Organizational Leadership, Bachelor of Science (545E, 545)
- Undergraduate
- Bachelor of Science
- Education & Behavioral Science
- Leadership & Professional Studies, School of
Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership provides an academic foundation for the professional and career-focused study of leadership principles and skills. It is specifically designed to advance the professional objectives of students who desire to complete a baccalaureate degree for career advancement and expanded job opportunities. The combination of leadership, management, and global and social-cultural perspectives provides graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide effective leadership at various levels and in a variety of occupational settings.
A baccalaureate degree requires a minimum of 120 unduplicated semester hours. More information can be found at www.wku.edu/registrar/degree_certification.php.
Students who began WKU in the Fall 2014 and thereafter should review the Colonnade requirements located at: https://www.wku.edu/colonnade/colonnaderequirements.php.
Program Requirements (30-48 hours)
The School of Leadership and Professional Studies provides two options for the Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership. The non-extended option requires a minimum of 30 credit hours and a minor, certificate, or second major is required. The extended option requires a minimum of 48 credit hours and no minor, certificate, or second major is required. For both options, students will complete a 24 hour core curriculum. Elective hours will vary based on the chosen option.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| LEAD 200 | Introduction to Leadership Studies | 3 |
| or LEAD 300 | Leadership Theory and Application | |
| LEAD 325 | Leading Change | 3 |
| LEAD 330 | Leadership Ethics and Decision-Making | 3 |
| LEAD 395 | Contemporary Leadership Issues | 3 |
| LEAD 400 | Practicum in Leadership | 3 |
| LEAD 440 | Leading Teams | 3 |
| LEAD 450 | Leadership in Global Contexts | 3 |
| LEAD 465 | Leadership Coaching | 3 |
| Electives: | 6-24 | |
| Select 6 hours (non-extended) or 24 hours (extended) from the following: | ||
ACCT 110 | Accounting for Decision Makers | |
MFGE 390 | Project Management | |
MFGE 430 | Technology Management / Supervision / Team Building | |
BA 110 | Introduction to Business and Entrepreneurship | |
BCOM 201 | Process and Effects of Mass Communication | |
BE 350 | Business Communication | |
SUPR 210 | Organization and Supervision | |
SUPR 212 | Organizational Promotions and Advertising | |
SUPR 257 | Human Capital Supervision | |
COMM 240 | Effective Listening | |
COMM 330 | Leadership Communication | |
COMM 463 | Advanced Intercultural Communication | |
ECON 206 | Statistics | |
ENG 306 | Business Writing | |
ENT 308 | Innovation Management | |
ENT 312 | Entrepreneurship | |
ENT 425 | International Entrepreneurship | |
ENT 463 | Small Business Management | |
FIN 330 | Principles of Finance | |
HCA 340 | Health Care Organization and Management | |
HCA 342 | Human Resources Management for Healthcare Managers | |
HCA 344 | Health Systems Management | |
HCA 346 | Ambulatory Care Administration | |
HCA 442 | Principles and Methods of Health Planning | |
IDST 395 | Investigative Methods in Interdisciplinary Studies | |
MGT 200 | Legal Environment of Business | |
MGT 210 | Organization and Management | |
MGT 261 | Business Communication Fundamentals | |
MGT 301 | Business Law | |
MGT 303 | International Business | |
MGT 305 | Ethics and Critical Thinking | |
MGT 311 | Human Resource Management | |
MGT 313 | Decision Modeling | |
MGT 314 | Operations Management | |
MGT 316 | International Management | |
MGT 326 | Managing Projects in Organizations | |
MGT 333 | Management of Nonprofit Organizations | |
MGT 383 | Human Resource Information Systems | |
MGT 400 | Employment Law | |
MGT 411 | Effective Staffing Practices | |
MGT 413 | International Human Resource Management | |
MGT 417 | Organizational Behavior | |
MGT 419 | Management of Organizational Conflict | |
MKT 220 | Basic Marketing Concepts | |
MKT 321 | Consumer Behavior | |
MKT 322 | Integrated Marketing Communications | |
MKT 323 | Services Marketing | |
MKT 324 | International Marketing | |
MKT 325 | Personal Selling | |
MKT 331 | Social Media Marketing | |
MKT 420 | Senior Seminar-Marketing | |
MKT 421 | Marketing Research | |
MKT 422 | Marketing Management | |
MKT 423 | Supply Chain Management | |
MKT 424 | Sales Force Management | |
MKT 425 | Advanced Personal Selling Strategies | |
MKT 491 | Marketing Study Abroad | |
PLS 200 | Legal Ethics | |
PS 311 | Public Policy | |
PS 338 | Government and Ethics | |
PS 355 | International Organization and Law | |
PS 493 | Issues in Human Resource Management | |
PSY 350 | Social Psychology | |
PSY 355 | Issues in Cross-Cultural Psychology | |
PSY 371 | The Psychology of Sales Behavior | |
PSYS 350 | Social Psychology | |
PSYS 370 | Industrial / Organizational Psychology | |
REC 302 | Recreation Leadership | |
REC 460 | Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations | |
SOCL 360 | The Community in Rural and Urban Settings | |
SOCL 375 | Diversity in American Society | |
SPS 300 | Systems Thinking and Problem-Solving in Complex Organizations | |
| Total Hours | 30-48 | |
The following restrictions apply to this major: no more than 24 semester hours from the School of Media; no more than 30 hours in courses administered by the Gordon Ford College of Business; no more than 12 upper-level semester hours from the Gordon Ford College of Business.
Students enrolled in the extended major, who transfer to WKU with an applied associate degree (e.g., Associate of Applied Science), receive a 12-hour waiver from the overall upper-level course requirement.
Finish in Four Plans
Finish in Four Plans
Organizational Leadership, Non-Extended Option (30 hours)
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENG 100 | 3 | LEAD 330 | 3 |
| MATH 109 (or higher) | 3 | Second Major, Minor, or General Elective | 3 |
| LEAD 200 or LEAD 300 | 3 | COMM 145 | 3 |
| Colonnade: Arts & Humanities | 3 | HIST 101 or HIST 102 | 3 |
| General University Elective | 3 | Colonnade: Literary Studies | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| LEAD 325 | 3 | LEAD 395 | 3 |
| Second Major, Minor, or General Elective | 3 | Second Major, Minor, or General Elective | 3 |
| Colonnade: Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | Second Major, Minor, or General Elective | 3 |
| Colonnade: Natural & Physical Sciences | 3 | Colonnade: Natural & Physical Sciences with lab | 3 |
| General University Elective | 3 | General University Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| LEAD 440 | 3 | LEAD 450 (fulfills major and Connections: Local to Global) | 3 |
| Second Major, Minor, or General Elective | 3 | Second Major, Minor, or General Elective | 3 |
| Colonnade: Writing in the Disciplines | 3 | Colonnade: Social and Cultural | 3 |
| General University Elective | 3 | General University Elective | 3 |
| General University Elective | 3 | General University Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| LEAD 465 | 3 | LEAD 400 | 1-6 |
| Second Major, Minor, or General Elective | 3 | Second Major, Minor, or General Elective | 3 |
| Colonnade: Systems | 3 | General University Elective | 3 |
| General University Elective | 3 | General University Elective | 3 |
| General University Elective | 3 | General University Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours 120 | |||
Organizational Leadership, Extended Option (48 hours)
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENG 100 | 3 | LEAD 330 | 3 |
| MATH 109 (or higher) | 3 | Major Elective | 3 |
| LEAD 200 or LEAD 300 | 3 | COMM 145 | 3 |
| General University Elective | 3 | HIST 101 or HIST 102 | 3 |
| Colonnade: Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | Colonnade: Literary Studies | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| LEAD 325 | 3 | LEAD 395 | 3 |
| Major Elective | 3 | Major Elective | 3 |
| Colonnade: Natural & Physical Sciences | 3 | Major Elective | 3 |
| General University Elective | 3 | Colonnade: Natural & Physical Sciences with lab | 3 |
| Colonnade: Arts & Humanities | 3 | General University Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| LEAD 440 | 3 | LEAD 450 (fulfills major and Connections: Local to Global) | 3 |
| Major Elective | 3 | Major Elective | 3 |
| Colonnade: Writing in the Disciplines | 3 | Colonnade: Social and Cultural | 3 |
| General University Elective | 3 | General University Elective | 3 |
| General University Elective | 3 | General University Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| LEAD 465 | 3 | LEAD 400 | 1-6 |
| Major Elective | 3 | Major Elective | 3 |
| Colonnade: Systems | 3 | General University Elective | 3 |
| General University Elective | 3 | General University Elective | 3 |
| General University Elective | 3 | General University Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours 120 | |||