Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Organizational Behavior Concentration (Program delivered via Virtual Campus)
The study of organizational behavior examines workplace issues that impact individuals, groups, and organizations. The psychology of organizational behavior examines issues such as developing human talent and resources, consulting, coaching and mentoring, creating learning organizations, dealing with change, promoting organizational improvements, and fostering personal growth and professional success. The fields of business, management, leadership, labor and industrial relations, ergonomics, physiology and medicine, and law help identify the many factors that influence organizations. Tools such as assessment, intervention, consultation, and evaluation help researchers better understand organizational behavior.
Managers and leaders in government, community, business, industrial, health, educational, consulting, labor, research and other work-related organizations regularly utilize organizational behavior information. The goal of organizational behavior studies is to better understand the changing nature of the workplace and apply that information to organizations.
“The success of your organization doesn’t depend on your understanding of economics, or organizational development, or marketing. It depends, quite simply, on your understanding of human psychology: how each individual employee connects with your company and how each individual employee connects with your customers.” – from Follow this Path, How the World’s Greatest Organizations Drive Growth , Coffman and Gonzalez-Molina, Warner Books, 2002
Program Outcomes :
- Students are prepared to utilize psychological theory and apply concepts to influence their chosen profession.
- Students are prepared to integrate and apply organizational behavior principles within the workplace.
Degree Requirements
Courses: General Education
| ENGL101 | Composition and Critical Thinking | 4.5 |
| ENGL103 | Composition: Writing and Research | 4.5 |
| ENGL201 | Principles of Professional Writing | 4.5 |
| HIST101 | Modern American History: 1950 to the 21st Century | 4.5 |
| HUMELE | Humanities Elective | |
| MATH10 | |
| MATH10 | |
| PHIL301 | Ethics for Professionals | 4.5 |
| PSYC102 | Introductory Psychology | 4.5 |
| SCI101 | Introduction to the Sciences | 4.5 |
| SCI103 | Lab - Science and Technology | 1.5 |
| SCI201 | Environmental Science and Sustainability | 4.5 |
| SCI203 | Lab - Environmental Science and Sustainability | 1.5 |
| SOCL102 | Introductory Sociology | 4.5 |
| SOCL340 | Diversity in American Life | 4.5 |
| UNIV104 | Academic and Career Success | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 66 |
Courses: General Education Elective Choices
| LITR201 | Literature: A Reflection of Life | 4.5 |
| PSYC201 | Human Development | 4.5 |
Courses: Core
| BHVS205 | Managerial Psychology | 4 |
| BHVS215 | Motivation and Emotion | 4 |
| BHVS315 | Interpersonal Communication and Dynamics | 4 |
| BHVS316 | Psychology and Mass Media | 4 |
| BHVS320 | Analytical Reasoning and Presentation of Data | 4 |
| BHVS400 | The Psychology of Creativity and Ingenuity | 4 |
| BHVS410 | Positivist Psychology and Leadership | 4 |
| HUMN400 | Psychological Aspects of Cinema | 4 |
| ELE | Elective | 4 |
| PSYC125 | Historical Perspectives on Modern Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC205 | Psychology in the Workplace | 4 |
| PSYC210 | Social Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC310 | Organizational Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC315 | Biological Foundations of Behavior: The Brain | 4 |
| PSYC320 | Theories of Personality | 4 |
| PSYC337 | Abnormal Psychology in the Workplace | 4 |
| PSYC355 | Learning and Cognition | 4 |
| PSYC360 | Psychological Tests and Measurements | 4 |
| PSYC446 | Applied Psychology Capstone | 4 |
| RES305 | Introduction to Social Science Research Methods | 4 |
| RES310 | Applied Research Methods in Psychology | 4 |
| UNIV301 | Careers in Psychology | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 88 |
Courses: Core Elective Choices
| PSYC350 | Human Sexuality | 4 |
| PSYC405 | Psychology of Health and Well-Being in the Workplace | 4 |
Courses: Concentration
| OB450 | Orientation to the Organizational Behavior Profession | 4 |
| OB455 | Consulting Skills | 4 |
| OB460 | Creating Change in Individuals and Organizations | 4 |
| OB465 | Adult Learning: Corporate Training and Development | 4 |
| OB470 | Developing Human Resources | 4 |
| OB475 | Advanced OD Skills: Organization Interventions | 4 |
| OB480 | Capstone in Organization Behavior | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 |
Total Credit Hours: 182