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Location: Online, Schaumburg
Start Term: Fall, Fall B, Spring, Spring B, Summer
Program Type: Major, Eight-week

Expectations & Requirements

Standards

You’ll develop the skills to help influence organizations and manage change in fast-evolving work environments. Our students graduate with effective communication skills, a deep understanding of leadership and team dynamics, and the ability to think strategically about the challenges facing organizations.

Sample Courses

  • Organization Communication I & II
  • Foundations of Leadership Theory
  • Organizational Change
  • Persuasion and Presentation Skills
  • Group Dynamics and Facilitation
  • Evidence-based Decision-making
  • Social Justice and Diversity in the Workplace
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Leadership Development
  • Organization Development
  • Conflict and Negotiation
  • Power and Influence
  • Strategy, Vision and Planning
  • Special Topics Course
  • Social Media Strategies
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Outcomes

Career options for Organizational Leadership graduates include: employee training and development, employee recruitment, health care administration, business consulting, association and nonprofit management, information management, human resource management, labor relations, law enforcement, project management, strategic planning, corporate communications, and virtual organization management.

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Accelerated Pathways to Graduate Study

The Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership offers two different accelerated pathways to graduate study, one to the Master of Arts in Organization Development and one to the Master of Arts in Public Administration through a 4+1 program. 

Students choosing to continue on for graduate study in Organization Development can apply to the 4+1 program and, once accepted, can take the following graduate courses as an undergraduate student: 

  • ORGD 420 GROUP FACILITATION (substitute for OLED 350 GROUP DYNAMICS & FACILITATION)
  • ORGD 435 ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT (for OLED 372 ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT)
  • ORGD 425 LEADERSHIP THEORIES AND APPLICATION (for OLED 330 FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP)
  • Upon completion of the OLED BA and entrance into the MAOD program, the student will have the requirement for ORGD 420, 435 and 425 waived, which will allow students to complete the MAOD three full-time semesters rather than the four full-time semesters required for other MAOD graduates.

Students choosing to continue on for graduate study in Public Administration can apply to the 4+1 program and, once accepted, can take the following graduate courses as an undergraduate student: 

  • PADM 400 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONIN THE US (substitute for OLED 330 FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP)
  • PADM 401 MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (substitute for an OLED Elective)
  • PADM 419 STRATEGIC PLANNING (substitute for OLED 380 STRATEGIC PLANNING)
  • Upon completion of the OLED BA and entrance into the MPA program, the student will have the requirement for PADM 400, 401 and 419 waived, which will allow student to complete the MPA in three full-time semesters rather than the four full-time semesters required for other MPA graduates.

Testimonials

“I had put off college because of fear of failing. But I reached a point in my career where I could go no further. The next step was a directorship, and I needed that degree. I needed to check off that box so I didn’t have any barriers in moving up. Roosevelt provided that and much more.”

​Sheila Hirz - BA '15

"By blending my professional experience with the range of academic materials I use for the classes, I address all of the issues that arise during each course in a way that is credible, useful and stimulating for my students. I’m also convinced that newly acquired knowledge is most beneficial when there is a practical application and thus, I work to develop assignments that incorporate textbooks, course materials and 'real life' situations."

​Donnette Noble
Associate Professor, Roosevelt University