Develop and practice ethical communication skills

The Organizational Communication program explores effective and participatory communication across business and organizational settings.

As an organizational communication major you will learn how to think, speak and write clearly—and how to act as an ethical communicator with confidence. And you will also begin to understand the multicultural character of communication in contemporary workplaces and society through courses that blend theory and practice.

The College of Communication is located in downtown Chicago, at DePaul’s Loop campus, giving you access to many media outlets and allowing you to meet and work professionally with leading companies in the industry.

We also offer the 3+3 BA/JD Program, which allows high-achieving first-year undergraduate students to be admitted simultaneously to the College of Communication (CMN) and the College of Law (LAW). You’ll complete your first three years in CMN and your final three years in LAW.

Classes

Coursework

• Communication and Organizational Change
• The Dark Side of Organizational Communication
• Human Resources Communication
• Communication Consulting
• Diversity, Leadership and Team Building
• Communication and Corporate Culture
• Conflict Management and Negotiation

Resources

• Major Requirements
• Schedule of Classes
• Department Website

Concentrations/Tracks

• Latino Media & Communication

• Minor offered
• Combined bachelor's + master's degree offered

Career Options

Common Career Areas

• Advertising account executive
• Communication analyst
• Communication coach
• Communication specialist
• Content manager
• Corporate communication coordinator
• Event coordinator
• Human resources
• Leadership skills developer
• Project manager

More career info

97%

of Organizational Communication graduates were employed, continuing their education or not seeking employment after graduation.

Major Requirements

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Course Requirements

All Organizational Communication majors must complete the four core courses required of all College of Communication students. In addition, they must take two required courses and choose six classes from among the Organizational Communication course offerings. Organizational Communication majors must also take any two electives within the College of Communication.  All Organizational Communication majors must complete a total of 14 classes, or 56 credit hours. ?

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
ORGC 251	ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION	4
ORGC 201	BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION	4
Select six of the following:		24
CMN 292	ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD WORKSHOP (2.0 quarter hours) 2
CMN 394	MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP
CMN 395	COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP SPECIAL TOPICS
CMN 397	RESEARCH PRACTICUM 1
CMN 399	INDEPENDENT STUDY 1
CMNS 291	RESEARCH METHODS
CMNS 315	HEALTH COMMUNICATION
CMNS 329	PERSUASION
CMNS 343	WORK/FAMILY COMMUNICATION
CMNS 344	MINDFULNESS
CMNS 355	CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
CMNS 360	RELATIONAL, GROUP, AND ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY
CMNS 361	GENDER AND COMMUNICATION
CMNS 382	APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES
ORGC 212	SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION
ORGC 290	ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP (VARIABLE TOPICS) (2.0 quarter hours)
ORGC 316	COMMUNICATION AND GROUP DECISION-MAKING
ORGC 352	COMMUNICATION AND THE CORPORATE CULTURE
ORGC 353	COMMUNICATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
ORGC 354	EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEWING
ORGC 355	DARK SIDE OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
ORGC 356	COMMUNICATION CONSULTING
ORGC 357	TOPICS IN GROUP AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
ORGC 358	DIVERSITY, LEADERSHIP, & TEAM BUILDING
ORGC 359	VIRTUAL TEAMS
ORGC 360	HUMAN RESOURCES COMMUNICATION
ORGC 363	WORK/FAMILY COMMUNICATION
ORGC 393	ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION PRACTICUM (2.0 quarter hours)
PRAD 255	PUBLIC RELATIONS
Select two electives (8 credits) from any College of Communication offerings		8

1	Students may take up to 4 hours of credit in this course toward graduation requirements.
2	A maximum of 8 credits from two credit College of Communication courses can be applied to major requirements.

Internship Credit

Students in the major may take CMN 394 and/or CMN 395 (when work relates to the major). In order to take CMN 394 or CMN 395, students must have completed two of the four communication core classes (CMN 101, CMN 102, CMN 103, CMN 104), two courses in the chosen major and have fulfilled internship program eligibility requirements.  

Open Electives

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.

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