Organizational Leadership: Human Resource Administration - Adult Studies, B.O.L.

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Adult Studies Program for Working Adults

Course Requirements (120 Cr. Hrs.)

The Bachelor of Organizational Leadership with a Concentration in Human Resource Administration degree is designed to provide knowledge and skills in theory and applications associated with human resources. Courses include such topics as employment and placement, compensation, benefits, employee relations, job analysis, training and development, along with leadership skills based on Christian principles. The curriculum offers two tracks of study. One is a degree completion option for those with an associate’s degree or higher. The other is for those without a degree. The program is designed to prepare students for a career in human resources. The BOLS/HRA degree also provides excellent preparation for students to enhance their leadership and management potential by pursuing a graduate degree in human resource management, human resource development, business administration, or other fields.

Degree Completion Option - General Education and Degree Requirements

Completion of associate’s degree ( a maximum of 64 semester hours transferred as “block” credit); a minimum of 56 semester hours from a senior college or university; a minimum of 45 semester hours of upper division courses; a minimum of 36 semester hours from Anderson University; a minimum of 36 semester hours of general education courses to include MAT 101 - College Algebra or MAT 106 - Algebra with Business Applications , and at least three semester hours from each of the following areas: Humanities/fine arts, Social/behavioral sciences (Note: PSY 101 and SOC 101 are prerequisites for several required upper level courses), Communication (Note: This includes ENG 101 and ENG 102 ), and Natural science; CHR 105 and CHR 305 .

OR

Option for Non-Degreed Students - General Education Requirements (36 Cr. Hrs.)

Skills

Communication (6 Cr. Hrs.):

ENG 101 - Composition and Communication I 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition and Communication II 3 Cr. Hrs.

Mathematics (3 Cr. Hrs.):

(Students should have earned an acceptable score on a math placement test before enrolling in MAT 101 OR MAT 106 )

MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 Cr. Hrs.
OR
MAT 106 - Algebra with Business Applications 3 Cr. Hrs.

Areas of Inquiry

Humanities: Religion (6 Cr. Hrs.):

CHR 105 - Introduction to the Bible 3 Cr. Hrs.
CHR 305 - Christian Worldview and Contemporary Application 3 Cr. Hrs.

Humanities/Fine Arts (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Natural Sciences (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Additional Requirements in Humanities/Fine Arts and Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 Cr. Hrs.)

Literature (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Organizational Leadership Core (48 Cr. Hrs.)

CIS 120 - Introduction to Information Processing Systems 3 Cr. Hrs.
CIS 352 - Management of Information Systems 3 Cr. Hrs.
ENG 301 - Business Communications 3 Cr. Hrs.
MAT 108 - Finite Probability and Statistics 1 3 Cr. Hrs.
MGT 341 - Principles of Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
MGT 343 - Management of Human Resources 3 Cr. Hrs.
MGT 410 - Employment and Labor Law 3 Cr. Hrs.
MGT 443 - Leadership 3 Cr. Hrs.
PSY 318 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology 3 Cr. Hrs.
SOC 310 - Race and Ethnic Relations 3 Cr. Hrs.
OLS 310 - Accounting/Budgeting Concepts for Managers 3 Cr. Hrs.
OLS 420 - Compensation 3 Cr. Hrs.
OLS 440 - Training and Development 3 Cr. Hrs.
OLS 450 - Critical Thinking in Organizations 3 Cr. Hrs.
OLS 479 - Quality Management 3 Cr. Hrs.
OLS 490 - Senior Seminar in Organizational Leadership 3 Cr. Hrs.

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