Organizational Management Major

Live out Christ-centered leadership and improve the culture of your workplace.

As an Organizational Management major at Houghton, you'll gain insights into what motivates employees and increases their performance. You will learn how to support organizations and establish a strong culture. Organizational Management majors gain the background and expertise needed for supervisory and administrative roles.

Degree Snapshot

Undergraduate - Bachelor's

Degree Types: BS

Program Credits: 124

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What will I learn?

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Through Houghton’s Organizational Management Major, you will:

Recognize the fundamentals of organizing, communication, and teamwork
Understand current business management and administration practice
Learn to analyze the basic organizational behavior model and explain the application of human resource management and approaches to improve organizational performance
Integrate the knowledge of various business disciplines and apply that knowledge to make strategic business decisions

Why study Organizational Management at Houghton?

4+1 MBA Program

Earn your bachelor’s and master’s degrees with only one additional year of study. You can increase your earning potential and make a positive and lasting difference in your workplace, community and beyond through Houghton's online MBA.

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Network with Professionals

You can meet professional members of the business community who are invited to campus. Houghton's BEST Talks provide opportunities to attend lectures on business topics as well as opportunities to network with professionals.

Learn from the Experts

You will study under the many business faculty who have 25 years or more of professional working experience prior to their academic career. You will learn from professors who have served as Certified Public Accountants, human resource managers, financial consultants, public relations directors, business analysts, television and radio broadcasters, communication strategy managers, organizational effectiveness consultants, lawyers, and entrepreneurs.

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Courses & Degree Requirements

Popular Courses

BADM 212 Principles of Management

This course will give you the knowledge and skills required of managers. Gain an understanding of roles and responsibilities, and management functions like planning, organizing, influencing, and controlling.

BADM 325 Project Management

Project management concepts are fundamental to many organizational and individual activities. In this course, you'll learn the elements of initiating, planning, scheduling, resource allocation, executing, controlling, and closeout for functional projects and other management initiatives. You will also explore team leadership and team dynamics, as these are important to any project.

BADM 475 Organizational Development

In this course, you'll learn the theory and innovative practices relevant to leadership and organizational change. Major topics include change processes within organizations; intervention strategies in organizations to improve effectiveness; studies of such interventions; the roles of change agents; and problems of self-awareness, responsibility, and the political consequences of organizational development theory and practice.