Undergraduate Minors in Organizational Sciences, Communication & Organizational Communication

The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences offers interdisciplinary organizational sciences courses towards earning a minor in either organizational sciences, communication or organizational communication. The Organizational Sciences Group is an inter-disciplinary faculty from the specialties of: I/O psychology, Communication, Leadership, Strategy, Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior. The work we are doing in Organizational Sciences is anchored in a Human-Centered Systems Philosophy of Organizations.

Minor in Organizational Sciences

18 credit hours of organizational sciences courses, including PSYC 144, ORSC 109, ORSC 116, and ORSC 143.

Course Descriptions for Minor in Organizational Sciences

Required Courses:

PSYC 144 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3)
ORSC 109 - Strategic Systems Thinking in Organizations (3)
ORSC 116 - Leading Change (3)
ORSC 143 - Leadership and Performance (3)

Electives:

COMM 170 - Organizational Communication (3)
ORSC 801 - Teams and Global Communication (3)
ORSC 801 - Organization Evolution (3)
COMM 173 - Communication in Mediated a World (3)
COMM 171 - Professional Communication (3)
PSYC 119 - Group Dynamics (3)
PSYC 193 - Seminar in IO Psychology (3)

Minor in Communication

18 credit hours of communications courses, including COMM 25, COMM 40 or COMM 41, COMM 120, and COMM 150.

Course Descriptions for Minor in Organizational Communication

Required Courses:
COMM 25 - Introduction to Communication Studies (3)
COMM 40 -Public Communication (3)
COMM 41 - Interpersonal Communication (3)
COMM 120 - Small Group Communication (3)
COMM 150 - Persuasion (3)

Electives:
COMM 100 - Communication Theory (3)
COMM 110 - Research Methods (3)
COMM 140 - Nonverbal Behavior (3)
COMM 170 - Organizational Communication (3)
COMM 171 - Professional Communication (3)
COMM 172 - Health Communication (3)
COMM 173 - Communication in a Mediated World (3)
COMM 174 - Intercultural Communication (3)
COMM 176 - Issues and Image Management (3)
COMM 180 - Communication Criticism (3)
COMM 190 - Selected Topics (3)
COMM 197 - Internship (3)

Minor in Organizational Communication

18 credit hours of communications, organizational sciences and I/O Psychology courses, including COMM 170, COMM 171, ORSC 109, and PSYC 144. (Note: + This minor cannot be taken by a Communications major since their minor has to be outside their major).

Course Descriptions for Minor in Organizational Communication

Required Courses:
COMM 170 - Organizational Communication (3)
COMM 171 - Professional Communication (3)
ORSC 109 - Strategic Systems Thinking in Organizations (3)
PSYC 144 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3)

Electives:
COMM 120 - Small Group Communication (3)
COMM 140 - Nonverbal Behavior (3)
COMM 173 - Communication in a Mediated World (3)
COMM 174 - Intercultural Communication (3)
COMM 176 - Issues and Image Management (3)
ORSC 801 - Teams and Global Communication (3)
PSYC 119 - Group Dynamics (3)