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Corporate Communication

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Majors/Minors

The corporate communication major is designed specifically for students who plan to work in the “ human side” of the organization. It is appropriate for students who believe their strengths are in their ability to work with people and who want to utilize their skills in a corporate setting. The corporate communication major challenges students through a structured academic curriculum that emphasizes the liberal arts.

The corporate communication concentration requires 36 hours from among the courses listed below and others listed in the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences course bulletin. Students are heartily urged to minor in business, taking two courses in the Brennan School of Business during their senior year to qualify to earn the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with an additional 10 courses in graduate school rather than the 17 ordinarily required.

A minor consists of eighteen semester hours taken from among the corporate communications courses within the communication arts and sciences department. All students are required to take any two of the following core courses:  Communication Arts and Sciences 200, 320, 321, 326, plus English 336 and either CAS 415 or English 345.

Courses


Listed below are some of the courses available to corporate communication majors:
  • Business and Professional Speech
  • The Art of Leadership
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Human Resources Management
  • Communication as an Instrument of Personal Power
  • Global Business Communication
  • Communication in Crisis
  • Corporate Communication
  • Desktop Publishing
  • Web Page Design
  • Introduction to Graphic Design
  • Media Relations
  • Magazine Writing and Editing
  • Fundamentals of Public Relations
  • Introduction to Advertising
  • Advertising Strategy
  • Intermediate Journalism
  • Mass Media and American Society

Employment


Combine writing expertise, oral communication skills, and business knowledge as you learn to communicate the messages that define a business’s identity and reputation, clarify its strategies, procedures and plans, explain its processes and market its projects.

Employment:
  • Management
  • Sales
  • Customer service
  • Training and development
  • Writing and editing
  • Positions in development
  • Marketing
  • Public relations
  • Grant writing and development
  • Consulting
Employers:
  • Corporations
  • Small businesses
  • Not-for-profits
  • Self-employment
  • Cultural institutions
  • Colleges and universities
  • Agencies