Program Overview

Organizational Leadership Program

The Organizational Leadership program at Xavier University is designed for adult students who want to prepare for leadership positions in organizational settings. This degree program can be completed fully online and offers minors in Business, Communication Studies, and Information Systems.

Overview

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Organizational Leadership is a comprehensive program that develops core leadership skills, including a deep understanding of organizational behavior, team dynamics, communication strategies, and strategic thinking. The curriculum is designed to build practical skills and theoretical knowledge, enabling students to navigate leadership challenges with confidence.

Curriculum

The program's curriculum is structured over three years, with courses offered in August, October, January, and March. The sample course sequence includes:

• First Year:
  • THEO 111 - Theological Foundations
  • APEX 100 - Leadership and Transformation
  • CORE 103 – GOA for Adult/Transfer Students
  • APEX 200 - Career Path Planning & Development
  • BAIS 200 - Management of Information Technology
  • PHIL 100 - Ethics as an Introduction to Philosophy
  • COMM 260 - Organizational Communication
  • MATH 125 - Explorations in Mathematics
  • PSYC 261 - Social Psychology
  • Language (6 credits)
• Second Year:
  • THEO 200 - Theological Perspectives
  • MGMT 200 - Managerial Behavior
  • PHIL 200 - Philosophical Perspectives
  • HEM 104/105 - Chemistry: Life & Health/Lab
  • ACCT 200 - Introductory Financial Accounting
  • MGMT 309 - Change Management
  • ENGL 205 - Literature and the Moral Imagination
  • ECON 200 - Microeconomics
  • MKTG 300 - Principles of Marketing
• Third Year:
  • FINC 300 - Business Finance
  • PSYC 321 - Industrial-Organizational Psychology
  • MGMT 314 - Leadership
  • Historical Perspectives
  • Fine Arts
  • Scientific Perspectives
  • ORGL 495 - Organizational Leadership Capstone
  • Humanities Focus

Outcomes

An Organizational Leadership degree prepares students as leaders to advance in their organizations or launch new careers in industries like business or technology, including Management, Communications, Training and Development, Health Care, Financial Systems, and Information Systems. Graduates are also prepared for entry master's programs such as business, leadership, or psychology, or graduate school programs such as law school.

Sample Courses

• MGMT 314 – Leadership: An analysis of various theories and approaches to leadership emphasizing team-building and situational leadership.
• COMM 260 – Organizational Communication: Organization theories and key concepts provide the framework for addressing contemporary communication issues and how these issues affect individual, group, and organization performance and effectiveness.
• PSYC 261 – Social Psychology: A study of the individual’s personality, attitudes, and behavior in multi-individual situations.
• ORGL 495 – Organizational Leadership Capstone: Students apply an understanding of organizational and leadership concepts, as well as effective communication skills, toward solving an organizational problem as they complete group-based projects.

Related Programs

• Bachelor of Liberal Arts (BLA)
• Related Minors:
  • Business (available fully online)
  • Communication Studies (available fully online)
  • Cybersecurity Systems
  • Information Systems (BAIS) (available fully online)
  • Psychology

Program Features

• Develop core leadership skills
• Gain a deep understanding of organizational behavior, team dynamics, communication strategies, and strategic thinking
• Designed for adult learners with transfer-friendly format and flexible course options
• Maximize transfer credits
• Committed to veteran success with the Veteran and Military Family Center
• Rooted in Jesuit Values, providing a transformative education that goes beyond academics

About Xavier University

Xavier University is a private university located in Cincinnati, Ohio, providing a liberal arts education in the Jesuit Catholic tradition. Founded in 1831, the University is the sixth-oldest Catholic university in the nation and has been ranked among the top 10 master's-level universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report for the past two decades. The Princeton Review names it one of the "Best 385 Colleges in America."