not taken in concentration)
COMM 3250 - Communication in Nonprofit Organizations 3 credit hours
COMM 3260 - Communication in Healthcare Organizations 3 credit hours
COMM 3500 - Communication for Organizational Effectiveness 3 credit hours
COMM 3650 - Conflict in Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 3730 - Qualitative Communication Research and Inquiry 3 credit hours
COMM 3820 - Topics in Organizational Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 3920 - Lying and Deception 3 credit hours
COMM 3990 - Instructional Communication for Human Resource Trainers 3 credit hours
COMM 4200 - Communication in the Global Workplace 3 credit hours (if not taken in concentration)
COMM 4260 - Independent Study 1 to 3 credit hours
COMM 4350 - Nonverbal Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 4800 - Topics in Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 4900 - Internship in Communication Studies 1 to 3 credit hours

Major Electives (6 hours)

Choose two COMM courses not already taken

Optional Minor/Electives (34 hours)

Curriculum: Communication, Organizational Communication

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

The following is a suggested pattern of study. Consult with an advisor before each registration.

Freshman Fall

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2100 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours
COMM 2140 - Introduction to Organizational Communication 3 credit hours
COMM 2300 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hours
Natural Science 4 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
COMM 3300 - Communication Theory 3 credit hours
Natural Science 4 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

COMM 3340 - Interviewing 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Elective/minor 6 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Fall

COMM 3245 - Women, Leadership, and Communication 3 credit hours OR
COMM 4200 - Communication in the Global Workplace 3 credit hours
COMM 3740 - Critical Methods in Communication 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Elective/minor 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

COMM 3750 - Quantitative Research Methods in Communication 3 credit hours
Organizational Communication elective 3 credit hours
Elective/minor 6 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

Organizational Communication electives 6 credit hours
Elective/minor 3 credit hours
Electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

COMM 4500 - Organizational Communication Consulting and Auditing 3 credit hours
COMM major elective 6 credit hours
Elective/minor 3 credit hours
Elective 1 credit hour (EXL 4000 recommended)

Communication, Organizational Communication Concentration, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (45 hours)

Communication Major Core (18 hours)

Organizational Communication Concentration (12 hours)

Organizational Communication Electives (9 hours)

Major Electives (6 hours)

Optional Minor/Electives (34 hours)

Curriculum: Communication, Organizational Communication

Freshman Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Fall

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Sophomore Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

Subtotal: 13 Hours