Communication Interpersonal And Organizational Concentration

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Interpersonal and Organizational Communication Concentration
Department of Communication
College of Liberal Arts

Neff Hall 230 ~ 260-481-6825

The Interpersonal and Organizational area of concentration is designed to educate students to become better communicators in both personal and professional contexts. Students learn about conflict management, group interaction, leadership, gender communication and intercultural communication, as well as organizational practices and relational dynamics. The concentration prepares students to work in a variety of areas (depending on the minor chosen) including: government, not-for-profit, sales, law, public and social service, public relations, human resources, business communication, and industry communication.

Suggested Minors: Anthropology, applied ethics, business studies, creative writing, criminal justice, economics, English, film and media studies, fine arts, fine arts history, French, German, history, human services, journalism, linguistics, media production, organizational leadership supervision, philosophy, political science, professional writing, psychology, public relations, religious studies, sociology, Spanish, theatre, and women’s studies.

Student Leaning Outcomes for the Interpersonal and Organizational Communication Concentration:
Upon completion of this concentration, students will be able to:

Evaluate interpersonal and / or group interactions
Communicate competently (effectively, appropriately, ethically) interpersonally and /or in groups

Program Requirements:

Communication B.A. (Interpersonal and Organizational) 4-Year Plan:

A grade of C- or higher for all courses required in the concentration and an overall GPA of 2.00 or higher.
COM 32300 is not available for credit toward any Communication major, minor or concentration.

To earn the B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication, students must fulfill the General Requirements and Communication core requirements as outlined in the Program Description of the Communication B.A. in this catalog, and the following concentration requirements:

Interpersonal and Organizational Core: Credits 18

Supporting Courses: Credits 3

Choose one additional course from the following list:

COM 30300 - Intercultural Communication Cr. 3.
COM 31000 - Family Communication Cr. 3.
COM 31300 - Introduction To Health Communication Cr. 3.
COM 40101 - Nonverbal Communication Cr. 3.
COM 41000 - Gender Roles And Communication Cr. 3.
COM 44101 - Social Media: Theory and Practice Cr. 3.
COM 47100 - Communicating Peace Cr. 3.
COM 49100 - Special Topics In Communication Cr. 1-3.

Concentration Total: Credits 21

Student Responsibility

You are responsible for ensuring that you satisfy all graduation requirements specified for each selected program. Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies, and procedures governing your academic career. If you cannot complete all program requirements by your stated graduation date but fail to remove those from your plan of study, the Registrar’s Office in consultation with your academic advisor will remove unmet pursuits from your plan of study. Changing curricular records during the graduation term of application may affect state or federal financial aid awards. All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean.