Director: Christine SharpDan Lebo, Director of Leadership and Organizational Management
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Semester Hours: 39
Admission Requirements: To be considered for admission to the accelerated LOM degree completion program, a student must satisfy the following requirements:
A minimum of 60 SH of transferable credit from accredited colleges or universities.
A cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above.
Current employment or involvement with an organization that enhances the learning outcomes of the program.
A satisfactory writing sample.
Eastern Mennonite University recognizes that the traditional delivery format does not always accommodate the educational needs of adults. The accelerated Leadership and Organizational Management (LOM) degree completion program is designed to fit the lives of people who are busy with professional and/or family commitments.
Leadership and Organizational Management Major
The major in Leadership and Organizational Management (LOM), an interdisciplinary curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, provides expertise in leadership, human dynamics, and organizational management for business and public administration. This interdisciplinary program takes a systems approach to the problems, principles and practices of management and leadership incorporating conceptual and theoretical knowledge. The curriculum is organized into thirteen sequential courses (5 weeks per course), and designed to provide knowledge as well as practical application in Leadership and Organizational Management studies. Students must achieve a grade of C- or better in each course. See the LOM program policy handbook for graduation requirements. Classes are held one night a week for approximately 16 months, synchronously online.
Required Courses (39 SH)
*Courses marked with a hashtag fulfill EMU Core requirements.
#BISTL 380 Biblical Perspectives (3)
#CCSCL 450 Intercultural Perspectives (3)
LOML 320 Leadership Development (3)
LOML 355 Organizational Behavior (3)
LOML 370 Organizational Change (3)
LOML 380 Team Dynamics (3)
#LOML 405 Organizational Research (3)
LOML 410 HR: Optimizing Workforce Development (3)
LOML 420 Leadership Theory and Practice I (3)
LOML 430 Leadership Practice and Practice II (3)
#LOML 440 Global Trends in Economic Justice (3)
#LOML 465 LOM Capstone Project (3)
#SRSML 460 Business Ethics (3)
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College Writing II (3)
Public Communication (3)
Writing Intensive designates (included in program LOML 405 & LOML 465)
INTERCULTURAL INTERCULTURAL LEARNING
Intercultural designates (included in program CCSCL 450 & LOML 440)
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