
The Organizational Communication & Leadership concentration is one of three concentrations available in the Applied Communication major. See the major page for more information.
Concentration Curriculum Requirements
The Applied Communication major with a concentration in Organizational Communication & Leadership major consists of 36 s.h. distributed as follows:
Required Core Courses
- ACL 3540 Strategic Business and Professional Communication (3 s.h.)
- ACL 4700 Applied Communication & Leadership in Organizations (3 s.h.)
- ACL 4900 Internship (3 s.h.)
Required Statistics Course
Select one course (3 s.h.) from the following:
- MAT 2200 Applied Statistics (3 s.h.)
- SOC 2200 Applied Statistics (3 s.h.)
- PSY 2500 Statistics for Psychology (3 s.h.)
- BUS 2160 Statistics for Business and Economics (3 s.h.)
Major Electives
Select 12 s.h. from the following:
- COM 1050 Introduction to Mass Communications (3 s.h.) OR COM 2800 Mass Communications Theory (3 s.h.)
- ACL 3400 Theories and Techniques of Effective Listening (3 s.h.)
- ACL 3600 Exploring Cross-Cultural Communication (3 s.h.)
- ACL 3700 Results-Oriented Persuasion (3 s.h.)
- ACL 3710 Effective Interpersonal Communication (3 s.h.)
- ACL 3750 Small Group Communication Skills (3 s.h.)
- ACL 3900 Collaborative Conflict Management (3 s.h.)
Leadership Electives
Select 6 s.h. from the following:
- LSS 3000 Principles of Leadership (3 s.h.)
- LSS 3250 Theories and Techniques of Leadership (3 s.h.)
- LSS 3400 Issues in Contemporary Leadership (3 s.h.)
- LSS 3750 Future-Oriented Leadership (3 s.h.)
Organizational Communication & Leadership Concentration Electives
Select 6 s.h. from the following:
- BUS 1510 Management and Organization (3 s.h.)
- BUS/ENP 3010 Entrepreneurship (3 s.h.)
- BUS 3750 Human Resource Management (3 s.h.)
- BUS 3910 Negotiation (3 s.h.)
- COM 3350 Public Relations (3 s.h.)
- ENG 3201 Business Writing (3 s.h.)
- ENG 3210 Technical Writing (3 s.h.)
- ENP 3100 Managing Family Business (3 s.h.)
- ENP 3300 International Entrepreneurship (3 s.h.)
- JUS 3300 Police in an Urban Society (3 s.h.)
- MKT 1510 Principles of Marketing (3 s.h.)
- MKT 4000 Consumer Behavior (3 s.h.)
- MKT 4100 Global Marketing (3 s.h.)
- PHI 3200 Business Ethics (3 s.h.)
- PSY 3100 Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 s.h.)
- SOC 3320 Methods of Social Research (3 s.h.)
Minor Requirements
Students may also minor in Applied Communication with a concentration in Organizational Communication & Leadership.
A minor consists of 18 s.h. with at least 9 s.h. with the ACL designation.