Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership

Program Overview

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The Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Organizational Leadership is a 120-credit program that addresses the educational needs of the corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors and provides working adults an excellent opportunity to understand the roles and personal dynamics required to be an effective organizational leader. The program can be completed entirely online.

The program prepares managers and supervisors as leaders by providing students with the understanding and skills required to lead in modern complex organizations and is the first of its kind offered in New Jersey with a focus on applied organizational leadership for adult learners. The program builds on a broad foundation of liberal arts and business topics and key leadership issues and enables students to transition easily into the University’s Master of Science in Management program.

A total of 18 area of study credits must be from courses at the 3000 level or above.

Credit Distribution

I. General Education Featured Courses (45 Credits)

TESU Featured Courses are listed as a guide. Other courses may satisfy the areas and can be viewed on our website under General Education Courses.  For more information see About Our General Education Program.  To plan your program please contact an academic advisor.

A. Intellectual and Practical Skills (15 Credits)

ENC-1010	Writing for Success	3
ENC-1020	Writing for Success II	3
COM-2090	Public Speaking	3
MAT-1210	College Algebra	3
SOS-1100	Fact, Fiction, or Fake? Information Literacy Today	3

For all TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Intellectual and Practical Skills.

B. Civic and Global Leadership (9 Credits)

SOC-1010	Our Changing World: An Introduction to Sociology	3
ETH-2200	Leading the Way: A Path Towards Ethical Leadership	3
POS-1100	American Government	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Civic and Global Leadership.

C. Knowledge of Human Cultures (15 Credits)

SOC-2100	Marriage and the Family	3
HIS-1130	American History I	3
FIL-1100	Exploring American Cinema	3

Select two featured courses from the list below:

SOC-2910	Criminology	3
HIS-1140	American History II	3
HIS-1210	Introduction to World History I	3
HUM-1030	Introduction to the Humanities III: Music	3
PHI-1300	Introduction to Critical Reasoning	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Knowledge of Human Cultures.

D. Scientific Knowledge (6 Credits)

EAS-1010	General Earth Science	3
COS-1010	Introduction to Computers	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Scientific Knowledge.

II. Leadership Foundations (12 Credits)

MAN-3110	Organizational Behavior	3
LDR-3050	Foundations of Leadership	3
LDR-3450	Leading Organizational Change	3
MAN-3760	Leadership Communication	3

III. Advanced Leadership: Areas of Specialization (24 Credits)

A. Required Courses (Select four from the following - 12 Credits)

MAN-4150	Change Management	3
MAN-4350	Project Management	3
MAN-4250	Advanced Organizational Management	3
MAN-2100	Principles of Management	3
LDR-4220	Leadership in a Global Environment	3
LDR-4190	Nonprofit Leadership	3
LDR-3240	Leaders in History	3

B. Additional advanced leadership and management electives (9 Credits)

     For TESU course options, please contact an academic advisor.

C. Leadership Practicum (3 Credits)

LDR-4350

Leadership Practicum

3

IV. Supportive Leadership Courses (12 Credits)

ECO-1110	Macroeconomics	3
MAN-3730	Managerial Communications	3
PSY-3600	Organizational Theory	3
CIS-1070	Computer Concepts and Applications	3

V. Business Electives (6 Credits)

For TESU course options, please contact an academic advisor

VI. Electives (21 Credits)

For TESU course options, go to Elective Courses.

TESU accepts credits in transfer from accredited institutions as well as non-collegiate providers. View information and resources on where you may find additional learning experiences.

Total Credit Hours: 120

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership program will be able to:

• Business Fundamentals Orientation: Apply key theories, models, and applications within the global business context;
• Analytic and Critical-Thinking Orientation: Demonstrate critical-thinking skills in business related situations;
• Communication Orientation: Demonstrate written and oral skills appropriate for business communication; and 
• Ethics Orientation: Analyze business and organizational situations using ethical approaches to decision making.