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The interdisciplinary
major in
Organizational Communication
Sport and Fitness Organizations
Suggestions for students who want to coordinate wellness,
fitness, activity programs; plan special events for fitness and fundraising; and
oversee wellness and fitness education efforts for corporations, nonprofit
organizations, gyms, health clubs, camps, community recreation, and community
sports teams.
Courses below seem to be best if your interest is in sport and fitness
organizations; however, they are not required. You may take any of the courses
approved for General Education and for the Cognate in the Organizational
Communication major.
General Education – 41 hours
Suggestions for General Education: From among the 41 hours required in the
General Education, we recommend specific courses in three areas which seem
pertinent to sport and fitness organizations.
Humanities and/or Fine Arts:
DANC 1000 Dance Appreciation
Natural Sciences:
BIOL 1030/1031 Topics in Biology or BIOL 1110/1111 General
Biology
CHEM 1030/1031 Chemistry for the Consumer
Social/Behavioral Sciences:
HLTH 1530 Health and Wellness
Organizational Communication major – 30 hours (fall 2008
catalog); 31 hours (2003 to summer 2008 catalog) Please talk to your advisor about requirements in the major.
Required statistics and internship – 6 hours (fall 2008 catalog)
Majors are required to take a statistics course and to choose 3 internship hours
from the following: ORCO 4220 Internship, COED 2930 Cooperative Education,
or COMM 3620/3630/4620/4630 Applied Communication.
Cognate -- 18 hours
Suggestions for the Cognate: From among the 18 hours required in the Cognate, we
recommend that you choose from the following lists.
Organizations, choose 2:
ATHC 4800 Administration of High School/College Athletics
ATHT 4820 Organization and Administration of Athletic
Training
BCEN 2900 Entrepreneurship
BCEN 3010 Office Management
MGMT 3610 Principles of Management
MGMT 3810 Human Resources Management
MKT 3820 Principles of Marketing
PR 3040 Public Relations Principles
PSY 3320 Introduction to Industrial and Organizational
Psychology
REC 3010 Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Services
SOC 3950 Social Organizations and Institutions
Intercultural/International, choose 1:
BCEN 4670 International Business Communication
CJA 4220 Community Relations and Minority Problems
COMM 3350 Multicultural Communication
COMM 3560 Intercultural Communication
FREN 3030 Business French
GERM 3030 Business German
HIST 4810 History of Women in the Third World
MES 2010 Introduction to Middle East Studies
P S 3000 The Political Status of Women in the World
P S 3030 Introduction to Human Rights
SPAN 3030 Business Spanish
SPAN 3060 Introduction to Hispanic Culture
Diversity, choose 1:
A S 2600 Introduction to Aging Studies
BCEN 4680 Diversity in the Workplace
CJA 3700 (WMST 3700) Women, Crime, and Justice Administration
COMM 3225 Gender Communication
HLTH 4390 Women’s HealthT
P S 3010 Women and the Law
PSY 3250 Perspectives on Black Psychology
PSY 4610 Adult Psychology and Aging
PSY 4620 Psychology of Women
REC 3380 Introduction to Recreation for Persons with a
Disability
REC 4470 Leisure and Aging
SOC 3400 Gender and Society
SOC 4240 Race and Ethnic Relations
Communication, choose 2:
ATHC 4060 (PSY 4060) Sport Psychology
BCEN 3510 Business Communication
CDIS 3050 Introduction to Communication Disorders
HLTH 4400 Drugs & Violence in Health Education
HLTH 4860 Organization and Administration of Health Education
JOUR 2710 Media Writing
LEST 4500 Topics in Leadership Studies
MGMT 3940 Business Ethics
MGMT 3890 Managerial Decision Making
MKT 3850 Promotion
MKT 3865 Sports Marketing
ORCO 4000 Topics in Organizational Communication
PHIL 2110 Logic and Critical Thinking
PHIL 3150 Ethics
PSY 4370 Motivation and Work Attitudes
PSY 4390 Persuasion
SOC 4150 Topics in Sociology
SOC 4790 Sport and Society
Electives – 25 hours
Suggestions for Electives: For your elective hours, we
recommend you choose more courses listed in the Cognate or from
the following list.
ACTG 1110 Introduction to Accounting
or ACTG 3000 Survey of Accounting for
General Business
COMM 2150 Voice and Diction
CSCI 1150 Computer Orientation
HLTH 3300 First Aid and Safety Education
Several 1-hour PHED activity courses
PHED 3430 Games, Gymnastics, and Rhythmic Activities for
Children
PHED 3740 Skills and Techniques of Teaching Individual
and Dual Sports
PHED 3750 Skill and Techniques of Teaching Team Games
PHED 4340 Wellness and Healthy Lifestyles
N FS 1240 Principles of Nutrition
PSY 4060 Sport Psychology
REC 3530 Program Planning in Recreation and Parks
REC 3570 Outdoor Pursuits Education
REC 3360 Camping and Camp Counseling
SOC 3210 Drugs and Alcohol |