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Undergraduate Catalog 2004-2006: Programs

Major in Organizational Management

Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Science

Minimum of five (5) years full time work experience is required for entrance to this major.

Effective management is required in organizations in all sectors of all economies. Organizations seek those individuals who have both people and process skills. The ORM is for working adults who want to enhance those skills. Each student is encouraged to understand their ways of learning in order to continue to grow their skills and abilities throughout their lifetime.

The Organization Management (ORM) major is a fast paced, year round program for adults who work full time. ORM majors are challenged to combine their prior learning (informal and non-formal) with theory, concepts, and history (formal learning) to maximize their effectiveness. Part of the process involves work in environments that are increasingly complex and reliant on participation in teams in which they will apply their learning to both hypothetical and actual challenges.

The Organization Management major places great emphasis on the behavioral and cultural underpinnings of management as well as the skills and tools needed to manage or support the key functions in organizations. The behavioral and cultural underpinnings are established or reinforced in Human Resource Management, Leadership, Ethics in Organizations, Organizational Development, and Innovation Management. Learning in Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Law, Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Global Business, International Business, and Policy and Strategy develops skills and tools for management or support of key organizational functions.

Required Business Core Courses for the BA: 32 semester hours
ACC2010 Foundations of Financial Accounting (3)
ACC2020 Foundations of Management Accounting (3)
BUS1010 Business Environment and Ethical Dimensions (2)
BUS2010 Legal Environment of Business (2)
ECN2010 Foundations of Microeconomics (3)
ECN2020 Foundations of Macroeconomics (3)
BUS3200 Foundations of Management (3)
BUS3300 Foundations of Marketing (3)
BUS3400 Foundations of Finance (3)
BUS4990 Senior Seminar in Business Strategy (3)
MTH1800 Quantitative Business Methods (4)

Required Courses: 6 semester hours

BUS3220 Management Information Systems (3)
BUS3500 International Business (3)

Selected Courses:
Choose 12 semester hours from the School of Business offerings in organization management.

BUS3010 Dynamics of Leading Organizations (3)
BUS3240 Diversity in the Workplace (3)
BUS3250 Human Resource Management (3)
BUS3260 Organizational Development (3)
Students planning to attend graduate school should consider a BS. For the BS, the following 10 semester hours are required in addition to the requirements for the BA in for majors in Accounting, Business Administration, Management, Marketing, and Organization Management.
BUS4230 Operations Management (3)
ECN3300 Business Statistics (3)
MTH2120 Calculus for Management & Sciences (3)
or
MTH2210 Calculus I (4)

NOTE: Supporting coursework in computer science, sociology, psychology, writing, and philosophy is strongly recommended by the faculty.

Posted 31 December 2003
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