Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Organizational Behavior

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration provides students with foundational business knowledge, linking industry concepts with real-world examples that foster applied learning to prepare students for their chosen career. Students develop proficiency in business tools/techniques and the principles/skills of management. The program builds on technical skills and soft skills to support the student’s professional growth.

BSBA-OB Program prepares the student to:

• Apply business skills and analytical problem-solving to support organizational objectives
• Summarize how management knowledge and skills support organizational performance
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of organizational behavior principles

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Organizational Behavior (BSBA-OB) will apply organizational development principles to effectively and efficiently run, change, and grow an organization through developing people, communicating vision, storytelling to establish culture, hiring the right people, motivating employees, building effective teams, and maintaining a healthy workplace.

BSBA-OB program competencies:

• Employ tools, principles, and techniques of continuous process improvement in order to achieve quality and excellence in the workplace.
• Apply appropriate concepts and principles of finance, accounting, and statistics to make effective decisions.
• Explain how managers assist organizations, individuals, and teams to adapt to continuous change.
• Analyze business organizations from a managerial perspective.
• Explain theories of organizational behavior, organizational development, and I/O psychology
• Examine personality dynamics and diversity issue in the workplace and how they impact the organization
• Demonstrate how to manage, motivate, and lead groups of people to achieve organizational objectives

Degree Requirements

Courses: General Education

ECON210	Principles of Macroeconomics	4.5
ECON212	Principles of Microeconomics	4.5
ENGL101	Composition and Critical Thinking	4.5
ENGL103	Composition: Writing and Research	4.5
COMS201	Technical and Professional Writing	4.5
	or
COMS203	Speech Communications	4.5
GOVT201	American Government and Public Affairs	4.5
	or
HIST101	Modern American History: 1950 to the 21st Century	4.5
LITR201	Literature: A Reflection of Life	4.5
MATH102	Introduction to College Math	4.5
MATH106	Algebra for Business	4.5
MATH301	Data Driven Statistics	4.5
MATH451	Data Driven Decision Making	4.5
SCI101	Introduction to the Sciences	4.5
SCI103	Science and Technology- Laboratory Course	1.5
SCI201	Environmental Science and Sustainability	4.5
SCI203	Environmental Science and Sustainability- Laboratory Course	1.5
UNIV104	Academic and Career Success	4.5
	or
HUMNELE	Humanities Elective	4.5
	Total Credit Hours:	66

Courses: Core

ACCT201	Accounting I	4
ACCT202	Accounting II	4
BADM440	Research Design Methods and Applications	4
ECON310	Global Managerial Economics	4
FINC400	Financial Management	4
HRMT215	Management of Human Resources	4
HRMT440	Managing Organizational Change	4
IT254	Spreadsheet Applications	4
MGM255	Management Fundamentals	4
MGM316	International Business Communications	4
MGM335	Organizational Behavior Principles	4
MGM355	International Business Practices	4
MGM365	The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business	4
MGMT235	Business Law I	4
MGMT345	Operations Management	4
MGMT455	Business Policies and Strategies	4
MGMT495	Business Capstone	4
MKTG225	Introduction to Marketing	4
MPM210	Introduction to Project Management	6
SCM210	Introduction to Logistics/Supply Chain Management	4
UNIV201	Career Planning and Management	4
	Total Credit Hours:	86

Courses: Organizational Behavior Concentration

BHVS215	Motivation and Emotion	4
BHVS315	Interpersonal Communication and Dynamics	4
HRM345	Building Effective Teams	4
OB460	Creating Change in Individuals and Organizations	4
OB470	Developing Human Resources	4
PSYC310	Organizational Psychology	4
PSYC424	Diversity	4
	Total Credit Hours:	28

Total Credit Hours: 180

Locations

• Colorado Springs
• Virtual Campus