Department of Management

The MBA in Management with a Concentration in Corporate/Professional Communications is designed for students who wish to combine a broad education in the various areas of business with a concentration in the skills and competencies required of organizational communication specialists.  Students fulfill the core and breadth requirements of the MBA program and select four courses from the graduate Professional Communications programs. 

E-mail Dr. Jones, department chair, at gjones@fdu.edu for further information on the academic features of this program of study.  Contact the MBA advisors (right hand column) for questions regarding the overall MBA program and admissions policies. 

The management department course offerings emphasize:

• An approach to classroom instruction that fully engages the student in the learning process
• Concentration on knowledge and skill sets that are practical and useable
• A global perspective that emphasizes ethics and long-term sustainable business practices
• The use of team-based teaching and learning 

Our expert faculty combine scholarship, business experience and teaching excellence to help students become more aware of the challenges that face global business leaders and develop to tools, competencies, and long-range mindset needed to meet these challenges.  Our management curriculum emphasizes a strategic orientation towards managing people, leading individuals and organizations through times of change, and work on actual HR/OD consulting projects.  We also promote the values of ethical leadership and sustainable business practices. 

Degree Requirements

All students enrolled in the MBA program must complete the MBA Core Curriculum in addition to their major-specific requirements listed below.

Major Requirements (12 credits)

For an MBA in management with a concentration in corporate communication, complete the following required course and 3 electives:

Required Course:

• CCOM6001 Corporate Communication

Choose 3 of the following elective courses:

• CCOM6002 Organizational Communication
• CCOM6021 Communication and Culture
• CCOM6040 Managerial Writing
• CCOM6045 Corporate Relations
• CCOM6046 Stakeholder (Investor) Relations
• CCOM6047 Corporate Advertising
• CCOM6048 Executive Lectures
• CCOM7025 Communication and Change
• CCOM7070 International Corporate Communications and Culture (Wroxton College)