Major in Organizational Leadership
"What will Organizational Leadership do for me?" This is a great question that deserves a great answer. Whether you choose the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Major in Organizational Leadership, this 45 credit hour interdisciplinary degree program has been designed to make students as unique as its name. The innovative curriculum focuses on the study of leadership in the context of the modern organization. Standard classroom practices do not apply here. Whether it is in the classroom or in the field, students will constantly be challenged to adapt and overcome. In order to ensure our students become effective organizational players in today's workplace, they are constantly challenged to think critically, collaborate efficiently, and communicate effectively. Rather than preparing graduates for a single particular career, this liberal arts interdisciplinary degree program provides the knowledge and skills necessary for a broad range of organizational and supervisory positions. See possible Careers.
Curriculum Guide
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Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership
General Education Requirements: ~36 Credit Hours
Foreign Language Requirements: 10 Credit Hours
Major Requirements (36) and Cognates (12): 48 Credit Hours
Free Electives: 26 Credit Hours
TOTAL HOURS: 120 Credit Hours
Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership
General Education Requirements: ~36 Credit Hours
Major Requirements (36) and Cognates (12): 48 Credit Hours
Free Electives: 36 Credit Hours
TOTAL HOURS: 120 Credit Hours
Courses:
The Organizational Leadership Major requires 27 credit hours of core courses and 9 credit hours of major electives. In addition, students are required to complete an additional 12 credit hours of cognate requirements.
Organizational Leadership Core Requirements
- LDRS 300 Introduction to Leadership Concepts (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 302 Introduction to Leadership Behavior (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 306 Leadership and Team Dynamics (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 310 Field Work in Leadership Studies (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 450 Advanced Leadership Behaviors (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 640 Principles of Civic Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 650 Principles of Organizational Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 670 Leadership and Personal Development (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 493 Capstone in Leadership Studies (3 Credit Hours)
TOTAL HOURS: 27 Credit Hours
In the remaining 9 credit hours, students have the option to register in 3 courses listed below. With special permission from an advisor, some of the major elective courses may be substituted for other related courses.
Major Electives
- LDRS 105 Foundations of Leadership In Society (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 120 Issues in Leadership
- LDRS 200 Discovering Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 401 Advanced Leadership Seminar I (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 402 Advanced Leadership Seminar II (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 407 Global Challenges (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 420 Women and Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 460 Global Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 490 Topics in Leadership Studies (various topics each semester) (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 600 Seminar in Organizational Leadership (various topics each semester) (3 Credit Hours)
- LDRS 651 Readings in Leadership Studies
- MGT 411 Applied Management Skills
- MIL 201 Introduction to Military Leadership
TOTAL HOURS: 9 Credit Hours
TOTAL HOURS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP MAJOR: 36 Credit Hours
Cognate Requirements
- ACCT 203 Principles of Accounting 1 (3 Credit Hours)
- MATH 250 Elements of Statistics (3 Credit Hours)
- PHIL 340 Ethics
OR
IDS 401 Ethical Issues in the Professions and Business (3 Credit Hours) - IDS 350 Diversity in the United States (3 Credit Hours)
OR
IDS 360 Social Justice
OR
POLS 105 Current Political issues (3 Credit Hours)
TOTAL HOURS: 12 Credit Hours
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Department of Leadership Studies
Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Rarick Hall 119
Phone: 785-628-4303
fhsuleaders@fhsu.edu
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