Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership

Maximize your potential to influence positive organizational change with a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership from Waldorf University. Topics covered include organizational behavior; business ethics; team building; creative thinking; organizational psychology; negotiation/conflict resolution; business policy and strategy; and more.

Career opportunities for students completing this program may include supervisory or leadership roles in human resources, operations, corporate training, career planning, corporate marketing, and business consulting. The rapidly changing organizational environments of today make the skills developed in this program essential assets for graduates and the organizations they serve.

Available Concentrations

Estimated time of completion of this program is 4 years for full-time students.

B.A./B.S. Degree Requirements

Completion of the core curriculum and the curriculum for the major, totaling 120 credits
A grade of C or higher in all coursework in the major and, if applicable, in the concentration(s)
2.00 cumulative grade point average for work completed at Waldorf
Minimum of 36 upper-division credit hours

Requirements
Prefix	Number	Course	Credit Hours
Major Required — Group A			24
ORG/BUS	3651	Leadership	3
ORG/BUS	4000	Organization Diversity and Inclusion	3
ORG/BUS	4040	Communication Skills for Leaders	3
ORG/BUS	4060	Team Building and Leadership	3
ORG/BUS	4160	Negotiation and Conflict Resolution	3
ORG/BUS	3451	Organizational Theory and Behavior	3
ORG/PSY	3490	Industrial/Organizational Psychology	3
PSY	3140	Social Psychology	3
Concentration Required — Group B			12
Choose one of the following concentrations: Diversity and Inclusion, Global Leadership, Health Care Management, Leadership Communication, or Occupational Safety and Health.
Professional Electives — Group C			24
Any Waldorf courses may be selected from the catalog and course schedule to be used as electives. The following are sample electives. Select either: (a) additional Organizational Leadership concentrations, (b) courses from the list below, or (c) any courses not used to satisfy other program requirements.
BUS	3211	Consumer Behavior	3
BUS	3352	Human Resource Management	3
BUS	3602	Principles of Manangement	3
BUS	3900	Employment and Labor Law	3
BUS	4750	Human Resource Management Strategy and Emerging Issues	3
PSY	3350	Theories of Personality	3
PSY	3380	Psychology of Adjustment	3
PSY	3480	Principles of Learning	3
PSY	4560	Psychological Assessment	3
Major Requirements Total			60
Core Requirements Total			60
Grand Total:			120

Non-Concentration Option
Students interested in a non-concentration option may take an alternative curriculum: 30 major required credits, 30 professional elective credits. and optional concentrations.

Major required courses include: ORG/BUS 3451, BUS 3210, PSY 3140, BUS 4951, BUS 4751, BUS 3201, ORG/BUS 4000, ORG/ BUS 4040, ORG/PSY 3490, and ORG/BUS 4060.

Waldorf University also offers this major as a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) program. Learn more information about the BAS Organizational Leadership program.

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