A-COMM 1312 Interpersonal Communication (3 hrs)
An introduction to the theory and practice of interpersonal communication. The course focuses on skills needed to improve the quality of interpersonal communication and interpersonal relationships through experiential learning. Students use theory to access the communication of relationships.

P-COMM 3301 Foundations of Organizational Communication and Leadership (3 hrs)
This course provides students with fundamental knowledge in the areas of organizational management and leadership, organizational behavior, and their relation to communication processes in organizations.

P-COMM 3302 Leadership Theory and Group Performance (3 hrs)
Analysis of the development of various leadership theories and the practice of leadership within profit and non-profit organizations.  Intellectual, psychological, political, and social sources of leadership are studied for their theoretical foundation and practical application.

P-COMM 3312 Innovation, Communication, and Organizational Change (3 hrs)
Analysis of the management of innovation and change in organizations, including technical, economic, and social dynamics and the importance of communication skills for the leader as change agent.

P-COMM 3322 Group Communication and Team Building (3 hrs)
Dynamics of problem-solving groups, including theory and practice of group communication and team building.

P-ENGW 3335 Technical and Report Writing (3 hrs)
Introduction to the technical and report writing process, research procedures, and sources.  Applications of technical writing principles in various forms of technical writing, including memoranda, proposals, and reports.  Research procedures and sources also addressed.

P-COMM 3337 Public Relations (3 hrs)
Students will examine the definitions and history of public relations; its evolution from press agentry to top-level management function; the relationship of PR practitioner and the media; the differences between public relations, advertising, and marketing; the myths about what public relations people do and don't do; and the importance of strategic planning, research, and measurement techniques.

P-COMM 3338 Marketing Communication (3 hrs)
This course introduces marketing communication by focusing on the role of individual and organizational communication in various marketing and promotional strategies such as advertising, promotion, direct marketing, event planning and e-commerce.

P-COMM 3342 Training and Development (3 hrs)
This course supports organizational communication by focusing on theory and applications of training and development. In addition to principals of adult learning theory, topics include training analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. The course addresses the role of communication in training and development.

P-COMM 3344 Cross Cultural Communication (3 hrs)
This course will focus on international patterns of thought, communication, and behavior and will study the relationships between the culture, behavior, and communication of individuals and groups in a variety of cultures.  The course will explore how cross-cultural communication factors affect the way business, services, and communication are handled in various countries and among various subcultures.

P-COMM 4320 Computer-Mediated Communication: Online Presentations (3hrs)
Communication through presentations using World Wide Web, including design and implementation of web sites. Topics include computer-mediated communication, impact of electronic communication, World Wide Web publishing concepts, writing styles of hypertext, critical analysis, ethics, and intellectual property (copyrights).  Service learning component available.

P-COMM 4323 Communication Research and Auditing (3 hrs)
Comprehensive, systematic, study of how different organizations communicate at all levels.  Issues are identified within the organization and strategies for addressing the issues are employed.

P-COMM 4341 Conflict Resolution in Organizations (3 hrs)
This course will present theories of conflict and conflict resolution with an emphasis on interpersonal and group conflict in formal organizations.  In particular, the course will emphasize how communication and negotiation are critical aspects of conflict resolution and address techniques which relevant research shows are most effective in reducing absenteeism, turnover, and work-related stress in formal organizations.

P-PHIL 3313 Business Ethics (3 hrs)
This course offers a philosophical analysis of the nature of business and some of the moral issues which arise in a business or organizational context. Students will study major topics in business and professional ethics. Topics covered include, but not limited to, the responsibilities of business to employees and the responsibilities of employees to the employer; moral issues in economic systems with the primary emphasis on capitalism; social responsibilities of business including quality of products; truth in advertising, environmental concerns, ethical standards for professionals and business people, ethical analysis, moral reasoning, normative theories, and what is involved in moral education.