Students completing the Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership will acquire the knowledge and skill sets to serve in various leadership and management roles in the business, government, and the nonprofit sectors.
Organizations in the 21st century require leaders who demonstrate a broad knowledge base of varied business disciplines and leadership skill sets, utilized for purposes of achieving the organization’s mission in a highly competitive and changing global environment. This requires leaders to be able to drive high levels of performance at the individual, team, and organizational levels. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding individual and team motivation, team dynamics, ethical behavior, and organizational change processes.
Health Care Administration option is also available.
ACC 101: Financial Accounting
3 creditsACC 102: Managerial Accounting
3 creditsBUS 120: Business Law
3 creditsBUS 250: International Business
3 creditsFIN 210: Financial Management
3 creditsMGT 101: Principles of Management
3 creditsMGT 315: Organizational Behavior
3 creditsMKT 220: Principles of Marketing
3 credits
This major requires a minimum of 24 credits in the Business Core and 39 credits in Major Requirements. All major requirements must be completed with a grade of 'C' or higher.
Choose one of the following:
3 cr
BUS 201: Business Statistics
MAT 105: Statistics
PSY 216: Psychology StatisticsChoose one of the following:
3 cr
ECO 103: Macroeconomics
ECO 104: MicroeconomicsMGT 326: Organizational Theory
3 crChoose one of the following:
3 cr
MGT 327: Organizational Change
*OEL 530: Organizational DevelopmentMGT 330: Diversity & Inclusion in Workplace
3 crChoose one of the following:
3 cr
Lean Management
Agile Development & ManagementChoose one of the following:
3 cr
MGT 450: Leadership Practices
*OEL 520: Team Dynamics & Processes in Modern Work TeamsChoose one of the following:
3 cr
MGT 451: Team Leadership
*OEL525: Team Dynamics & Proc in Modern Work TeamsMGT 460: Fundamentals of Project Management
3 crMGT 467: Training & Development
3 crStrategic Management
3 crPHL 485: Business Ethics & Individual Values
3 crLDR 495:Organizational Leadership Major Capstone
3 cr
*These courses must be approved as part of the Fast-Track Undergraduate to Graduate Degree Program.
HCA 301: Contemporary Ethical Issues in HCA
3 creditsHCA 350: Transcultural Competency in HCA
3 creditsHCA 450: Leadership in HCA
3 creditsTotal
9 credits
Prerequisites
Students who elect the Health Care Administration option will be able to substitute equivalent courses geared towards Health Care for the Ethics, Diversity, and Leadership Practices core requirements of the Major. Students will be required to take the following course in addition to ITE 101 and ECO 103 or 104 as an additional major prerequisite.
- HCA 101: Health Care Systems and Admin
The Heath Care Admin option is an approved alternate way of meeting some of the core requirements of the Organizational Leadership Major, but there is no additional distinction made on the transcript.
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Rebecca Natale
Kathleen Dove
Eligibility Guidelines
- Students must have and maintain a minimum undergraduate Charter Oak GPA of 3.0.
- Students must have completed at least 90 credits toward their Bachelor’s degree prior to taking Graduate level courses.
- Four Graduate level courses will replace specific Undergraduate major requirements and electives.
- Only one Graduate level course can be taken in each 8-week term.
- For Graduate courses taken at the Undergraduate level, a student must earn a final grade of B- or better to be transferred to their Graduate record.
- Students in the accelerated Fast Track program may not use Credit for Prior Learning towards graduate credits.
For undergraduate Business program students pursuing a Fast Track Organizational Leadership Master’s degree, the graduate level courses must be; OEL 501, OEL 520, OEL 525, and OEL 530. Follow your advising plan to see how these courses will meet your undergraduate requirements.
Outcomes & Pathways
Students who graduate with a BS in Organizational Leadership will be able to:
- explain the major elements that comprise successful leadership;
- apply organizational processes;
- apply practical skills essential for success in their chosen professions and in their personal lives, including interpersonal relations, problem solving, team building, collaboration, motivation, and communication;
- think creatively, ethically, and logically;
- explain globalization's effects and opportunities;
- integrate organizational and management theory with interpersonal competence;
- assess leadership effectiveness using a coherent leader/follower model; and
- apply ethical principles in implementing leadership decisions.
Students who graduate with a BS in Organizational Leadership and elect the Health Care option will additionally be able to:
- apply organizational leadership competencies to health care administration;
- discuss legal and ethical responsibilities in health care; and
- demonstrate the importance of understanding how diversity impacts health care, including patient treatment and the workforce.
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