Program Overview

Online Bachelor's in Organizational Management

The online bachelor's degree with an emphasis in organizational management (OM) will prepare students to perform a variety of management functions to help organizations identify business opportunities, address challenges, and improve their performance. In the organizational management track, students will learn how to analyze and interpret organizational data, make strategic decisions, and formulate and implement effective strategies.

Program Details

• The program consists of 120 credit hours.
• The cost is $555.95 per credit hour.
• The program is 100% online.

Career Prospect Highlights

• Median Salary: $77,792
• Jobs Nationwide: 21,427,609
• 5-Year Nationwide Job Growth: 3.1%

Admission Requirements

All students are required to meet the general university admission requirements.

• Freshmen:
• Transfer: Minimum cumulative 2.50 GPA for incoming transfer students.
• International:
• Nondegree:

Careers

Students with a degree in management work in organizations of all sizes and types, including business, government, and not-for-profit organizations. Sample careers of management degree graduates with a concentration in organizational management include:

• Business analyst
• Consultant
• Project manager
• Management trainee
• Business development associate
• Team leader
• Client relationship specialist
• Corporate law

Curriculum

General Requirements (45 credits)

• Communications (11-12 credits)
  • COMM 105 - Public Speaking IA (2 credits) OR COMM 106 - Public Speaking I (3 credits)
  • ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I (3 credits)
  • ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II (3 credits)
  • ENGL 417 - Written Communication for the Workplace (3 credits)
• Quantitative (18 credits)
  • ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
  • ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
  • MATH 100 - College Algebra (3 credits)
  • MATH 205 - General Calculus and Linear Algebra (3 credits)
  • STAT 250 - Business and Economics Statistics I (3 credits)
  • STAT 351 - Business and Economics Statistics II (3 credits)
• K-State 8 (16 credits)
  • Course in aesthetic experience and interpretive understanding (3 credits)
  • Course in global issues and perspectives (3 credits)
  • Course in human diversity within the U.S. (3 credits)
  • Course in natural and physical sciences with a lab (4 credits)
  • Course in historical perspectives (3 credits)

Business Core Requirements (31 credits)

• ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations (3 credits)
• ACCTG 241 - Accounting for Investing and Financing (3 credits)
• ENTRP 340 - Business Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Mindset (3 credits)
• FINAN 450 - Principles of Finance (3 credits)
• GENBA 105 - Business Orientation (1 credit)
• MANGT 220 - Principles of Management (3 credits)
• MANGT 366 - Management Information Systems and Business Analytics (3 credits)
• MANGT 421 - Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
• MANGT 595 - Strategic Management (3 credits)
• MANGT 596 - Business Ethics and Corporate Citizenship (3 credits)
• MKTG 400 - Introduction to Marketing (3 credits)

Economics Elective (3 credits)

• Course in economics 500-level or above (3 credits)

Major Field Requirements (15 credits)

• MANGT 520 - Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
• MANGT 521 - Managerial Decision Analytics (3 credits)
• MANGT 531 - Human Resource Management (3 credits)
• MANGT 553 - Business Project Management (3 credits)
• MANGT 590 - International Management (3 credits)

Major Field Electives (6 credits)

Choose from the following:

• ENTRP 466 - Digital Business (3 credits)
• ENTRP 540 - Entrepreneurial Consulting (3 credits)
• MANGT 230 - Business Law I (3 credits)
• MANGT 260 - Managing for Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace (3 credits)
• MANGT 535 - Employment Law (3 credits)
• MANGT 541 - Management of Quality (3 credits)

Unrestricted Electives (20 credits)

Any course numbered 100-level or above that is offered for credit by any university department. Students are strongly encouraged to use the unrestricted electives to complete for-credit experiential learning opportunities, such as internships, community service/engagement, and study abroad.

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• Business administration bachelor's degree with a concentration in human resource management
• Business administration bachelor's degree with a concentration in operations/supply chain management