Minor in Management and Organizational Communication
This minor introduces students to important communication and human relations issues, especially as they relate to improving human communication skills and applying those skills when dealing with associates at all organizational levels.
Open only to majors in communication studies (concentration 1), or majors in human resource management, entrepreneurial management, or business administration (concentration 2), or other majors with permission from the chair of the Department of Communication Studies (concentration 3).
Up to 4 courses or 12 of the 21 hour minor can also count in the student’s major. The remaining 9 hours of the minor must consist of new coursework.
21 credits
Concentration 1: For majors in communication studies, 21 credits
| ECON 116 | Survey of Economic Ideas | 3 |
| or | |
| ECON 201 | Elementary Microeconomics | 3 |
| ENT 241 | The Entrepreneurial Experience | 3 |
| MGT 300 | Managing Behavior in Organizations | 3 |
| MGT 361 | Foundations of Human Resource Management and Employee Relations | 3 |
| MGT 363 | Talent Management | 3 |
| MGT 365 | Employment Law | 3 |
3 credits from
| COMM 251 | Business and Professional Communication | 3 |
| COMM 315 | Communication and Technology | 3 |
| COMM 340 | Leadership and Small Group Communication | 3 |
| COMM 345 | Work-Life Communication | 3 |
| COMM 351 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
Concentration 2: For majors in human resource management, entrepreneurial management, or business administration, 21 credits
3 credits from
| ENT 241 | The Entrepreneurial Experience | 3 |
| MGT 300 | Managing Behavior in Organizations | 3 |
| MGT 361 | Foundations of Human Resource Management and Employee Relations | 3 |
| MGT 363 | Talent Management | 3 |
| MGT 365 | Employment Law | 3 |
Concentration 3: For other majors (requires permission of Comm Studies chair), 21 credits
9 credits from
| COMM 251 | Business and Professional Communication | 3 |
| COMM 315 | Communication and Technology | 3 |
| COMM 340 | Leadership and Small Group Communication | 3 |
| COMM 345 | Work-Life Communication | 3 |
| COMM 351 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
9 credits from
| ENT 241 | The Entrepreneurial Experience | 3 |
| MGT 300 | Managing Behavior in Organizations | 3 |
| MGT 361 | Foundations of Human Resource Management and Employee Relations | 3 |
| MGT 363 | Talent Management | 3 |
| MGT 365 | Employment Law | 3 |