The Organizational Communication Concentration of the Business Career Program prepares students to communicate effectively in contemporary business and professional environments. Students examine how communication shapes organizational culture, information flow, collaboration, decision-making, and relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The concentration develops practical skills in business writing, presentations, stakeholder communication, and communication planning. Through applied projects, case studies, and workplace scenarios, students learn to analyze communication needs, adapt messages for different audiences, and support organizations during change, emerging issues, and crises. Upon successful completion of the program students will be prepared to contribute to communication, coordination, stakeholder engagement, and organizational initiatives across a variety of industries.
Program Length
44 weeks (40 academic weeks and four administrative weeks)
Optional Practical Training (OPT)
for International Students
Externship is optional for credit. It allows students to gain work experience in the field of study while earning academic credits. Externship can be taken a maximum of four times for academic credit during the program. A student can earn up to 12 academic credits from an externship.
PROGRAM LENGTH
44 weeks (40 academic weeks and four administrative weeks)
54 quarter credit hours without an externship and up to 66 quarter credit hours with an externship
PROGRAM COSTS
Massachusetts
Tuition: $1,600 per quarter
Course Materials Fee: $180 per quarter
Supply Fee: $40 per quarter
Total: $1,820 per quarter
Tuition: $6,400 per year
Course Materials Fee: $720 per year
Supply Fee: $160 per year
Total: $7,280 per year
Communication in Organizations
12 Qtr. Credit Hours / 11 Weeks
This course examines how communication functions within organizations and influences everyday organizational activity. Students explore formal and informal communication networks, information flow, organizational culture, interpersonal and group communication, leadership communication, feedback, conflict, and communication barriers. The course also considers how organizational structure, workplace relationships, values, and norms shape the way messages are created, interpreted, and shared. Through workplace scenarios and case studies, students analyze communication patterns and apply communication principles to improve collaboration, information sharing, decision-making, and organizational effectiveness.
Communication and Business Writing
12 Qtr. Credit Hours / 11 Weeks
This course develops practical written, oral, and digital communication skills for contemporary business environments. Students plan, write, revise, and present professional messages for different audiences and purposes, including emails, memos, letters, reports, proposals, presentations, and digital communications. Emphasis is placed on clarity, organization, tone, audience awareness, persuasive communication, and professional standards. Students also learn to integrate research, data, and visual information into business documents and presentations. Applied assignments strengthen students’ ability to communicate information, recommendations, and business ideas effectively across a range of professional situations.
Strategic Communication and Stakeholder Engagement
12 Qtr. Credit Hours / 11 Weeks
This course examines how organizations use strategic communication to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Students learn to identify and analyze stakeholders, establish communication objectives, develop audience-centered messages, select appropriate channels, and plan engagement activities. Attention is given to stakeholder interests, influence, expectations, feedback, and the relationship between communication choices and organizational goals. Through stakeholder analyses, case studies, and applied projects, students develop communication strategies designed to inform, persuade, engage, and strengthen stakeholder relationships.
Organizational Change and Crisis Communication
12 Qtr. Credit Hours / 11 Weeks
This course examines communication during organizational change, major initiatives, emerging issues, and crises. Students explore communication planning for organizational transitions, stakeholder concerns, crisis preparedness and response, message coordination, ethical communication, and reputation management. The course addresses how organizations communicate under conditions of uncertainty, disruption, resistance, and heightened public or stakeholder attention. Through case studies and applied projects, students develop and evaluate communication approaches that support organizational continuity, stakeholder confidence, effective response, and recovery.
