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Stephen Cox
Chair,
Department of Organizational Communication
312 Wilson Hall
Murray State University
Murray, KY 42071
Ph.: (270) 809-4483
Fax: (270) 809-4484
Email: Dept. of Org. Comm.

Undergraduate Programs in Organizational Communication

The Department of Organizational Communication offers programs leading to either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree. Students investigate how communication theory, research, and skills are applied to create, sustain, and improve organizations. Students learn a variety of communication-based competencies (e.g., conflict management, supervisor/subordinate communication, intercultural communication, and public speaking) that are necessary for both personal and organizational success.

The major in organizational communication prepares students for a wide variety of careers that place a premium on the role of communication in accomplishing goals and objectives. This major is compatible with an extraordinarily broad range of minors (e.g., marketing, psychology, and biology) allowing students to develop technical competencies and professional skills customized to their particular career goals. The department also offers a minor in organizational communication.

Programs offered:

MAJOR IN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

MINOR IN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:

The Department of Organizational Communication requires a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 for students declaring a major or minor in the department after the first semester of the first year of undergraduate enrollment at MSU or any other institution of higher education. A 2.5 GPA must be maintained in all courses counting toward their major or minor in Organizational Communication. A student failing to maintain a 2.5 will not be permitted to take new courses in the department until the GPA reaches or exceeds 2.5. This policy became effective with publication of the 1995-97 Undergraduate Bulletin.
The total number of credit hours earned in business courses (ACC, BPA, CIS, FIN, MGT, MKT, OSY, RES) cannot exceed 25 percent of total curriculum requirements.
Any student enrolling in the Organizational major after his/her sophomore year may need more than two years to complete the requirements for the major.

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MAJOR IN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science Degree
Course Work	Semester Hours
University Studies Requirement	40-49
Required Courses: COM 099 Freshman Orientation (3 hrs.) COM 201 Communication Foundations & Theory (3 hrs.) COM 353 Team Communication & Leadership (3 hrs.)¹ COM 361 Career Presentations (3 hrs.)¹ OR COM 461 Persuasive Communication (3 hrs.) COM 381 Interpersonal Communication (3 hrs.) COM 384 Communications Skills for Professionals (3 hrs.) COM 385 Organizational Communication (3 hrs.) COM 387 Intercultural Communication (3 hrs.) COM 390 Communication Research (3 hrs.) COM 409 Seminar in Communication (3 hrs.) COM 585 Advanced Organizational Communication (3 hrs.)	31
Required Electives², select from the following: COM 357 Communication and Critical Thought (3 hrs.) COM 361 Career Presentations (3 hrs.)¹ COM 461 Persuasive Communication (3 hrs.)¹ COM 481 Conflict and Communication (3 hrs.) COM 488 Cooperative Education (3 hrs.) COM 489 Cooperative Education (3 hrs.) COM 499 Contemporary Issues in Communication (3 hrs.) COM 553 Advanced Small Group Processes (3 hrs.) COM 581 Seminar in Interpersonal Communication (3 hrs.) COM 599 Internship (3 hrs.) BPA 215 Business Communication (3 hrs.) ENG 325 Professional Technical Writing (3 hrs.) ENG 328 Standard English Usage (3 hrs.) MGT 350 Fundamentals of Management (3 hrs.) MGT 550 Human Resources Management (3 hrs.) MGT 572 Organizational Development (3 hrs.) MKT 360 Principles of Marketing (3 hrs.) YNL 350 Program Administration in Youth and Human Service Organization (3 hrs.)	6
Required Minor:	21
Unrestricted Electives:	13-19
Total Curriculum Requirements	120

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MINOR IN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

Course Work

Semester Hours

COM 201, 381, 384, 385, 390, 409 and 6 hours of restricted electives from the following: COM 353, 357, 361, 387, 461, 481, 585; ENG 325, 328; MGT 350; MKT 360; BPA 215 (three hours may be substituted if approved by adviser).

Six hours must be upper-level courses completed in residence at Murray State University.

Important Note:

Majors must take either COM 361 or COM 461 as a "required course." The remaining course can also be taken as a "required elective" towards the major.
A maximum of 3 hours may be chosen with advisor approval from courses not on the list.