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 |
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| COMS201 | Technical and Professional Writing | 4.5 |
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| COMS203 | Speech Communications | 4.5 |
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| GOVT201 | American Government and Public Affairs | 4.5 |
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| HIST101 | Modern American History: 1950 to the 21st Century | 4.5 |
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| 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 |
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| UNIV104 | Academic and Career Success | 4.5 |
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| 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