Prepare to lead. Advance your career. Create your future.
The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences in Organizational Leadership prepares individuals
to lead change, make a difference, and solve problems. This application-oriented and
affordable degree prepares emerging and experienced leaders to meet current and future
challenges in an increasingly diverse, technological, and global society.
The BAAS is designed to provide a career-ladder for students who have completed an
associate’s degree and desire to continue their education at the bachelor's level.
The degree builds on a student’s technical education and content expertise, adding
an application-oriented two-year track in the fundamentals of organizational leadership.
The coursework focuses on real-world competencies including understanding foundational
frameworks for leading effectively, building and leading high-performance teams, leadership
and decision making, negotiation and conflict management, ethical leadership, and
mobilizing positive change.
A degree in organizational leadership is a versatile degree that can be applied to
just about any field. Organizational leaders are needed in all sectors including business,
corporations, public safety, manufacturing, technology, health care, government, education,
and non-profit. Many leaders advance within their own organizations, moving up from
lower-level management occupations or supervisory positions. Some companies hire qualified
candidates from outside their organization. In smaller organizations, a manager often
is responsible for hiring, training, quality control, and day-to-day supervisory duties.
In large organizations, leaders typically focus on formulating policies, directing
daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources.
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Interpersonal skills--Demonstrate the ability to establish productive relationships by communicating effectively
individually and collectively.
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Organizational behavior--Identify organizational challenges based on effective functions and dysfunctional
individual, team, and organizational behaviors.
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Problem solving/decision making--Evaluate the appropriateness of decisions in case studies.
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Change management--Analyze factors related to organizational change initiatives.
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Resource management--Identify resources to complete a task within a specified time frame.
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Strategy/operations management--Examine and implement effective, efficient, and ethical systems for managing resources,
personnel and the work process.
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Information literacy--Ability to process information and allocate it appropriately.
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Applied research--To solve specific, practical issues affecting an individual or group.