B-W: Organizational Leadership Program Requirements

Successful organizations demand successful leaders at all levels. This major focuses on an understanding of human behavior and leadership theory and practice. The Organizational Leadership program integrates courses from across disciplines to stimulate both critical and creative thinking. The broad, interdisciplinary curriculum provides the framework necessary for managing and leading in today’s team-based organizations. The Organizational Leadership major is limited to employed adults registered in the Evening/Weekend Program.

Organizational Leadership

Computer Code: OGLS

Links to other majors, minors, and certificates:
OL majors may choose to double major in Psychology, Sociology, or Business, or complete a minor in one or more of those fields by counting the required courses in both areas. Some certificate programs also mesh well with the OL major: Human Resources, Organizational Development, and Applied Communications.

Prerequisites:
Note: CST 106 and PSY 110 are required of all Organizational Leadership majors. These courses are to be completed before taking other required courses in that department as indicated below.

Minimum credits required: 45-49 (plus prerequisites as indicated)

Required courses (* = Prerequisite Required)
Leadership Base Component
LDR	201	Introduction to Leadership	3 credits
LDR	202D	Contemporary Leadership Problems	3 credits
Content Component
BUS	305	Introduction to Management	3 credits
BUS	326	Legal Environment of Organizations	3 credits
PSY	321	Human Relations & Group Dynamics	3 credits*
SOC	210	Work Matters: The Sociology of Work & Work Settings	3 credits*
Choose one
SOC	301D	Social Inequalities	3 credits*
CST	313	Organizational Communication	3 credits*
Research Component
SOC	280	Research Methods	4 credits*
Statistics (choose one)
PSY	279	Elements of Statistics	4 credits*
ECN	279	Elements of Statistics	4 credits*
MTH	135	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	3 credits*
Data Analysis (choose one)
CSC	131	EXCEL AND	2 credits*
CSC	131	ACCESS	2 credits*
		OR
SOC	281	SPSS: Data Analysis	4 credits*
Capstone
OLS	444	Senior Seminar: Int. of Theory and Practice	4 credits*
Choose One Of The Following Emphases: The Organizational Leadership major requires a three-course emphasis in either Human Resources or Human Services. Courses in the emphasis area should be completed prior to enrolling in the capstone course, OLS 444.
Human Resource Emphasis
BUS	410	Human Resources	3 credits*
Choose two of the following:
BUS	329	Business Ethics	3 credits
BUS	411	Compensation Management	3 credits*
BUS	412	Employment Law/Labor Relations	3 credits*
BUS	413	Staffing & Development	3 credits*
SOC	290D	Gender Roles	3 credits*
PSY	320	Industrial/Organizational Psychology	4 credits*
Human Services Emphasis
Choose three of the following:
CRJ/SOC	223	Juvenile Delinquency & Juv. Justice Sys.	3 credits*
PSY	315	Child Development	4 credits*
PSY	325	Adolescent Development	4 credits*
PSY	335	Adult Development and Aging	4 credits*
SOC	344D	Aging and Society	3 credits*
SOC	345	Medical Sociology	3 credits*

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Organizational Leadership Program Requirements