196 Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities Organizational Communication Emphasis (45 credit hours) An Organizational Communication emphasis provides students with a foundation employers seek-effective professional communication in the workplace. Students must complete a minor approved by their advisor or select one of the following interdisciplinary tracks: • Gen e ral ist: T he Organizatio nal Co mmunicatio n Generalist does not specialize. The generalist has the communication skills and knowledge to lead groups and develop organizational strategies necessary for management. Rather than focus on the career areas of technical writing or training and development, the generalist combines organizational communication with expertise in a secondary subject of interest. Minors in disciplines such as Spanish, health administration, political science, psychology, or economics are a valuable combination with an Organizational Communication Generalist emphasis. • Technical Writing: Synthesize technical information into messages easily understood by a given audience. Technical writers produce organizational policy and training manuals, employee newsletters, brochures, grant applications, and annual reports. • Training & Development: Conduct training needs assessments for diverse groups, design workshop, write training manuals, evaluate classroom technology and equipment needs, and evaluate training. Required Courses (27 credit hours) • COMM 3060 - Listening and Interviewing Credits: (3) • COMM 3100 - Small Group Facilitation and Leadership Credits: (3) • COMM 3120 - Advanced Public Speaking Credits: (3) • COMM 3350 - Visual Communication Credits: (3) • COMM 3400 - Public Relations Credits: (3) • COMM 3550 - Organizational Communication Credits: (3) Three of the following courses (9 credit hours) • COMM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication Credits: (3) OR • COMM 2010 HU - Mass Media and Society Credits: (3) • COMM 2200 - In-studio Video Production and Performance Credits: (3) • COMM 2250 - Essentials of Digital Media Credits: (3) • COMM 3050 - Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Management Credits: (3) • COMM 3080 - Intercultural Communication Credits: (3) • COMM 3085 - Family Communication Credits: (3) • COMM 3090 - Gender and Communication Credits: (3) • COMM 3220 - Editing Credits: (3) • COMM 3440 - Public Relations Writing Credits: (3) • COMM 3460 - Public Relations and Social Media Credits: (3) • COMM 3820 - Persuasive Communication Credits: (3) • COMM 3892 - Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with Public Relations Credits: (1-3) Required Courses outside the Department (18 credit hours) Technical Writing track (18 credit hours): • ENGL 3100 - Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3) • ENGL 3140 - Professional and Technical Editing Credits: (3) • ENGL 3190 - Document Design Credits: (3) • ENGL 4100 - Issues in Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3) • ENGL 4110 - Content Management Credits: (3) • NTM 2532 - Web Design and Usability Credits: (3) Training & Development track (18 credit hours): • BSAD 1010 - Introduction to Business Credits: (3) • ACTG 2010 - Survey of Accounting I Credits: (3) • MGMT 3010 - Organizational Behavior and Management Credits: (3) • MGMT 3300 - Human Resource Management Credits: (3) • NTM 3400 - Training the Trainer Credits: (3) See department advisor for approval of an additional non-Communication Department course (3 credits) Public Relations & Advertising Emphasis, Communication (BA) Communication Major • Program Prerequisite: Not required. • Minor: Students may complete a minor approved by their academic advisor OR one of the tracks associated with any of the six interdisciplinary emphasis areas: Civic Advocacy, Digital Media, Interpersonal & Family Communication, Multimedia Journalism, Organizational Communication, and Public Relations & Advertising. A student may not receive both a major and a minor from the Department of Communication. • Grade Requ i re m ents: A grade o f" C" o r bette r in courses required for this major (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable), in addition to an overall GPA of 2.00 or higher for all courses. • Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation. A total of 40 upper-division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above). Between 27-35 of these are required within the major, depending on the selected emphasis. To enroll in upper-division Communication courses, a student must hold upper-division standing in the university. Students must complete at least 50 percent of their Communication course work at Weber State University in order to receive a major or a minor in Communication. Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog