Organizational Leadership, BA (Online)

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School	Center for Leadership Studies, Center for Online and Extended Education
Academic Award	Bachelor of Arts
Credits Required	120 semester credits
Dean	Jessica Herbison
CIP Code	52.0213
Available	Online

Degree Requirements

This program is designed to develop current and future leaders. With an emphasis in organizational leadership, students will develop an understanding of organizational behavior, ethics, leadership, management, and team dynamics. Students will learn practical skills to apply in today’s highly diverse and evolving workforce. Built upon several core leadership courses; students will gain the necessary tools and resources to lead in a broad range of organizational settings. This major challenges them to expand their professional potential within their unique calling and future leadership endeavors.

Graduates with a degree in Organizational Leadership will be able to:

Analyze major leadership theories to develop a personal philosophy of leadership.
Articulate principles related to building effective teams.
Apply a decision-making model to resolve an ethical dilemma.
Critique a leader’s ability to drive change using an evidence-based organizational change methodology.

Contact the Center for Online and Extended Education Enrollment Office for an information packet.

Core Curriculum Requirements: 42

Bible and Theology: 6

Select 6 credits from the following:

BIBL 1053 - The Christian Scriptures 3 credits
BIBL 1563 - Interpreting the Bible 3 credits
THEO 1093 - Foundations of Christian Faith 3 credits
THEO 2293 - Christian Vocation 3 credits

Written and Verbal Communications: 9

ENGL 1013 - Composition I: Stewarding Words 3 credits
ENGL 1023 - Composition II: Arguing Charitably 3 credits
COMM 1213 - Responsible Speech 3 credits

Humanities: 9

ENGL xxx3 Any Literature course 3 credits
HIST xxx3 Any Course in History 3 credits
3 additional credits selected from the following 3 credits
Art (ARTE), Bible (BIBL), Drama (DRAM), English (ENGL), History (HIST), Language (LANG), Music (MUSI), or Theology (THEO)

Social Sciences: 9

Select a minimum of two disciplines from the following:

Business Administration (BUSM), Communication (except COMM 1213), Economics, Education (EDUC), Exercise Science (EXSC), Geography (GEOG), Information Technology (INTC), Management (BMGT), Marketing (BMKT), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (PSCI), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology/Anthropology (SOCI), or Human Centered Design (HCDE)

Science and Mathematics: 6

MATH xxxx - College-level Mathematics 3 credits
SCIE xxxx - Science course with Lab 3 credits

Formation and Calling: 3

UCOR 1053 - Life Calling 3 credits

Major Requirements: 36

Organizational Leadership Major Core: 24

BUSM 3363 - Entrepreneurial Business Planning 3 credits
BUSM 3523 - Group and Organizational Dynamics 3 credits
BUSM 4443 - Conflict Resolution and Negotiation 3 credits
BUSM 4563 - Business Ethics 3 credits
BUSM 4723 - Project Management 3 credits
LDRS 3033 - Foundations of Leadership 3 credits
LDRS 4193 - Leading Effective Teams 3 credits
LDRS 4233 - Organizational Leadership and Change 3 credits

Organizational Leadership Electives: 12

Students will work with their academic advisor to choose 12 elective credits that will help to enhance their leadership within their desired professional field.

General Electives: 42

Any college-level courses