Corporate and Organizational Communication, MS (Boston)

Across all industries and professions, strong written and oral communication skills are essential to success. Whether you are seeking to advance in a communications-related field or get ahead in your current organization, this program seeks to provide the practical knowledge and valuable perspectives you need to communicate across a variety of contexts and situations.

From negotiation and writing to crisis management and public speaking, the Master of Science in Corporate and Organizational Communication degree program examines topics that are critical to effective organizational communication. Incorporating best practices, case studies, and classroom learning, courses within this innovative master’s degree in communication address complex communication challenges, seeking to provide you with a distinct advantage in today’s competitive marketplace.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Required Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
CMN 6000 and INT 6000	and 1	4
CMN 6010		3
CMN 6020		3
CMN 6910		3
Complete two of the following:		6
CMN 6080
CMN 6090
CMN 6100

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(CMN 6000) is required for students who do not have any professional experience in communication. Students with professional communication experience begin the program with (CMN 6010) and complete an additional elective to satisfy the required program hours.

Capstone

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
CMN 6940		4

Concentration or Electives

The remaining quarter hours may be completed by a combination of completing a concentration and additional electives or selecting any courses in the concentrations and elective lists.

Concentrations

• Cross-Cultural Communication

• Human Resource Management

• Leadership

• Project Management

• Public and Media Relations

• Sales Management

• Social Media

Elective Courses

Note: Students who take (CMN 6000) are only required to take two courses in this section.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ALY 6010
ALY 6070
CMN 6005	Foundations of Professional Communication
CMN 6025
CMN 6050
CMN 6060
CMN 6085
CMN 6095
CMN 6096
CMN 6110
COP 6940
EDU 6184
INT 6900	International Field Study Experience
LDR 6101
PBR 6001

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

45 total quarter hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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Cross-Cultural Communication

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
CMN 6085
CMN 6095		3
Concentration Electives
Choose from the following:		10
CMN 6096
GST 6100	Globalization and Global Politics and Economics
GST 6101	Global Literacy, Culture, and Community
HRM 6070
INT 6900	International Field Study Experience
ITC 6045
LDR 6145
PBR 6100

Human Resource Management

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
HRM 6015	2	3
HRM 6025		3
HRM 6042		3
Concentration Electives
Choose from the following:		7
CMN 6096
HRM 6005
HRM 6010
HRM 6020
HRM 6030
HRM 6035
HRM 6047
HRM 6050
HRM 6060
HRM 6070

²

(HRM 6015) is required for students who do not have at least two years of professional experience in human resources.  Students with two years or more of professional project experience may substitute electives to satisfy the required program hours.

Leadership

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
LDR 6100		3
LDR 6110		3
LDR 6120		3
LDR 6135		3
Concentration Electives
Choose from the following:		6
CMN 6095
HRM 6050
LDR 6115
LDR 6140
LDR 6145
LDR 6150

Project Management

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
PJM 5900	3	4
PJM 6005		3
PJM 6015		3
PJM 6025		3
Concentration Electives
Choose from the following:		5
PJM 6125
PJM 6135
PJM 6140
PJM 6210
PJM 6710
PJM 6810

³

Students with project management experience are not required to take (PJM 5900) and may substitute electives to satisfy the required program hours.

Public and Media Relations

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
PBR 6100		3
PBR 6135		3
PBR 6710	Public Relations Research	3
Concentration Electives
Choose from the following:		7
CMN 6025
CMN 6045
CMN 6050
CMN 6075
DGM 6290
DGM 6550
PBR 6001
PBR 6125
PBR 6130
PBR 6140

Sales Management

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
LDR 6100		3
SMT 6010		3
SMT 6020		3
SMT 6060		3
Concentration Electives
Complete a minimum of 6 quarter hours from the following:		6
CMN 6040
CMN 6045
CMN 6060
EAI 6020
LDR 6110
LDR 6135
PJM 5900
PJM 6185
PJM 6210
SMT 6983

Social Media

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
CMN 6045		3
DGM 6285		4
DGM 6290		4
Concentration Electives
Choose from the following:		5
CMN 6040
CMN 6075
CMN 6096
DGM 6168
DGM 6550
PBR 6001