Communication - Organizational Communication Emphasis
Learn how to analyze, develop, and deliver messages to a variety of stakeholders.
Develop Skills That Enhance Your Resume
Our career-building program will introduce you to best practices across all types of communication, including organizational, professional, multimedia, interpersonal, intercultural, small group, leadership, and health communication.
Coursework focuses on deepening your understanding of strategic message design. Through case studies and real-world examples, you will analyze messages within organizations, identify common organizational needs, and develop effective strategies to address them. Unique projects and presentations will help you to improve communication in ways that enhance individual experiences and organizational productivity.
A critical component of all our programs at UW-Eau Claire is providing students with opportunities to gain professional experience and make industry connections. Here, you'll have opportunities to collaborate with faculty on research, intern at local organizations, or study abroad.
With a growing need for skilled communicators, a degree in organizational communication is in high demand. Previous students have gone on to work in management, human resources, marketing, training and development, event planning, community relations, and a variety of other areas in for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
Program Details
The communication and journalism department is home to the Communication and Journalism Center, a state-of-the-art facility that includes TV and radio news studios and projection facilities, a visual communication studio and lab, and the offices of The Spectator and Blugold Radio (WUEC FM 89.7) — student media outlets. Here, you can take what you've learned in the classroom and put it into practice, all while gaining professional experience.
Through our student-faculty collaborative research program, you will have opportunities to participate in fascinating research projects, like the link between recruitment messages and applicant leadership qualities or the analysis of messages in corporate rhetoric. In addition to bolstering your resume and portfolio, these projects help you foster relationships with mentors, the community, and even potential employers.
Classes are taught by passionate, enthusiastic professors who know and love their field. Through creative projects and guest presentations, they go out of their way to immerse you in the diverse world of communication. Small class sizes help you form meaningful relationships and gain an even more personalized education.
Many of our communication students are active in on-campus student clubs and organizations, like the Communication and Journalism Organization (CJO). These extracurriculars are excellent ways to learn new skills, network, and explore career paths.
Blugold Stories
From the moment I stepped on campus, UWEC felt like home. I've been lucky to study abroad twice (in Jamaica and Spain), complete student-faculty research submitted for publishing, serve on the Executive Board of numerous organizations, raise money for Blugold scholarships, and follow multiple passions. UWEC was the perfect place to lay down roots and prepare for an exciting career in Minneapolis as a technology consultant for a Fortune 50 company.
Research is worth your time. Not only is it a great chance to explore an aspect of your major, but it’s also an opportunity to be mentored by one of your favorite professors, learn how to work in a group, and work on your professional presenting skills.
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Where can the organizational communication program lead me after graduation?
Our organizational communication graduates are experiencing successful careers all over the world. From Wisconsin to England to Antigua, Blugolds are helping organizations make decisions, craft effective messages and build reputable brands.
Example Careers
- Events specialist
- Marketing communications specialist
- Digital marketing coordinator
- Talent acquisition specialist
- Sales and events coordinator
- Event operations
- Marketing specialist
Recent Graduates
Community Manager
American Cancer Society
Wisconsin
Communications Assistant
Mission Impact
Antigua
Advertising Coordinator
Post-Bulletin
Minnesota
Social Media and Communications Coordinator
Harlaxton College
England
Administrative Coordinator and Department Liaison
Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley
Wisconsin
Curriculum within the organizational communication major is intentionally built to provide you with firsthand experience. A Communication Research Seminar capstone course will require you to investigate current research issues in interpersonal, group, intercultural, organizational and public communication.
You may also choose to pursue a communication internship — many of which count for credit. There, you'll apply classroom knowledge and skills to a variety of professional activities, taking away new skills and an impressive resume.
Here are a few courses in Communication - Organizational Communication Emphasis at UW-Eau Claire.
CJ 203
Fundamentals of Human Communication
Communication competence enhanced though introduction to human communication knowledge and relational, group, and public speaking skills. Addresses benefits of communication skills in students’ professional, civic, and personal lives.
CJ 357
Professional Communication
Theories, skills, and strategies needed to become an effective communicator in business and professional settings. Special attention given to employment communication, interviewing, and business writing skills and strategies.
CJ 317
Diversity & Communication: Organizational & Media Contexts
Reading, writing, and discussion about how gender, race, class, sexual orientation, (dis)ability, and psychographics intersect in organizational and media contexts. Emphasizes collaborative learning, research, and activism to analyze perceptions, language choices, and behaviors surrounding diversity.
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