Corporate and Organizational Communication, MS (Boston)

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Required Courses

CMN 6005 — Foundations of Professional Communication
CMN 6150 — Communication Research and Strategy
CMN 6230 — Content Creation and Delivery
CMN 6250 — Organizational Communication Assessment
CMN 6300 — Organizational Culture, Climate, and Communication

Restricted Electives

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- CMN 6400 — Effective Meetings and Team Dynamics
- PBR 6740 — Communications Technology Lab
- PBR 6745 — Managing and Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility Programs

Capstone

CMN 6980 — Capstone

Co-op

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This option requires 1 additional semester hour of credit and tuition in addition to this program's required credit hours.

INT 6200 — Experiential Project Preparation
One of:
- COP 6945 — Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
- COP 6946 — Global Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
- COP 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time

Integrative Experiential Learning

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This option substitutes for 3 semester hours of restricted elective credits in programs that require at least 3 semester hours of restricted elective credits. If the student has already completed the program's restricted electives or the program does not have an elective requirement, this option requires 3 additional hours of credit and tuition in addition to this program's required credit hours.

INT 6943 — Integrative Experiential Learning

Concentrations

Cross-Cultural Communication

From the catalog
Complete 5 semester hours from one of the following focused tracks:
Complete two of the following:

CMN 6600 — Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation
CMN 6610 — Foundations and Development of Cultural Communications
CMN 6620 — Cultural Communications Lab
Choose 8 semester hours from:
- HRM 6300 — Growing Global Teams
- ITC 6415 — IT Policy, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
- PBR 6700 — Introduction to Public Relations
Choose 8 semester hours from:
- GST 6100 — Globalization and Global Politics and Economics
- GST 6101 — Global Literacy, Culture, and Community
- LDR 6426 — Developing Sustainable Global Leadership

Human Resource Management

HRM 6100 — Human Resource Management
HRM 6150 — Strategic Workforce Planning
HRM 6200 — Human Resources Technology
HRM 6250 — Workforce Analytics

Organizational Leadership

LDR 6105 — Developing 21st-Century Leadership Capability
LDR 6155 — Leadership Lab: Challenge for Leaders
From the catalog
Complete 6 semester hours from the following:
Choose 6 semester hours from:
- LDR 6200 — The Language of Leadership
- LDR 6250 — Driving Organizational Success Through Leadership Development
- LDR 6300 — Ethical Leadership
- LDR 6406 — Leading Teams Strategically in a Global Environment
- LDR 6416 — Leading Strategic Development and Implementation
- LDR 6426 — Developing Sustainable Global Leadership
- LDR 6436 — Innovation and Organizational Transformation

Project Management

PJM 6100 — Foundations of Project Management
PJM 6120 — Project Scope, Schedule and Cost Planning
PJM 6200 — Project Risk Management
PJM 6300 — Project Quality Management

Public and Media Relations

PBR 6700 — Introduction to Public Relations
From the catalog
Complete 9 semester hours from the following:
Choose 9 semester hours from:
- PBR 6710 — Public Relations Research
- PBR 6715 — Public Relations Strategy and Planning
- PBR 6720 — Public Relations Content
- PBR 6725 — Crisis Communication
- PBR 6730 — Promotional Campaigns
- PBR 6735 — Content Marketing: Becoming a Trusted Resource

Social Media for Organizational Performance

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Complete 12–13 semester hours from the following:

CMN 6800 — Social Media Fundamentals
From the catalog
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:
Choose 12 semester hours from:
- CMN 6810 — Social Media Channels and Online Communities
- CMN 6820 — Social Media Content Curation, Creation, Marketing
- CMN 6830 — Online Consumer Behaviors
- DGM 6700 — Integrated Marketing Fundamentals
- DGM 6705 — Search Engine Optimization and Brand Strategy
- DGM 6710 — Applied Digital Branding
- DGM 6725 — Marketing Automation for Customer Service
- DGM 6730 — Advanced Analytics and Search Engine Optimization

GPA requirements

Additional hours required for participation in optional experiential learning opportunities. Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Substitutions

Stated by the catalog on this program's requirements:

Foundations of Professional Communication (CMN 6005) is required for students who are developing their English-language skills, have not previously studied in the United States, and/or have not yet had professional work experience. Otherwise, students begin the program with Communication Research and Strategy (CMN 6150) and complete an additional elective to substitute for the Foundations of Professional Communication (CMN 6005) requirement.
In rare cases and at the program's discretion, students may request a course substitution or transfer credit for Foundations of Project Management (PJM 6100). A student may qualify for the course substitution if they have at least three years of direct project management experience; the student may complete any other PJM elective, concentration, or core course (as long as they have met the prerequisites) to meet minimum required coursework hours for this program. A student may qualify for transfer credit if they hold their Project Management Professional certification.
Social Media Fundamentals (CMN 6800) is intended for students without social media experience and should be completed first in the student's academic plan for completion of this concentration.

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