Program Overview
The Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary curriculum which prepares students to assume an advanced leadership role in their current or future organization. Student develop and articulate a personal leadership approach and philosophy through courses designed to analyze and evaluate leadership practices, philosophies, and theories through application of each to real-world situations.
Learning Outcomes
- Develop and articulate a personal leadership approach/philosophy applicable to leading an organization.
- Effectively communicate in oral and written forms within organizational settings.
- Evaluate the ethical implications of leadership decisions and strategies in organizations.
- Analyze strategies and frameworks used by leaders to initiate change in organizations.
- Apply leadership theories to decision-making in organizations.
- Analyze leadership within diverse organizational cultures within the institutional and global environment.
Experiences & Opportunities
- Sigma Beta Delta- International Honor Society for Business Management and Administration for students with high academic achievement
- Work one-on-one with faculty
- Credentialed faculty members
- Emphasis on project-based learning
- Internship assistance
Careers
- Banking
- Human Resources
- Civic Organizations
- Training and Development
- Management and Leadership
- Government
- Military/Police
- Nonprofit Organizations
Required Coursework
Organizational Leadership (60 hours) (Must earn a minimum 2.5 GPA)
Lower Level Org. Leadership Foundation Courses (15 hours):
Each of the following:
- BUS 205 – Principles of Management
- CMN 109 – Business Communications
- PSY 204 – Social Psychology
- ORL 201 – Self-Leadership
- ORL 210 – Group and Team Dynamics
Upper Level Org. Leadership Foundation Courses (24 hours):
Each of the following:
- CRT 301 – Critical Thinking
- ENG 302 – Professional Writing
- BUS 314 – Human Resource Mgmt.
- BUS 410 – Business Ethics
- SOC 306 – Sociology of Social Institutions
- CMN 302 – Techniques of Persuasion
- ORL 420 – Project Leadership
- ORL 410 – Global Leadership
Organizational Leadership Core Courses (21 hours):
Each of the following:
- BUS 316 – Workforce Diversity
- ORL 318 - Organizational Behavior & Theory
- ORL 412 - Organizational Leadership
- CMN 310 – Conflict Management
- ORL 401 – Strategic Organizational Develop & Change
- ORL 210 – Group & Team Dynamics
- ORL 315 - Organizational Creativity, Innovation and High Performance
Senior Coursework (3 hours):
- ORL 495 Advanced Leadership Philosophy & Practice
Dr. Tasha Jones
Lead Faculty for Organizational Leadership
Email: [email protected]
