Organizational Leadership & Communication
This concentration provides people working in organizations in various capacities the skills needed to succeed and advance. Students will gain skills in oral and written communication, leadership and management, negotiation, teamwork, critical thinking, and research. Courses include business, communication studies, and psychological perspectives on behavior in organizations and methods of addressing human resources related problems. This concentration should appeal to students who would like to develop a professional skill set that is broad both in content and application.
| Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IDIS-D 501 | Humanities Seminar | 3-4 |
| IDIS-D 502 | Social Sciences Seminar | 3-4 |
| IDIS-D 503 | Natural Sciences Seminar | 3-4 |
| IDIS-D 510 | Introduction to Graduate Liberal Studies | 4 |
| Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IDIS-D 512 PSY-B 378 |
Introduction to Industrial Psychology | 3 |
| IDIS-D 512 ENG-W 331 or PSY-P512 |
Business & Administrative Writing or PSY-P 512 Grant Writing | 3 |
| IDIS-D 512 SPCH-S 440 |
Organizational Communication | 3 |
| IDIS-D 512 BUS-W 320 |
Leadership and Ethics | 3 |
| One elective* | 3 |
| Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IDIS-D 601 | Graduate Project/Thesis | 3 |
| IDIS-D 602 | Graduate Project/Thesis | 3 |
*Elective: Students will choose from a variety of courses that allow them to give their degrees a particular vocational focus. For example, students who would like to know more about Human Resources Management can take either IDIS-D512/BUS-Z441 (Wage and Salary Administration) or IDIS-D512/BUS-Z445 (Human Resource Selection). Although IDIS-D512/BUS-Z440 (Personnel-Human Resource Management) is a prerequisite for these courses, faculty have agreed that IDIS-D512/PSY-B378 (required for the concentration) can serve as an equivalent course.
