Organizational Leadership, major

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Last updated: Feb 06, 2024 by Jim Leaman
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Contact: Jim Leaman
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Semester Hours: 46
Core Intensives: Fulfills all Core intensives.

The organizational leadership major prepares students for management of human capital and organizational systems. The major emphasizes the development of leadership and interpersonal skills in the context of leading organizations in dynamic conditions. Career opportunities for graduates include entry-level leadership roles in organizations, including team, program, and project management, or in human resource departments.

Admission Requirements: To graduate with a program major, students must first earn admission to the program. This typically occurs during the spring semester of the second year, and late-entry transfer students apply for admission after their first semester at EMU. Students must have program admission to apply for an internship and several upper-level courses. Students seek admission to the program by completing an application and an interview with their advisor; they must meet the GPA requirements of 2.00 overall and 2.50 for major courses taken at EMU. Students must maintain these GPA standards to retain admission and to graduate from the program. Many courses in the department have prerequisites; this requirement is met by earning a letter grade of C or higher on the prerequisite course before enrolling in subsequent courses (a grade of C- does not meet this requirement).

Required Courses (46 SH)

  • ACTG 221 Financial Accounting (3) 

  • ACTG 222 Managerial Accounting (3) 

  • BUAD 101 Business at EMU (3) 

  • BUAD 221 Principles of Management (3) 

  • BUAD 331 Organizational Behavior (3) 

  • BUAD 411 Business Law (3) 

  • BUAD 461 Strategic Leadership in Organizations (3) 

  • CIS 211 Spreadsheet and Data Management (1) 

  • CIS 251 Management Information Systems (3) 

  • ECON 201 Survey of Economics (3) 

  • Any 300 or 400 level ECON course (3) 

  • LEAD 300 Leadership Theory and Practice (3) 

  • MKTG 201 Principles of Marketing (3) 

  • Choose 1 course from this list:

    • *BUAD 441 International Business (3)

    • BUAD 465 Project Management (3)

    • *BUAD 471 Topics: Entrepreneurship (3)

    • LOML 410 Human Resource Management (3)

  • Choose 6 SH from this list:

    • PSYC 221 Social Psychology (3) 

    • PSYC 231 Applied Behavior Analysis (3) 

    • PSYC 301 Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships (3) 

    • *PSYC 351 Positive Psychology (3) 

    • PXD 341 Mediation and Facilitation (3) 

* indicates the course is offered in alternate years