Organizational Sciences (B.S.)
Note: If an organizational sciences student chooses to add communication as a second major, a maximum of 9 credits of COMM courses can be counted toward both majors. It is recommended that organizational sciences majors discuss adding an academic minor, emphasis, or second major with their advisors.
Required coursework includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the general requirements for the B.S. degree, and:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ORGS 210 | Introduction to Organizational Sciences | 1 |
| ORGS 320 | Budgeting for Small Organizations | 1-3 |
| or ACCT 201 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | |
| ORGS 330 | Workplace Motivation and Soft Skills | 3 |
| or MGT 310 | Leading Organizations and People | |
| ORGS 410 | Capstone Project in Organizational Sciences | 1-6 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Methods and Analysis in Organizational Science | ||
| Communication Research Methods | ||
or PSYC 218 | Introduction to Research in the Behavioral Sciences | |
| Select nine courses from the following: | 27 | |
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Persuasion | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Conflict Management | ||
| Crisis Communication | ||
| Nonprofit Fundraising | ||
| Entrepreneurship | ||
| Financial Literacy | ||
| Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| Seminar 1 | ||
| Special Topics 1 | ||
| Traumatic Events: Preparation, Intervention, Evaluation | ||
| Personnel | ||
| Human Relations in the Workplace | ||
| Organizational Systems and Projects | ||
| Research Experience in Organizational Sciences 2 | ||
| Internship 2 | ||
| Directed Study 2 | ||
| Public Administration | ||
| Introduction to Social Psychology | ||
| Group Dynamics | ||
| Total Hours | 36-44 | |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| STAT 153 | Introduction to Statistical Reasoning | 3 |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| ORGS 210 | Introduction to Organizational Sciences | 1 |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| B.S. Course Requirement | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| International Course | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Specialization, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| ORGS 320 or ACCT 201 | Budgeting for Small Organizations or Introduction to Financial Accounting | 1 |
| ORGS 330 or MGT 310 | Workplace Motivation and Soft Skills or Leading Organizations and People | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Specialization, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Specialization, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| B.S. Course Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| Specialization, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Specialization, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| B.S. Course Requirement | 3 | |
| B.S. Course Requirement | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| ORGS 444 | Methods and Analysis in Organizational Science | 4 |
| Specialization, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Specialization, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| American Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| ORGS 410 | Capstone Project in Organizational Sciences | 2 |
| Specialization, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Specialization, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
The degree map is a guide for the timely completion of your curricular requirements. Your academic advisor or department may be contacted for assistance in interpreting this map. This map is not reflective of your academic history or transcript and it is not official notification of completion of degree or certificate requirements. Please contact the Registrar's Office regarding your official degree/certificate completion status.
- Students should understand the fundamentals of leadership, i.e., personality characteristics that make great leaders, trainable skills that potential leaders can master, and situational factors that contribute to leadership success and failure.
- Students should understand interpersonal workplace dynamics, including workplace conflict, workplace aggression, and factors that affect workplace cooperation and competitiveness. They should understand the causes and remedies of workplace discrimination and harassment. They should understand the forces that affect employee job satisfaction, retention, and placement.
- Students should understand the importance of employee selection, placement, and training.
- Students should understand the unique aspects of employment in both the private and public sectors in terms of the relative emphasis on entrepreneurial activities and public service. Relevant issues include budgeting, public/private decision-making, managerial norms, ethical behavior, and public relations.
- As many of the students are expected to be in the workforce, there will be opportunity to present and evaluate “real world” examples and case studies.