What is Organizational Leadership?
Strategic organizational communication students also make competitive applicants for graduate programs in law, public administration, public policy, human resource management, nonprofit management, and many other fields.
- Learn to become exceptional leaders within various types of organizations.
- Learn to become excellent communicators who know how to work well independently or on teams.
- Learn to articulate messages that engage the public.
- Learn how to use diverse platforms to reach target audiences.
- Learn the skills necessary to become proficient mediators and advocates in the professional world.
Highlighted Career Paths
Graduates with a degree in Organizational Leadership have a wide array of rewarding careers before them. Check out some of the top careers students get with this degree or explore more career options in I-Plan.
Community Outreach Manager
If you like to advance your organization’s priorities while building relationships with other organizations, engage in community activities, maintain clear records of participants, partners, and donors, and establish consistent communication between your organization, partner organizations, and community members, you may enjoy this career!
Director of Stakeholder Engagement
If you like to manage and measure work, build effective teams, articulate a vision and purpose, cultivate relationships inside and outside of an organization, and motivate others, this career might be a great fit for you!
Governmental Office Director/Chief of Staff
Suppose you like to analyze complex interdisciplinary issues, track stakeholder and public opinion, make recommendations for action, develop and implement policies and procedures, and participate in community management and social change. In that case, this career might be for you!
Highlighted Courses
Develop essential leadership skills through courses in organizational strategy, team dynamics, persuasive communication, conflict resolution, and more.
Meet Our Faculty
Learn from experienced faculty who bring years of industry expertise, academic excellence, and a commitment to developing future organizational leaders.
Degree Emphases
As part of earning a Bachelor of Science in Communications students will choose two different emphases from the following list, empowering them to become successful in different aspects of communication.
Students learn to use strategic communication to voice and solve issues in teams, organizations, and communities. Focus areas include project management, community outreach, mediation, advocacy, data gathering and analysis, and collaborative partnership building.
Public relations is a planned process to influence public opinion and craft a public image. This emphasis provides opportunities to write, research, and implement persuasive principles of strategic planning for selected clients.
Creativity meets strategy to bring ideas to life through the power of visual communication, blending design, storytelling, and technology to create compelling visuals that inform, inspire, and engage audiences across various media platforms.
Journalism informs, investigates, and amplifies voices—bringing clarity to complex issues, holding power accountable, and connecting communities through truth.
Digital and social media bridge connections, amplify voices, and shape conversations—delivering information in real time and transforming how the world interacts and engages.
Video Production brings stories to life through sight, and sound—capturing moments, conveying messages, and creating impactful visual experiences.