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 Adult & Continuing Education 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. The Human Resources certificate program also meshes well with the OL major.

Prerequisites:
Note: CAS 126 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: 31-32 (plus prerequisites as indicated)

Required courses (* = Prerequisite Required)
Leadership Base Component
LDR	201	Introduction to Leadership Studies	3 credits
LDR	202D	Contemporary Problems in Leadership	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*
CAS	350	Organizational Communication	3 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
CSC	141	Advanced Applications for Information Analysis	3 credits
Capstone
OLS	444	Senior Seminar: Integration of Theory & Practice	4 credits*

Organizational Leadership Minor- 21 credit hours
Required Courses (* = Prerequisite Required)
BUS	305	Introduction to Management	3 credits*
BUS	409D	Behavioral Theories of Management	3 credits*
LDR	201	Introduction to Leadership Studies	3 credits
LDR	202D	Contemporary Problems in Leadership	3 credits
SOC	210	Work Matters: The Sociology of Work & Work Settings	3 credits*
OLS	444	Senior Seminar: Integration of Theory & Practice	3 credits*
Choose one:
LDR	125	Leading Diversity	3 credits
PSY	321	Human Relations & Group Dynamics	3 credits*
SOC	290D	Gender Roles	3 credits
SOC	301D	Social Inequalities	3 credits*

Associate’s to Bachelor’s Program (A2B)
Baldwin-Wallace College offers a streamlined Bachelor’s Degree completion program that is open to adult students who have earned an Associate’s Degree from a regionally-accredited institution. This program is designed for students seeking majors of Health Care Management, Management, or Organizational Leadership. Students must apply and be admitted to Baldwin-Wallace College. In the A2B program, the Associate’s Degree covers most of the Core Curriculum requirements at B-W. The student, meeting certain criteria, can complete the Bachelor’s Degree in as few as 21 courses at B-W. The program is designed for qualifying Associate Degree graduates who may enroll part-time or full-time at either Berea or Beachwood locations.

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