Request to revise course listings for the Communication Studies concentrations

Date: October 30, 2009
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Julie Putnam, Administrative Assistant to Faculty Governance
Approved On: October 6, 2009
Implementation Date: 2009

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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Health Communication(21 hours)

The Health Communication concentration is designed for students interested in studying the relationship between communication and the quality of health care received by the patients. Emphasis will be placed on the promotion and maintenance of health, the prevention and treatment of illness, and the improvement of the health care system through effective communication.

Students choosing this concentration complete the following courses:
  • COMM 3055 Topics in Health Communication (3)
  • COMM 3115 Health Communication (3)
  • COMM 4115 Seminar in Health Communication (3)
  • COMM 4410 Professional Internship (3)
Students select nine (9) hours from the following:
  • ANTH 3124 Food, Nutrition and Culture
  • ANTH 3122 Culture, Health and Disease
  • COMM 3051 Topics in Health Communication
  • COMM 4410 Professional Internship (3)*
  • NURS/GRNT 3115 Health and the Aging Process
  • HLTH 2101 Healthy Lifestyles
  • KNES 3260 Nutrition and Health Fitness
  • NURS 3104 Nutrition in Health and Illness
  • NURS 4000 Topics in Nursing*
  • NURS/WGST 4191 Women’s Health Issues
  • RELS/PHIL 3201 Meaning of Death
  • PHIL 3230 3228 Healthcare Ethics
  • PSYC 2160 Intro to Health Psychology
  • PSYC 3130 Social Psychology
  • SOCY 4130 Sociology of Health and Illness
  • SOCY 4168 Sociology of Mental Health & Illness

*with approval of advisor

Organizational Communication(12 hours)

The Organizational Communication concentration is designed for students whose careers will benefit from an understanding of the communication processes that occur within organizational contexts. Students explore both the theory and practice of organizational communication.

All students choosing this concentration complete the following courses:
  • COMM 3141 Organizational Communication (3)
  • COMM 3142 Applications in Org. Comm (3)
  • COMM 4141 Advanced Org. Communication (3)
Students select three hours from the following:
  • ANTH 4120 Intercultural Communication (3)
  • COMM 2105 Small Group Communication (3)
  • COMM 2107 Interpersonal Communication (3)
  • COMM 3054 Topics in Organizational Comm (3)
  • COMM 3880 Independent Study (1-3)*
  • COMM 4410 Professional Internship (3)*
  • ENGL 2116 Technical Communication (3)
  • MGMT 3160 Business Communication (3)
  • PHIL 2175 Professional Ethics (3)
  • PSYC 2171 Intro to Industrial/Org Psych (3)
  • PSYC 3114 Motivation (3)
  • SOCY 4112 Sociology of Work (3)

* with approval of advisor

CERTIFICATE IN LEADERSHIP STUDIES

Students electing the certificate in Leadership Studies may be enrolled in any undergraduate major. In addition to completing the standard core and required track courses for their majors, students must complete 18 hours of course work as listed:

Required Courses (9 credit hours)
  • COMM 3135 Leadership Theory & Group Dynamics (3)
  • COMM 3136 Leadership, Service and Ethics (3)
  • COMM 4410 Professional Internship (3)
Ethics (3 credit hours)

One course from the following:

PHIL 3210 Ethical Theory
  • PHIL 2175 Professional Ethics (3)
  • PHIL 3219 History of Ethical Theories (3)
  • PHIL 3221 Ethics (3)
  • PHIL 3340 3231 Business Ethics 3231 (3)
  • POLS 3175 Philosophy of Law (3)
Elective courses (6 credit hours)

AERO 3101 Leadership and Management (3)
AERO 3102 Defense Admin & Military Mgmt (3)
COMM 2105 Small Group Communication (3)
COMM 2107 Interpersonal Communication (3)
EXER 1231 Introduction to Outdoor Adventure (1)
EXER 1235 Challenge Course Activities (1)
EXER 2232 Wilderness Trip Leading (1)
EXER 2234 Challenge Course Facilitation (1)
MGMT 3140 Mgmt & Organizational Behavior (3)
MGMT 3287 Managerial Leadership (3)
PSYC 2171 Introduction to Ind/Org Psychology (3)
POLS 3112 The Presidency (3)
POLS 4110 North Carolina Student Legislature (3)