Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Studies :: Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO

Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Studies

The Fontbonne OPTIONS Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Studies program is designed for adults who wish to assume leadership and administrative roles within the organization. A variety of disciplines are integrated into the curriculum including management, psychology, communication, law, and human resources. Coursework focuses on the behavioral aspects of managing, motivating, and communicating to help working professionals become more effective at the workplace. Leadership and teamwork skills, as well as ethical issues facing today's manager, are reoccurring themes throughout the program.

The courses in the B.A. in Organizational Studies constitute the student's business major. Completion of this major fulfills approximately one-third of the 128 credits required for graduation. All courses listed below are 3 credits / 8 weeks.

A concentration for this major will be available Fall 2011 in management.

Curriculum:

Introduction to Business Administration
Management Principles
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Management
Management Information Systems *
Leadership: Managing in a Changing Environment
Professional Communication Techniques
Management and Business Ethics
Employment Law
Applications in Modern Mathematics *
Social Psychology and the Workplace *
Managing in the Multicultural Workplace
Seminar in Human Resource Management
Organizational Communication for Managers
Seminar in Organizational Studies

* A prerequisite is required before starting this course, but not prior to beginning the OPTIONS BOS program.

Curriculum subject to change.

Admission requirements:

Official transcripts must be received from each institution.
Completion of Composition I and II (grade of C- or better).
Successful completion of INT199 (or an equivalent college level course in research tools).
Overall cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4-point scale. (For students with fewer than 15 transfer college credits an official high school transcript is required with a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or minimum GED score of 2350.)
Minimum age of 23 years.
Minimum two years of significant, full-time work experience.
Two letters of recommendation from professional references.
Applicants whose native language is not English must pass the TOEFL with a score of 173 CBT / 61 IBT / 5.0 IELTS or a Fontbonne-authorized equivalent test.

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