Interpersonal and Organizational Communication (B.A.)

Program: B.A.
Department of Communication
College of Arts and Sciences

Neff Hall 230 ~ 260-481-6825 ~ www.ipfw.edu/comm/

The student learning outcomes for the degree are as follows:

• Identify and explain the elements for effective communication.
• Demonstrate successful communication, both orally and in writing.
• Communicate effectively interpersonally and in groups.
• Evaluate interpersonal and group interactions.
• Articulately explain theories of nonverbal, interpersonal, small group and organizational communication.

This program helps you understand human communication and develop skill and sensitivity in speaking, listening, and participating in varied communication situations. Courses focus on theory and practice in communication tasks ranging from interviewing to addressing large audiences. The degree program helps you prepare for a career in government, sales, public relations, law, public and social service, personnel, or business and industrial communication. 

The Department of Communication offers related bachelor’s degree programs in media and public communication and a minor in media production for those students who want more courses in practical skills.

To earn the B.A. with a major in interpersonal and organizational communication, you must fulfill the requirements of IPFW (see Part 8 ), the College of Arts and Sciences (see Part 4 ), and the Department of Communication as listed below. You also must earn a minor in an appropriate discipline. Two courses in a major offered in the Department of Communication can also be counted in the required minor. If the minor is selected from an Arts and Sciences department, the courses may be used to satisfy distribution requirements in the College of Arts and Sciences.