University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts:

Organizational Communication Comprehensive -
Bachelor of Science

General Studies = 45

BS Science-related course requirements = 0

Major = 42

Minimum total hours required coursework = 87

Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 38

Minimum total hours required for BS in Organizational Communication Comprehensive = 125

All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A. Organizational Communication Requirements

Take all of the following:

SPCH 201, Classical Traditions in the Communicative Arts - 3 hours

SPCH 240, Public Speaking for Professions and Business - 3 hours

SPCH 299, Organizational Communication - 3 hours

SPCH 370, Small Group Communication - 3 hours

SPCH 451, Leadership Communication - 3 hours

SPCH 453, Interviewing - 3 hours

SPCH 490, Theories of Interpersonal Communication - 3 hours

B. Organizational Communication Electives

Take 9 hours from the following:

SPCH 229, Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication - 3 hours

SPCH 230, Nonverbal Communication - 3 hours

SPCH 332, Logic Argumentation and Reasoning - 3 hours

SPCH 360, Persuasion and Propaganda - 3 hours

SPCH 450, General Semantics (Language and Behavior) - 3 hours

SPCH 452, Theories of Organizational Communication - 3 hours

SPCH 454, Intercultural Communication - 3 hours

SPCH 456, Rhetorical Theory - 3 hours

SPCH 460A-D, Independent Study and Research - 4 hours

SPCH 4012 or, Seminar: Special Topics - 1-3 hours

SPCH 475A-I, Internship - 6 hours

C. Organizational Communication Support Tracks

Take a minimum of 12 hours from ONE of the following recommended support tracks.

1. Advertising 5001

Take 12 hours from:

JMC 100GS, Mass Media in America - 3 hours

JMC 129, Advertising Principles - 3 hours

JMC 130, Advertising Practice - 3 hours

JMC 329, Print Advertising Design - 3 hours

JMC 316, Broadcast Advertising - 3 hours

BMKT 300, Principles of Marketing - 3 hours

BMKT 440, Advertising Management - 3 hours (Prereq: BMKT 300)

2. Public Relations 5002

Take 12 hours from:

JMC 100GS, Mass Media in America - 3 hours

JMC 115, Interviews and Research - 3 hours

JMC 215, Newswriting - 3 hours

JMC 309, Public Relations - 3 hours (Prereq: JMC 215)

JMC 409, Public Relations Strategy - 3 hours (Prereq: JMC 309)

3. Sales 5003

Take 12 hours from:

BMKT 300, Principles of Marketing - 3 hours

BMKT 331, Principles of Selling - 3 hours

JMC 316, Broadcast Advertising - 3 hours

JMC 129, Advertising Principles - 3 hours

and JMC 130, Advertising Practice - 3 hours (Prereq: JMC 129)

JMC 340, Media Sales - 3 hours

4. Broadcast 5004

Take 12 hours from:

JMC 226, Audio Production - 3 hours

JMC 356, Broadcast Announcing - 3 hours

JMC 265, Video Production - 3 hours

JMC 318, Writing for The Media - 3 hours

5. Foreign Language 5005

Complete ONE of the three following options:

A. French

Take 12 hours from:

FREN 100-499

B. German

Take 12 hours from:

GERM 100-499

C. Spanish

Take 12 hours from:

SPAN 100-499

6. English 5006

Take 12 hours total

A. English Literature

Take 9 hours from:

ENG 334, Studies in the Novel - 3 hours

ENG 335, Studies in the Short Story - 3 hours

ENG 336, Bible as Literature - 3 hours

ENG 337, Popular Literature - 3 hours

ENG 352A, Survey of U.S. Literature I - 3 hours

ENG 352B, Survey of U.S. Literature II - 3 hours

ENG 353, Colonial/Early American Literature - 3 hours

ENG 354, Literature of the American Renaissance - 3 hours

ENG 355, American Literary Realism - 3 hours

ENG 356, Early 20th Century American Literature: 1900-1945 - 3 hours

ENG 357, Post-World War II American Literature: 1945-present - 3 hours

ENG 358, Literature of the American West - 3 hours

ENG 360, Literature of the American Renaissance - 3 hours

ENG 362A, Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature I - 3 hours

ENG 362B, Survey of British and Commonwealth Literature II - 3 hours

ENG 363, Early/Middle English Literature - 3 hours

ENG 364, Shakespeare - 3 hours

ENG 365, Literature of the English Renaissance - 3 hours

ENG 366, Literature of the English Restoration and Eighteenth Century - 3 hours

ENG 367, Literature of the English Romantic Period - 3 hours

ENG 368, British and Commonwealth Victorian Literature - 3 hours

ENG 369, Modern British and Commonwealth Literature - 3 hours

ENG 370, Post-modern British and Commonwealth Literature: 1950-present - 3 hours

ENG 425, Children's Literature - 3 hours

ENG 426, Literature for Adolescents - 3 hours

ENG 443, Seminar in the American Renaissance - 3 hours

ENG 444, Seminar in Realism - 3 hours

ENG 445, Seminar in Early 20th Century American Literature - 3 hours

ENG 404, History of the English Language - 3 hours

ENG 447, Seminar in Post-World War II American Literature - 3 hours

ENG 450, Seminar in World Literature - 3 hours

ENG 460, Topics: Women's Literature - 3 hours

ENG 462, Seminar in Chaucer - 3 hours

ENG 463, Seminar in Shakespeare - 3 hours

ENG 464, Seminar in the Renaissance - 3 hours

ENG 467, Seminar in Romanticism - 3 hours

ENG 468, Seminar in Victorian Literature - 3 hours

ENG 469, Seminar in Modernism - 3 hours

ENG 471, Seminar in Rhetoric - 3 hours

B. English Language

Take 3 hours from:

ENG 303, Introduction to Linguistics - 3 hours

ENG 304, Grammar I - 3 hours

ENG 404, History of the English Language - 3 hours

ENG 422, Language for the Elementary Teacher - 3 hours

7. General Business 5007

Take 12 hours from:

BSAD 115, Introduction to Business - 3 hours

BSAD 320, Business Communications - 3 hours

BMIS 181, Business Computer Systems - 1 hour

BMIS 182, Business Computer Applications - 3 hours

BSED 302, Automated Office Systems - 3 hours

BMGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours

8. Management 5008

Take 12 hours from:

BSAD 115, Introduction to Business - 3 hours

BSAD 320, Business Communications - 3 hours

BMGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours

BMGT 355, Organizational Behavior - 3 hours

9. Management Information 5009

Take 12 hours from:

BMIS 181, Business Computer Systems - 1 hour

BMIS 182, Business Computer Applications - 3 hours

BMIS 282, Computerized Decision-Making for Business - 3 hours

CSIS 350, Information Systems Concepts - 3 hours (Prereq: CSIS 110GS, CSIS 130)

CSIS 380, System Analysis and Design I - 3 hours (Prereq: CSIS 220, CSIS 150, CSIS 130)

CSIS 428, Data Communications and Distributed Processing - 3 hours
(Prereq: CSIS 220, CSIS 150, CSIS 130)

10. Marketing 5010

Take 12 hours from:

BMKT 300, Principles of Marketing - 3 hours

BMKT 331, Principles of Selling - 3 hours

BMKT 420, Retail Management - 3 hours (Prereq: BMKT 300)

BMKT 430, International Marketing - 3 hours (Prereq: BMKT 300)

BMKT 435,, Marketing Research - 3 hours (Prereq: BMKT 300, BMGT 233)

BMKT 437, Sales Management - 3 hours (Prereq: BMKT 300, BMKT 438.)

BMKT 456, Marketing Management - 3 hours (Prereq: 9 hours of marketing courses)

11. Training and Development 5011

Take 12 hours from:

BMGT 380, Human Resource Management - 3 hours

BMGT 485, Seminar in Human Resource Management - 3 hours (Prereq: BMGT 380)

SPCH 455, Communication Training and Consulting - 3 hours

SPCH 452, Theories of Organizational Communication - 3 hours

12. Psychology 5012

Take 12 hours from:

PSY 318, Experimental Social Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)

PSY 406, Theories of Personality - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 370, recommended)

PSY 410, Industrial Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)

PSY 430, Memory and Cognition - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)

PSY 455, Adolescent Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)

PSY 462., Adult Development and Aging - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)

13. Political Science 5013

Take 12 hours from:

PSCI 101-499 (except PSCI 110GS, PSCI 168GS)

14. Social Work 5014

Take 12 hours from:

SOWK 300-499

15. Family and Consumer Science 5015

Take 12 hours from:

FCSC 100-499 (except FCSC 351GS, 108, 110, 151)

16. Sociology 5016

Take 12 hours from:

SOC 275, Social Psychology - 3 hours

SOC 301, Social Stratification - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 200GS or SOC 250GS)

SOC 420, Race and Minority Relations - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 200GS or SOC 250GS)

SOC 449, Sociology of Work and Occupations - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 200GS)