Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 31
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| °ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý8101 | Data Driven Insights | 3 |
| °ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý8103 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| °ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý8105 | Social Responsibility in Corporations and Not-for-Profit Organizations | 3 |
| °ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý8106 | Communication Theory for Professionals | 3 |
| Electives/Optional Concentration(s) | ||
| Select six courses from the following. Declaring a concentration is optional. A concentration is earned when all three courses in an area of study are successfully completed: 1 | 18 | |
| Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution | ||
°ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý5002 | Leadership in Crises and Conflict Management | |
°ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý5101 | Conflict Management Processes in the Workplace | |
°ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý5102 | Designing Workplace Dispute Systems | |
| Public Relations | ||
°ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý5201 | Consulting and Consultation in Public Relations | |
°ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý5202 | Storytelling through Innovation | |
°ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý5203 | Law and Ethics in Public Relations | |
| Strategic Communication and Cross-Cultural Leadership | ||
°ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý5001 | Communicating Organizational Leadership | |
°ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý5003 | Leading Diverse Teams | |
°ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý5004 | Cross-Cultural Leadership | |
| Directed Readings 2 | ||
°ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý5583 | Directed Readings in Communication Management | |
| Capstone Course | ||
| °ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý8109 | Final Project | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours | 31 | |
- 1
Up to two concentrations may be declared.
- 2
Students may choose to take a directed readings course for elective credit, pending faculty approval. Approval from the program director is required to count °ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý5583 toward a concentration.
Culminating Event:
Capstone Project:
°ä²Ñ³Ò°ÕÌý8109 constitutes the final project
in Communication Management. It requires students to solve a critical structural and/or procedural communication problem affecting an organization’s ability to communicate efficiently or effectively at internal and/or external levels. The 20-minute video-recorded presentation allows students during their final academic term to reflect on and summarize relevant concepts, practices and readings from their entire course of study.