Organizational Communication and Leadership, BA

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College of Communication Common Core

All major programs within the College of Communication require:

A minimum of 126 credit hours
2^nd Major or Minor or Concentration (Concentration is 12 credits)
Foreign language: 3 credits at the 204 level or above.

SW 266-CCM - Media Literacy Min Units: 3
COM 101 - Rhetoric and the American Demo Min Units: 3
One Communication and Culture Class below:
SLHS 338 - Language and Culture Min Units: 3
JR 325 - Gender and News: Global Views Min Units: 3
JR 417 - Global Media Min Units: 3
CCM 468 - Women & Rock Min Units: 3
CCM 470 - Sports, Media & Culture Min Units: 3
CCM 481 - Technologies of the Body Min Units: 3
CCM 482 - Voices of Dissent & Social Change Min Units: 3
CCM 376 - Film, Culture and Criticism Min Units: 3
CCM 420 - Queering Film Min Units: 3
CCM 330 - Representations of Race & Difference Min Units: 3
SPM 405 - Sports Newsroom Min Units: 3
SPM 458 - Perspectives in Sports Media Min Units: 3

Requirements for the Major

Requirements, 24 Credit Hours

In addition to major course requirements, students may need an additional course to meet the Butler Cultural Requirement as well as to earn the minimum number of upper-level courses needed to graduate at Butler. All majors in the College of Communication are required to declare a second major, minor, or concentration.

ORG 270 - Organizational Communication Min Units: 3
ORG 350 - Contemporary Communication Theory Min Units: 3
ORG 356 - Communication Research Methods Min Units: 3 (or it’s equivalent)
OR
CCM 352 - Rhetorical Criticism Min Units: 3
OR
STR 327 - Research Methods for STR Min Units: 3
ORG 358 - Communication and Social Responsibility Min Units: 3
ORG 362 - Leadership and Communication Min Units: 3
ORG 440 - Human Communication and Organizational Internship Min Units: 3
ORG 359 - Intercultural Communication Min Units: 3 (if a student takes Intercultural, they can still take Interpersonal as an elective and vice versa)
OR
ORG 253 - Interpersonal Communication Min Units: 3 (if a student takes Intercultural, they can still take Interpersonal as an elective and vice versa)

Applied Technology (3 Hours)

ORG 244 - Social Media Storytelling Min Units: 3
STR 251 - Design & Production for STR Min Units: 3

Plus 3 Credits From the Elective Courses:

ORG 253 - Interpersonal Communication Min Units: 3 *if not taken as a requirement
ORG 315 - Business & Professional Communication Min Units: 3
ORG 351 - Small Group Communication Min Units: 3
ORG 357 - Health Communication Min Units: 3
ORG 359 - Intercultural Communication Min Units: 3 *if not taken as a requirement
ORG 462 - Advanced Leadership Communication Min Units: 3
ORG 470 - Advanced Organizational Communication Min Units: 3
ORG 481 - Topics Communication Studies Min Units: 3
COM 305 - Intercollegiate Speech Team Min Units: 1
COM 306 - Intercollegiate Speech Team Min Units: 1
CCM 254 - Gender and Communication Min Units: 3
STR 405 - Global Strategic Communication Min Units: 3
EI 201 - Real Business Experience Min Units: 3
EI 325 - Social Entrepreneurship Min Units: 3
ED 453 - Perspectives in Leadership Min Units: 3
MG 360 - Organizational Behavior Min Units: 3