Organizational Leadership Major
Faculty
Program Chair: Karen Love
David Cook, David Sanders
Major Description
The major in Organizational Leadership has been designed for those involved in both for-profit and not-for-profit environments. The skills learned and applied during the program include: leading people to create and achieve a common goal, communicating clearly and professionally, developing and following an ethical decision making model, and thinking creatively to solve problems and make logical decisions in a business environment.
Learning Outcomes
The Organizational Leadership major equips students to:
- Apply theoretical leadership concepts in organizational settings and formulate personal leadership philosophy.
- Develop personal competencies and skills to lead others to create and achieve common goals.
- Apply interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with diverse groups of people to accomplish organizational, team, and individual goals.
- Employ exemplary oral and written communication skills to present a professional image within the context of a variety of business environments.
- Analyze the basic functions of an organization in order to coordinate efforts for organizational success.
- Analyze business problems and situations critically and creatively to execute logical decisions within a business environment.
- Formulate personal ethical perspective and identify Christian-based principles in approaching professional and organizational responsibilities.
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Organizational Leadership Major
Important Notes
- Students who have earned or are pursuing an Organizational Leadership major cannot earn a certificate in Leadership.
- No major program courses may be exempted or taken at another college.
- Block A should be completed first. Blocks B and C may be completed in any order. Block D must always be the final block.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Block A | ||
| LDB301 | Academic and Interpersonal Effectiveness | 3 |
| BUS304 | Critical Thinking, Research and Writing | 3 |
| BUS374 | Economics | 3 |
| BUS421 | Leading Innovation | 3 |
| Block B | ||
| BUS330 | Managerial Budgeting and Accounting | 3 |
| ORL326 | Organiz Behavior and Development | 3 |
| ORL345 | Leadership Theory/Application | 3 |
| ORL422 | Global Leadership | 3 |
| Block C | ||
| HRM351 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| ORL328 | Diversity and Intergenerational Effectiveness | 3 |
| BUS306 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| ORL340 | Leading Change in Organizations | 3 |
| Block D | ||
| BUS350 | Technology Management | 3 |
| BUS425 | Marketing Analytics | 3 |
| LDB481 | Faith and Life Issues | 3 |
| BUS485 | Business Capstone | 3 |
| Total Hours | 48 | |
Advanced Certificate in Organizational Leadership (for Business Administration majors)
IMPORTANT NOTES
- This advanced certificate is for students who have earned/are pursuing a Business Administration major. Students with a Leadership concentration may not earn a second major or advanced certificate in Leadership.
- Students who have earned or are pursing an Organizational Leadership major cannot earn a certificate in Leadership.
- No program courses may be exempted or taken at another college.
- Students do not need to take BUS485 Business Capstone (3 c.h.) for an advanced certificate.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| HRM351 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| ORL326 | Organiz Behavior and Development | 3 |
| ORL328 | Diversity and Intergenerational Effectiveness | 3 |
| ORL340 | Leading Change in Organizations | 3 |
| ORL345 | Leadership Theory/Application | 3 |
| ORL422 | Global Leadership | 3 |
| BUS306 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| BUS485 | Business Capstone | 0-3 |
| Total Hours | 21-24 | |
Second Major or Advanced Certificate in Organizational Leadership (for Human Science majors)
IMPORTANT NOTES
- This 2nd major/advanced certificate is for students who have earned/are pursuing a major outside the business programs in the Division of Professional Studies.
- Students who have earned/are pursuing a major in Business Administration may not earn a second major in Organizational Leadership.
- No program courses may be exempted or taken at another college.
- Students do not need to take BUS485 Business Capstone (3 c.h.) for an advanced certificate.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| ORL328 | Diversity and Intergenerational Effectiveness | 3 |
| ORL340 | Leading Change in Organizations | 3 |
| ORL345 | Leadership Theory/Application | 3 |
| ORL422 | Global Leadership | 3 |
| BUS306 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| BUS330 | Managerial Budgeting and Accounting | 3 |
| BUS421 | Leading Innovation | 3 |
| BUS485 | Business Capstone | 0-3 |
| Total Hours | 21-24 | |