Organizational Communication Minor
A minor in organizational communication is designed to help students analyze the role of communication in organizations in order to communicate more effectively within an organization by developing skills in oral and written communication as well as group communication and qualitative analysis skills. The minor is especially appropriate for students who are interested in management, human resources, and team- or project-based work.
Program Learning Outcomes
- The minor in organizational communication is structured around six learning outcomes cultivate ethical, competent, and reflective communicators in multiple contexts. Each course focuses on one or more of the following outcomes:
- Identity—The competent communicator performs excellent written, oral, and nonverbal communication interpersonally and professionally, in order to strengthen their ability to understand self and others.
- Diversity—The competent communicator incorporates race, class, gender, and sexuality and other forms of difference in his/her personal and professional communication.
- Messages—The competent communicator creates, critiques, and interprets messages in oral, written, digital, and visual formats.
- Roles—The competent communicator adapts and performs his/her oral, written, and/or nonverbal behavior in consideration of multiple contexts.
- Knowledge—The competent communicator analyzes beliefs, values, and assumptions in personal and professional life.
- Research—The competent communicator asks and answers meaningful questions using multiple methods and rigorous criteria.
- Each course learning outcomes depend on the instructor of record.
Requirements for the Organizational Communication Minor
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-level Courses | ||
| COMM 107 | Communication and the Human Condition | 3 |
| COMM 285 | Introduction to Conflict Analysis and Resolution | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Writing for Multimedia | ||
| Introduction to Professional Writing | ||
| Writing for Business and Industry | ||
| Upper-level Courses | ||
| COMM 303 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| Any 400-level COMM course. | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Communication and Gender | ||
| Public Relations Concepts and Practices | ||
| Communication and Ethnicity | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Special Topics in Communication | ||
| Special Topics in Communication | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Training and Performance Management | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
University Requirements for Minors
Course work in the minor must be completed with the minimum GPA as specified by the department or program under which the minor falls, usually a 2.00 on a 4.00 scale, but higher in some programs. Transfer students must attain the minimum specified GPA on a combination of transfer credits accepted toward the minor and credits attempted at UW-Parkside.
At least half of the course work required for a minor must be completed at UW-Parkside.