B.A. in Social Sciences

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND
COMMUNICATION CONCENTRATION

In today’s rapidly changing work environment, effective leadership is essential to high-impact performance. Employees at every level gain a competitive edge when they are able to analyze critical issues and develop strategies to effectively enhance leadership competencies, performance effectiveness, and multicultural communications within the workplace. The Organizational Behavior and Communication concentration offers students a psychosocial, conceptual orientation grounded in experiential learning for real-world application. Inspired by the scientist-practitioner model, students develop fluency in theory and application. Students learn to diagnose organizational systems and change, apply the interpersonal skills to meet strategic challenges, and advance in their own individual endeavors within organizations of the current corporate and nonprofit worlds.

DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM
Eligible students in this concentration have the opportunity to apply for dual degrees with the award of both a B.A. degree in Social Sciences with a concentration in Organizational Behavior and Communication and an M.S. degree in Human Resource Management and Development. To apply, students must have completed at least 80 credits with a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 or higher. If accepted, students select four courses (twelve credits) from the M.S. in Human Resource Management and Development which will be counted as electives towards the B.A. degree. These courses and credits will also apply towards the M.S. degree.

For more information about the admissions requirements and process, please contact the McGhee Advising Office at (212) 992 9055 or mcghee.advising@nyu.edu.

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Core Curriculum (4-14 Credits Based on placement)

We recommend that students complete the McGhee Core Curriculum before the following requirements.

Foundation courses

Required (8 credits)

Business Organization and Management / Y10.0504		4
Organizational Behavior / Y10.1301		4

Optional (8 credits)

Introduction to Macroeconomics / Y10.0301		4
Introduction to Microeconomics / Y10.0341		4

Methods and Theory (8 Credits)

Organizational Behavior Research Methods / Y26.2280		4
Current Issues in Organizational Behavior / Y26.2205		4

Concentration Courses (16 Credits)

Students select one course from each of the following categories or may choose to cluster two courses in each of two categories.

Communication and Workplace Dynamics

Organizational Communication / Y26.2201		4
Multicultural Communication / Y26.2202		4
Managing Diversity in the Global Economy / Y26.2220		4
Advanced Business Writing / Y26.2242		4
Gender Issues in Organizations / Y26.2246		4
Management Technologies: Organizational and Workplace Design / Y26.2247		4
Storytelling: The Use of Narrative in Organizational Studies / Y26.2260		4
History of Communication Innovations / Y26.6074		4

Leadership and Organizational Strategy

Managerial Decision Making / Y10.0543		2
Human Resources Management / Y10.0548		4
Business Ethics / Y10.0573		4
Leadership Strategies for the Global Workplace / Y26.2221		4
Leadership: Theory and Practice / Y26.2222		4
Conflict Resolution / Y26.2245		4
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace / Y26.2281		4

Managing Organizations and Change

Organizational Change / Y26.2209		4
Consulting and Group Process / Y26.2213		4
Managing for Performance Effectiveness / Y26.2248		4
Corporate Culture and Organizational Learning / Y26.2249		4
Spirituality in the Workplace / Y26.2251		4
Managing Career Transitions / Y26.2252		4
Uses & Abuses of Assessments in Organizations / Y26.2282		4

Major Requirements (20 Credits)

In addition to other Social Sciences courses, students may choose additional credits from any of the three concentration categories above or the special topics listed below.