Leadership Communication is available as a minor.

To complete a minor in Leadership Communication, students must complete 60 points from Leadership Communication papers, including at least 30 points above 100 level and including LCOMM101.

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• 100 level
• 200 Level
• 300 Level
• 400 Level
• Prescriptions for the GradCert(LComm) and GradDip(LComm)
• Prescriptions for the BCS(Hons), BMS(Hons), PGCert(LComm), PGDip(LComm) and MMS
• Prescriptions for the MPhil
• Prescriptions for the PhD

• 100 level

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  LCOMM101	Introduction to Leadership Communication	18A (Hamilton)
  By showing how to lead through improving communication, understanding who we are, and collaborating for problem-solving, this course provides a repertoire of skills relevant to personal, family, and organisational success.
  LCOMM102	Communication in an Online Society	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper introduces students to communication practices, concepts, and issues that they are likely to encounter as citizens, communicating professionals, community members, and participants in a highly mediated online world.

• 200 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  LCOMM200	Management Communication	18A (Hamilton) & 18B (Hamilton)
  This paper focuses on the processes by which managers communicate with those inside and outside their organisation. It explores managers' main communicative practices and introduces students to some of the major theories underlying management communication as an area of study.
  LCOMM201	Professional Speaking	18B (Hamilton)
  This highly practical paper focuses on the skills, principles, and practices of developing and delivering professional speeches and presentations across a wide range of professional purposes and contexts.
  LCOMM202	Leadership and Facilitation	18A (Hamilton)
  This paper covers the core concepts of interpersonal communication and equips students with skills to lead and facilitate effective communication in face-to-face and online professional contexts.
  LCOMM203	Communication Consulting	18A (Hamilton)
  This paper introduces the use of action research methodology for identifying communication/marketing strengths, weaknesses and opportunities in various organisations including business, government and non-profits. Needs assessments and interventions are covered.
  LCOMM205	Leadership Communication	18A (Hamilton)
  Who you are influences who you are as a leader. It is everyone's business whether it involves family, school, sport, volunteer teams, or full-time employment. This paper looks at how you form, maintain, and change identity and explores how to find your unique voice and clarify your own values. It uses research-based and theoretical...
  MCOM200	Management Communication	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper provides an introduction to the theory and practice of management communication. The paper focuses on the process by which managers communicate with those inside and outside their organisations.
  PUBRL202	Health Communication Campaigns	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper explores the construction and evaluation of communication campaigns to address health issues in communities and organisations. The campaigns use communication theory to design persuasive and innovative health campaigns.

• 300 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  MCOM330	Professional Speaking and Speechwriting	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM331	Managing Conflict and Consensus	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM332	Professional and Public Relations Writing	18A (Hamilton) & 18A (Tauranga)
  This paper focuses on the theory and practice of written communication in public relations and other professional contexts. Students learn to design, write and edit a portfolio of documents, including a brochure, an annual report narrative, and a newsletter.
  MCOM336	Negotiation and Persuasion	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper examines the theory and practice of persuasion and negotiation in a range of professional contexts.
  MCOM338	Communication Interventions	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM339	Events and Communication Management	18A (Hamilton) & 18A (Tauranga)
  Event management is a strategic public relations, marketing and communication tool for organisations of all sizes. This experiential learning paper draws together best practice in event and communication management from a practical business and operational perspective. The paper covers all aspects of event planning. Students will r...
  MCOM340	Communicating Social Change	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper examines a range of theoretical and practical approaches to the communication and management of social change, especially the health and well-being of communities, organisations, and other social groups, and emerging human rights issues.
  MCOM376	Diversity Leadership	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM380	Special Topic	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM387	Communication Internship	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM390	Directed Study	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM392	Leading Change for Sustainability	18A (Hamilton)
  This paper teaches leadership skills necessary for organisational change, with particular emphasis on the changes needed to make organisations more socially and environmentally sustainable.
  MCOM399	Communication Investigation in the Workplace	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MSYS319	Industry Experience 2	18C (Online)
  This paper requires a period of four to thirteen weeks work experience in an appropriate and approved host organisation with relevance to the student's degree and major. Investigation of three research topics supports the academic component of the paper.
  MSYS335	Managerial Decision Making	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  STMG325	Self Actualising Leadership	18B (Hamilton) & 18T (Hamilton)
  This paper explores self-actualising leadership. Students will be involved in aligning their inner and outer worlds in a journey of discovering what energises and guides their purpose.

• 400 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  MCOM430	Professional Speaking and Speechwriting	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM431	Negotiation and Persuasion	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper examines the theory and practice of persuasion and negotiation in a range of professional contexts.
  MCOM432	Professional and Public Relations Writing	18A (Hamilton) & 18A (Tauranga)
  This paper focuses on the theory and practice of written communication in public relations and other professional contexts. Students learn to design, write, and edit a portfolio of documents, including a brochure, an annual report narrative, and a newsletter.
  MCOM438	Communication Interventions	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM440	Communicating social change	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper examines a range of theoretical and practical approaches to the communication and management of social change, especially the health and well-being of communities, organisations, and other social groups, and emerging human rights issues.
  MCOM476	Diversity Leadership	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM480	Special Topic	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM490	Directed Study	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM492	Leading Change for Sustainability	18A (Hamilton)
  This paper teaches leadership skills necessary for organisational change, with particular emphasis on the changes needed to make organisations more socially and environmentally sustainable.
  MCOM495	Industry Experience 4	18C (Online)
  A period of four to thirteen weeks internship is spent in a host organisation with relevance to the student's major, located in New Zealand or overseas. Students find their own host organisation, which is then approved by the departmental co-ordinator. In addition to the time spent in the host organisation, Weekly small group elect...
  MCOM499	Report of an Investigation	18D (Hamilton), 18E (Hamilton), 18F (Hamilton), 18G (Hamilton), 18H (Hamilton), 18I (Hamilton), 18J (Hamilton), 18K (Hamilton), 18L (Hamilton) & 18M (Hamilton)
  Directed investigation of an approved topic, available only to students enrolled in the BMS degree.
  MSYS435	Advanced Managerial Decision Making	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  STMG425	Self-Actualising Leadership	18B (Hamilton) & 18T (Hamilton)
  This paper allows students the opportunity to explore inspiration, passion and purpose in organisations.

• Prescriptions for the GradCert(LComm) and GradDip(LComm)

  A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included Leadership Communication at an advanced level in their first degree. The requirements for the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are prescribed in the Waikato Management School Student Handbook.

• Prescriptions for the BCS(Hons), BMS(Hons), PGCert(LComm), PGDip(LComm) and MMS

  Leadership Communication may be taken as a major for the BMS(Hons) and as a subject for the BCS(Hons) and MMS. A Postgraduate Certificate and a Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership Communication are also available. The requirements for the major and subject are prescribed in the Waikato Management School Student Handbook.

  Students enrolling in 500 level Leadership Communication papers should normally have a minimum of a B average in undergraduate Leadership Communication papers, with no less than that in 300 and 400 level Leadership Communication papers. All students should discuss their programme with the Management Student Centre before enrolling.

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  MCOM502	Managing Virtual Team Communication	18B (Online)
  Managing and participating in teams is a feature of organisational life and the everyday workplace. Increasingly, work teams are dependent on communication technologies for effective communication. This paper investigates theory and practice of team communication with specific reference to the capacities of communication technologi...
  MCOM506	Reputation Management	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM508	Communication for Investor Relations	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM512	Applied Communication Analysis	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM513	Professional and Public Relations Writing	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM514	Promotional Writing	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM515	Writing in Research: Communication with Stakeholders	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM516	Writing in Leadership Communication	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM517	Internship and Action Research for Public Relations	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM518	Public Relations Best Practice - an Investigation	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM519	Applied Research in Public Relations	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM532	Public Relations Cases	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM566	Special Topic	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM576	Intercultural Communication	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM579	Communication in Organisations	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM583	Leadership, Communication and Transformation	18B (Hamilton)
  Our focus in this paper will be on leadership communication, or the ways leaders and followers interact and the ways leaders attempt to create and shape meanings through images and words. We will also explore a range of ideas about what it means to lead and the assumptions, beliefs, and values embedded and shaped in diverse leaders...
  MCOM584	Sustainable Futures	18A (Hamilton) & 18A (Online)
  Individuals and organisations operate in contexts that are increasingly complex and uncertain. They face issues that are global in nature and which threaten long term sustainability. To successfully meet fast changing futures, contexts and stakeholders must be addressed. New styles of leadership and management are thus required, ac...
  MCOM585	Public Relations: Context and Applications	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM587	Communication Internship	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM589	Directed Study	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM590	Directed Study	This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  This paper will not be taught in 2018.
  MCOM591	Management Communication Dissertation	18C (Hamilton)
  A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.
  MCOM592	Management Communication Dissertation	18C (Hamilton)
  A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.
  MCOM593	Management Communication Thesis	18C (Hamilton)
  An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.
  MCOM594	Management Communication Thesis	18C (Hamilton)
  An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.
  MCOM599	Report of an Investigation	18D (Hamilton), 18E (Hamilton), 18F (Hamilton), 18G (Hamilton), 18H (Hamilton), 18I (Hamilton), 18J (Hamilton), 18K (Hamilton), 18L (Hamilton) & 18M (Hamilton)
  Directed investigation of an approved topic, available only to students enrolled in the BMS(Hons) degree.
  MNGT501	Research Methods in Management Studies	18A (Hamilton), 18B (Hamilton), 18B (Online) & 18T (Hamilton)
  This paper aims to introduce students to the assumptions underlying the different methodologies and methods for performing research in the social sciences.The focus is on interpretive, positivist, critical, and mixed methods. The paper attempts to give students the conceptual and methodological resources needed to think and convers...

• Prescriptions for the MPhil

  The Master of Philosophy is a one year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  MCOM800	Management Communication MPhil Thesis	18C (Hamilton)
  No description available.

• Prescriptions for the PhD

  The Doctor of Philosophy is a three year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  MCOM900	Management Communication PhD Thesis	18C (Hamilton) & 18C (Tauranga)
  No description available.