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Curriculum
Source: The Orcomsphere @ orcomsphere.com

1Foreign language consists of six units of non-English foreign language courses in one language area offered in UP
(e.g., Spanish 1, French, Bahasa-Indonesia
2A cognate course is any of the following: DS 126 (Politico-Administrative Institutions and Behavior); DS 128 (Human

Resource Development); Anthro 185 (Introduction to Philippine Culture); Econ 161 (Industrial Organization)
3An elective is any 100-level non-natural science course offered in UP (e.g., Philarts 101, Psychology 101, Accounting

150, Economics 101, Education 105)

COURSES:

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Organizational Communication
OrCom 101 ± Introduction to Organizational Communication
Theories, principles and trends in organizational communication.
Prerequisite: Communication I & II / Komunikasyon I at II
Credit: 3 units
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OrCom 104 ± Dynamics of Interpersonal Communication
The study of different forms of interpersonal communication, and analysis of the influence of Philippine
social values on interpersonal communication.
Prerequisite: OrCom 101
Credit: 3 units
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OrCom 105 ± Dynamics of Public Relations
The role of public relations in communications services; public relations ethics in simple and complex
organizations; problems in PR dynamics within the Philippine setting.
Prerequisite: OrCom 101
Credit: 3 units
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OrCom 107 ± Intercultural Communication
A study of the means by which people communicate and establish relationships across cultural lines with
the objective of training students to function in a more effective way in multi-cultural situations.
Prerequisite: OrCom 101
Credit: 3 units
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OrCom 109.1 ±Technical Writing I
Elements and principles of effective written communication in organizations: varieties of writing styles
(scientific, technical, popular), types of business correspondences, writing the memo, the long and short
report, concept paper, case study, project proposal, conference proceedings, minutes of the meeting and
press releases.
Prerequisite: OrCom 101
Credit: 3 units
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OrCom 109.2 ± Technical Writing II ± Research Writing
Prerequisite: OrCom 101
Credit: 3 units
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OrCom 140 ± Dynamics of Organizations
Theories, models and approaches regarding organizations.
Prerequisite: OrCom 101
Credit: 3 units
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OrCom 142 ± Communication Processes and Organizational Structures
Dynamics of communication skills and processes in organizations with emphasis on Philippine structural
models.
Prerequisite: OrCom 101
Credit: 3 units
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OrCom 143 ± Approaches to Communication in Management
Problems and issues of management communication in simple and complex organizations; training for
communication skills on the management level.
Prerequisite: OrCom 101
Credit: 3 units
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OrCom 145 ± Psychology of Language and Communication
The basic psychological concepts underlying the study of language as a communication tool for specific
social structures.
Prerequisite: OrCom 101, Ling 100
Credit: 3 units
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OrCom 152 ± Communication Trends and Styles
Comparative survey of the different communication trends and styles and their impact on organizations
Prerequisite: OrCom 101
Credit: 3 units
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OrCom 155 ± Organizational Communication Statistics
The application of statistical methods to organizational communication data.
Prerequisite: OrCom 101, Math 11
Credit: 3 units
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OrCom 180 ± Practicum
Supervised field work
Prerequisite: Senior standing and OrCom 109.2
Credit: 3 units
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OrCom 199 ± Organizational Communication Research
Nature, development, principles and problems of organizational communication research in the Philippine
setting; thesis proposal.
Prerequisite: OrCom 101, OrCom 109.2, OrCom 155
Credit: 3 units
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OrCom 200 ± Thesis
Implementation of the thesis proposal earlier prepared in OrCom 199 and writing of the research paper.
Prerequisite: OrCom 199
Credit: 3 units
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Linguistics
Ling 100 ± Introduction to the Study of Language
Prerequisite: Communication I & II / Komunikasyon I &II
Credit: 3 units
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Speech Communication
SpCom 133 ± Argumentation and Debate
The development of the student¶s ability to employ critical thinking and correct reasoning in argumentative
composition and speech delivery, including the analysis of arguments, evidence and reasoning.
Prerequisite: Communication III and OrCom 101
Credit: 3 units
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Speech 137 ± Group Discussion and Conference Leadership
Procedures in exchanging information, solving problems, determining policies, resolving differences in
small face-to-face groups, and developing insights into the nature of group process.
Prerequisite: Communication III
Credit: 3 units
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Social Sciences Cognates
DS 126 ± Politico-Administrative Institutions and Behavior
The interplay of Philippine political culture and politico-administrative institutions.
Credit: 3 units
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DS 128 ± Human Resource Development
Problems of meeting the basic needs of the populace, training for skills, and proper attitudes towards a
meaningful participation in development processes.
Credit: 3 units
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Anthro 185 ± Introduction to Philippine Culture
Credit: 3 units
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Econ 161 ± Industrial Organizations
Credit: 3 units
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Electives
The student may choose the elective courses (3 courses) from any of the following fields:
Psychology
Sociology
Political Science
Philippine Arts
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