Suggested Pattern of Study

The interdisciplinary major in
 Organizational Communication

The following is a suggested pattern of study for students in this major.  Total required hours: 120.  Students in this major must complete General Education requirements.  Students in this major must also receive a grade of C (2.0) or better in all courses in the major for the course to count as a prerequisite or to count toward graduation.

  41 hours General Studies
+30 hours in the interdisciplinary Major
+18 hours Cognate
+  6 hours required statistics and internship* 
  95 required hours
+25 hours Electives  (can include a minor)
Total:  120 hours  

(courses in the major are in bold)
(statistics and internship are *)

• Freshman year (31 hours)
  ENGL 1010 and 1020, 6 hours
  COMM 2200 Fundamentals of Communication, 3 hours
  COMM 2300 Interpersonal Communication, 3 hours
  Humanities and/or Fine Arts, 6 hours
  Mathematics, 3 hours
  Natural Sciences, 4 hours
  Electives, 6 hours
  
  
• Sophomore year (29 hours)
  Humanities and/or Fine Arts (ENGL 2020 or 2030 or HUM 2610), 3 hours
  ORCO 3240 Introduction to Organizational Communication, 3 hours
  Social/Behavioral Sciences, 6 hours
  HIST 2010, 2020, 2030 (choose 2), 6 hours
  Natural Sciences, 4 hours
  Cognate, 3 hours
  Electives, 4 hours
  
  
• Junior year (30 hours)
  COMM 3220 Small Group Communication
      or PSY 4380 Group Dynamics, 3 hours
  ORCO 3500 Strategic Communication in Organizations, 3 hours
  ORCO 3750 Organizational Communication Analysis, 3 hours
  ORCO 3650 Conflict and Organizations
      or SOC 4150 Topics in Sociology, 3 hours
  ORCO 3250 Organizational Communication in Communities
      or ORCO 4200 Multinational Organizations, 3 hours
  *Statistics (such as PSY 3020 or SOC 3050 or QM 2610 or MATH 1530), 3 hours
  Cognate, 6 hours
  Electives, 6 hours
  
  
• Senior year (30 hours)
  *ORCO 4220 Internship or ORCO 4210 Applied Organizational Projects, 3 hours
  COMM 3340 Interview Communication, 3 hours
  COMM 3300 Communication Theory, Culture, and Films
      or LEAD 3010 Leadership Theories and Practices, 3 hours
  ORCO 4500 Senior Capstone in Organizational Communication, 3 hours
  Cognate, 9 hours
  Electives, 9 hours
  
  
• Cognate, 18 hours (included in the hours above)
  Organizations: 6 hours (choose two)
  ATHC 4800 Administration of High School/College Athletics
  ATHC 4820 Organization and Administration of Athletic Training
  BCEN 2900 Entrepreneurship
  BCEN 3010 Office Management
  MGMT 3610 Principles of Management
  MGMT 3810 Human Resources Management
  MKT 3820 Principles of Marketing
  PR 3040 Public Relations Principles
  PSY 3320 Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  REC 3010 Introduction of Recreation and Leisure Services
  REC 3390 Tourism and Commercial Recreation
  RIM 3600 Survey of Recording Industry
  SOC 3950 Social Organizations and Institutions (prerequisite: SOC 1010 or 2010)
  SOC 4560 Organizational Structures and Processes
  THEA 3800 (ORCO 3800) Introduction to Theatre Management
  
  Intercultural/International:  3 hours (choose one)
  BCEN 4670 International Business Communication
  CJA 4220 Community Relations and Minority Problems
  COMM 3350 Diversity in Communication
  COMM 3560 Intercultural Communication
  COMM 3570 Communication in the Middle East
  FREN 3030 Business French
  GERM 3030 Business German
  HIST 4810 History of Women in the Third World
  MES 2010 Introduction to Middle East Studies
  MGMT 4620 International Human Resource Management
  MGMT 4730 Global Comparative Management
  P S 3000 The Political Status of Women in the World
  P S 3030 Introduction to Human Rights
  PSY 4720 Multicultural Perspectives in Psychology and Education
  RIM 3890 International Recording Industry
  SPAN 3030 Business Spanish
  SPAN 3060 Introduction to Hispanic Culture
  
  Diversity:  3 hours (choose one)
  A S 2600 Introduction to Aging Studies
  BCEN 4680 Diversity in the Workplace
  CJA 3700 (WMST 3700) Women, Crime, and Justice Administration
  COMM 3225 Gender Communication
  HLTH 4390 Women’s Health
  LEST 3245 Women, Leadership, and Communication
  MGMT 4500 Employment Discrimination Law
  P S 3010 Women and the Law
  P S 3170 Civil Rights Policy and Politics
  PSY 3250 Perspectives on Black Psychology
  PSY 4610 Adult Psychology and Aging
  PSY 4620 Psychology of Women
  REC 3380 Introduction to Recreation for Persons with a Disability
  REC 4470 Leisure and Aging
  SOC 3400 Gender and Society (prerequisite: SOC 1010 or WGST 2100)
  SOC 4010 Social Inequity
  SOC 4240 Race and Ethnic Relations
  SOC 4510 Social Movements and Social Change
  SOC 4550 Sociology of Religion
  
  Communication:   6 hours (choose two)
  ATHC 4060 (PSY 4060) Sport Psychology
  BCEN 3510 Business Communication
  BLAW 3400 Legal Environment of Business
  CDIS 3050 Introduction to Communication Disorders
  COMM 4800 Topics in Communication Studies
  ECON 4510 (MGMT 4510) Unions and Collective Bargaining
  ENGL 3500 Applied Writing
  ENGL 3520 Professional Writing
  HLTH 4400 Drugs & Violence in Health Education
  HLTH 4860 Organization and Administration of Health Education
  JOUR 2710 Media Writing
  JOUR 3650 (EMC 3650, RIM 3650) Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public
  LEST (LEAD) 4500 Topics in Leadership Studies
  MGMT 3940 Business Ethics
  MGMT 3890 Managerial Decision Making (prerequisite: MGMT 3610)
  MKT 3840 Personal Selling (prerequisite: MKT 3820)
  MKT 3850 Promotion (prerequisite: MKT 3820)
  MKT 3865 Sports Marketing (prerequisites: MKT 3820 and MKT 3850)
  MKT 3920 Entertainment Marketing (prerequisite: MKT 3850)
  ORCO 4000 Topics in Organizational Communication
  PHIL 2110 Logic and Critical Thinking
  PHIL 3150 Ethics
  PSY 4370 Motivation and Work Attitudes
  PSY 4390 Persuasion (prerequisite: PSY 1410)
  RIM 3770 Publicity in the Recording Industry (prerequisites: RIM 3600 and JOUR 2710)
  RIM 4320 Concert Promotion and Touring (prerequisites: RIM 3010 and RIM 3600)
  SOC 4150 Topics in Sociology
  SOC 4790 Sport and Society
  THEA 4850 Development for Arts Organizations
  

Note:  Students may take no more than 10 courses (30 hours) commonly found in a school of business.

• Although a minor is not required, students may choose to complete one as part of the 25 hours in electives.  Courses which count in the minor may not be used for credit in the Cognate or in the major.
  
  
• Electives should help with or add to:
  (a) life skills, such as courses in personal financial planning, leisure in your life, first aid and safety, voice and diction, parenting, religious perspectives
  (b) expertise in the major, such as courses in management, entrepreneurship, public relations, ethics, use of computer software
  
  
• Internship lists are updated weekly at the MTSU Career and Employment Center, where you can also find information about jobs, resume writing, interviewing, and more.