Northeastern University College of Professional Studies
Academic Calendar | Request Materials | Contact | Log in to Blackboard
Course Search:
Programs
Overview
Curriculum
Registration
Requirements
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Tuition and Fees
Speak with an Adviser
Dr. Alan Zaremba
Curriculum Map
Request Information

MS in Corporate & Organizational Communication

Curriculum

REQUIRED COURSES (12 q.h.)
CMN 6010 Foundations of Organizational Communication 3 q.h.
CMN 6020 Ethical Issues in Organizational Communication 3 q.h.
CMN 6910 Organizational Communication Assessment
(recommended as last course)
3 q.h.
CMN 6090 Organizational Culture, Climate, and Communication 3 q.h.

ELECTIVE COURSES
(6 q.h.)
Choose two of the following courses:
 
HRM 6005 Creating a High-Performance Organization: Strategic Organizational and HRM Choices 3 q.h.
CMN 6120 Communicating to and with the Media
3 q.h.
LDR 6110 Leading Teams 3 q.h.
OCM 6100 Foundations of Organizational Change
3 q.h.
NPM 6125 Promoting Nonprofit Organizations 3 q.h.

SPECIALIZATIONS
(18 q.h.)
Choose one or select any College of Professional Studies graduate certificate.


EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIZATION
(18 q.h.)

CMN 6030 Professional Speaking (offered on-campus only)
3 q.h.
CMN 6050 Crisis Communication
3 q.h.
CMN 6060 Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation
3 q.h.
CMN 6070 Interviewing
3 q.h.
CMN 6080 Intercultural Communication in the Organization
3 q.h.
CMN 6110 Group Dynamics and Interpersonal Conflict: Meeting Management
3 q.h.



PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION (18 q.h.)
PJM 6000 Project Management Practices (prerequisite)
3 q.h.
PJM 6010 Project Planning and Scheduling
3 q.h.
PJM 6015 Risk Management
3 q.h.



Choose three of the following courses:

PJM 6020 Cost and Budget Management
3 q.h.
PJM 6125 Project Evaluation and Assessment
(recommended as last course)
3 q.h.
PJM 6705 Portfolio Management in the Enterprise Environment 3 q.h.
CMN 6060 Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation 3 q.h.

LEADERSHIP SPECIALIZATION
(18 q.h.)
 
LDR 6100 Developing Your Leadership Capability (prerequisite)
3 q.h.
LDR 6110 Leading Teams
3 q.h.
LDR 6120 Creating Leadership Capacity: Developing Bench Strength
3 q.h.
LDR 6140 Developing the Strategic Leader
(recommended as the last course)
3 q.h.

Choose two of the following courses:

LDR 6135 The Ethical Leader
3 q.h.
LDR 6125 Managing Organizational Culture
3 q.h.
HRM 6005 Creating a High-Performance Organization: Strategic Organizational and HRM Choices
3 q.h.
HRM 6045 Change, Challenge, and Competence
3 q.h.

HUMAN SERVICES
SPECIALIZATION (18 q.h.)

HSV 6100 Theory and Practice of Human Services 3 q.h.
HSV 6110 Human Service Management and Development
3 q.h.
HSV 6630 Research and Evaluation in Human Services
3 q.h.
HSV 6980 Human Services Capstone Project
(recommended as last course)
3 q.h.
LDR 6360 Dynamics of Change and the Community and Social Level 3 q.h.
HSV 6120 Social Inequality, Social Change, and Community Building
3 q.h.



HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION (18 q.h.)
HRM 6005 Creating a High-Performance Organization: Strategic Organizational and HRM Choices
3 q.h.
HRM 6010 Total Compensation
3 q.h.
HRM 6020 Strategic Recruitment, Training, and Performance Management
3 q.h.
HRM 6030 Employee Rights and Employer Obligations
3 q.h.
HRM 6040 High-Performance Human Resources Systems and Development
3 q.h.
HRM 6045 Change, Challenge, and Competence
3 q.h.



OPEN GRADUATE ELECTIVES (4-6 q.h.)

A minimum of 40 quarter hours is required to earn a master's degree from the College of Professional Studies, as well as completion of all program-specific requirements.

TOTAL QUARTER HOURS: 40-44

Request Information

Apply Online