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to communication studies, form the basis for this course. Taken during your
second to last semester.

ORGC 799 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
Students who are in the non-Thesis option must enroll in ORGC 799 during the
semester they are taking the comprehensive exam.

ORGC 810 PRACTICUM IN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
Elective: This course will allow students to apply the organizational culture
theory to real world environments by utilizing the anthropologic approaches.
Students will assess a chosen organization to study for organizational culture
impacts the functioning of the group. Students will then analyze how the
culture should or should not be changed to improve the quality of the
organization.

ORGC 815 THESIS (SPRING ONLY)
Prerequisites: ORGC 502, ORGC 504, and ORGC 737/738
Advisory: Comprehensive Examination should have been passed prior to taking
815.
Core Course: An empirical research study. The research topic should be one
that will further the student’s educational development by developing research
and other skills that will help the student keep abreast of the field and enable
the student to pursue independent work.

ORGC 816 THESIS ADVISEMENT
Advisory: Taken only when student fails to complete ORGC 815
Thesis writing advisement is provided to students who fail to complete ORGC
815. This 1 credit hour course features research-related advisement and an
oral examination at completion.

Psychology

PSYC 501 PRINCIPLES AND PHILOSOPHY OF ADLERIAN COUNSELING
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
Historical, philosophical, psychological and sociological basis of counseling in
different settings (school, agency and community) and with different
populations will be explored. Professional certification and ethical standards
will be reviewed. Special emphasis will be given to the socioteleoanalytic
(Adlerian) approach to counseling. Eight to ten additional counseling theories

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