University of Montana Catalog 2023-2024

Communication Studies B.A. - Organizational and Strategic Communication

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies; Organizational and Strategic Communication Concentration

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog. 

Summary

Lower-Division Core Courses12
Upper-Division Core Courses6
Organizational and Strategic Communication Concentration27
Total Hours45

 

Degree Specific Credits: 45

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Note: To graduate with a degree in Communication Studies, the student must complete 36 COMX credits with 18 of those credits in courses numbered 300 or above. For the Organizational and Strategic Communication concentration, students must complete an additional 9 credits in Allied courses to reach 45 degree credits. A maximum of 6 credits in COMX 312 and a maximum of 6 credits in COMX 398 may count toward a major in Communication Studies.

Lower-Division Core Courses

Complete all of the following courses:
COMX 111AIntroduction to Public Speaking3
COMX 115SIntroduction to Interpersonal Communications3
COMX 220SIntroduction to Organizational Communication3
COMX 240HIntroduction to Rhetorical Theory3
Total Hours12

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Upper-Division Core Courses

Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 6 total credits required.

Research

Complete one of the following courses:3
Rhetorical Criticism and Theory
Research Methods
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Advanced Writing

Note: One of these courses is required to complete the advanced writing requirement in the major. This counts toward the total credits needed for the major.

Complete one of the following courses:3
Rhetoric, Nature, and Environmentalism
Communication in Personal Relationships
Communication in Nonprofit Organizations
Communication and Technology
Risk, Crisis, and Communication
Rhetorical Criticism and Theory
Rhetorical Construction of Women
Health & Family Communication
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Organizational and Strategic Communication Concentration

Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 27 total credits required.

Major Courses

Complete five of the following courses:15
Communication in Small Groups
Principles of Public Relations
Public Relations Portfolio
Communication and Conflict
Intercultural Communication
Communication in Nonprofit Organizations
Communication and Technology
Risk, Crisis, and Communication
Communication in Health Organizations
Organizations and Identity
New Media Skills
Health Communication
Total Hours15

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Allied Courses

Complete three of the following courses:9
Management & Organization Behavior
Leading Teams & Conflict Management
Cross-Cultural Management
Principles of Marketing
Integrated Marketing Communication
Nonprofit Marketing
Theory and Practice of Community Health Education
Program Planning in Community Health
Leading Health and Human Performance Organizations
Practical Applications in Nonprofit Administration
Public Administration
Human Resource Management
Sociology of Work
Sociology of Organizations
Gender and Global Development
Total Hours9

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Additional Major Electives

Complete 3 additional COMX credits to achieve a total 36.3

Minimum Required Grade: C-