Program Overview

Organizational Studies, B.A.

The Organizational Studies major is an interdisciplinary program leading to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree. It is designed for students who wish to study organizational behavior and structure in the public and private realms, without limiting themselves to one of the participating disciplines. The objective is to provide students with knowledge and skills that will prepare them for entry-level administrative positions in both public and private organizations. A minor is required.

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the undergraduate program in Organizational Studies will:

1. Demonstrate critical thinking and analytical skills by applying managerial problem-solving techniques.
2. Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in both written and oral forms.
3. Describe a management organization and evaluate the organizational principles, function, and practices.
4. Identify how organizations function in diverse, social, and economic contexts.

Tulsa Curriculum and First Year Experience

• FYE 1001 First Year Experience
• AS 2001 The Liberal Arts and Preparation for Life after Graduation
• ENGL 1033 Exposition and Argumentation or
  • FS 1963 First Seminar I and
  • FS 1900 Writing Studio
• FS 1973 First Seminar II
• Foreign Language (12-14 hours)
• MATH 1083 Contemporary Mathematics (STAT 2013 or a higher MATH course taken for the major requirements will fulfill this requirement)
• 4973 Senior Project (3 hours)

General Curriculum

• Quad I: Creative Arts (6 hours)
• Quad II: Humanities (6 hours)
• Quad III: Social Sciences (6 hours)
• Quad IV: Natural and Applied Sciences (7 hours)

Some major required courses may be double-counted to fulfill a quad requirement.

Organizational Studies Major Requirements (31 hours)

Lower Level Required Courses (9 hours)

• Three courses selected from the following:
  • ACEM 1013 Introduction to Arts Organizations
  • BUS 1013 Business and Society
  • BL 2013 Legal Environment of Business
  • MSTU 2013 Intro to Media Studies
  • ECON 2013 Principles of Economics I: Macroeconomics
  • ECON 2023 Principles of Economics II: Microeconomics
  • MGT 2143 Introduction to Sport Management
  • ORGS 2223 Organizational Crime and Deviance
  • PSY 2053 Psychology of Work
  • PSY 2253 Foundations of Psychology
  • SOC 1033 The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction to Sociology

Required Portfolio Courses (1 hour)

• ORGS 4020 Organizational Studies Portfolio must be taken every term, except the last one.
• ORGS 4021-3 Organizational Studies Portfolio (1 hour) is required during the last term at TU.

Upper Level Required Courses (12 hours)

• Four courses selected from the following:
  • ENGL 3003 Writing for the Professions
  • MGT 3003 Principles of Management
  • MGT 3173 Sports Management and Marketing or
  • MKTG 3173 Sports Management and Marketing
  • ORGS 4613 Organizational Studies Internship
  • PSY 3073 Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Upper Level Electives (9 hours)

• Three courses selected from the following:
  • ANTH 4083 Introduction to Museum Work
  • BL 3033 Employment Law
  • MSTU 4543 Branding
  • MSTU 4613 Internship
  • MSTU 4623 Public Relations Cases and Campaigns
  • MGT 3063 Organizational Behavior
  • MGT 3103 Human Resource Management
  • MGT 4023 Negotiation and Management Skills
  • MKTG 3003 Principles of Marketing
  • MKTG 4973 Seminar in Marketing
  • MSTU 3523 Cyber and Society Seminar
  • PSY 3053 Social Psychology
  • PSY 4063 Psychology of Diversity
  • SOC 3023 Sociology of Work and Occupations
  • PS 3591-3 Public Service Internship (3 hours)

Senior Project

• Core Curriculum requirement (3 hours). Not counted as part of the major.

Required Minor (12 hours)

• Students must, with the advisor’s approval, enroll in at least 12 hours in a minor field. Six of these hours must be at the 3000 level or above. Some minors require more than 12 hours.

General Electives (24-26 hours)

Total: 120 hours

Notes:

• Non-business students pursuing a major in Organizational Studies must have sophomore standing before enrolling in MKTG 3003. No more than 15 credits in the major may be taken in courses offered by the Collins College of Business. Students planning to use upper-level business electives should choose at least one of the economics courses as a lower-level elective. SP 2113 Public Speaking is recommended. Paid internships do not count for academic credit.