Corporate & Organizational Requirements
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Requirements for a Concentration

Requirements for a Concentration in Corporate & Organizational (42 hours)

Note: The published Undergraduate Catalog is the official source of the latest degree requirements at the College of Charleston. Please check to make certain you are reviewing the degree requirements for the catalog year under which your academic major has been declared. PDF files appear at the bottom of this page with descriptions of the Communication major in earlier Undergraduate Catalogs.

A. Required Courses: complete
COMM 104 Public Speaking,
COMM 210 Intro to Communication Theory,
COMM 301 Communication Research Methods,
COMM 326 Organizational Communication;
COMM 386 Media Law
MKTG 302 Marketing Concepts.

B. Fundamental Courses: 2 courses from
COMM 214 Mass Media,
COMM 220 Interpersonal Communication,
COMM 221 Intercultural Communication,
COMM 222 Small Group Communication,
COMM 223 Interviewing
COMM 235 Public Relations Practices.

C. Writing Courses: 1 course from
COMM 230 Writing for the Media,
COMM 332 Business Communication.

D. Theory Courses: 1 course from
COMM 382 Theories of Rhetoric,
COMM 384 Ethics in Communication.

E. Capstone Courses: 1 course from
COMM 435 Public Relations Campaigns
COMM 476 Capstone in Corporate and Organizational Communication
COMM 495 Field Internship (3 hours)
COMM 499 Bachelor's Essay (6 hours)

F. Applications/Electives: 3 courses from
COMM 304 Training and Development,
COMM 324 Speechwriting,
COMM 335 Public Relations Writing,
COMM 360 Communication and Technology,
COMM 378 Persuasion
COMM 380 Studies in Communication,
COMM 387 Rhetoric of Social Movements,
COMM 405 Independent Study (3 hours),
COMM 407 Communication Management,
COMM 435 PR Campaigns,
COMM 436 Crisis Communication,
COMM 495 Internship (3 hours),
COMM 499 Bachelor’s Essay (6 hours),
MKTG 330 Advertising,
MKTG 331 Public Relations,
MGMT 307 Human Resources Management,
MGMT 308 Managing Diversity,
MGMT 322 International Business.

G. Students may receive COMM credit for only ONE applications/elective course from the School of Business.  Students may not receive credit for both COMM 235 Public Relations Practices and MKTG 331 Public Relations.* Students should review the prerequisites for courses with MKTG and MGMT prefixes prior to enrolling in these courses.

*A minimum of 12 hours of COMM major courses at the 200 level or higher must be taken in residence at the College of Charleston.

2005-2006 requirements

2004-2005 requirements

2003-2004 requirements

2002-2003 requirements

2001-2002 requirements

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