Organizational Management, Bachelor of Science
This Fusion program combines online and face-to-face learning and also recognizes prior college-level learning. The program is designed for students who wish to complete their degree in less time than is possible with traditional courses and class schedules.
Purpose
The Bachelor of Science degree program in Organizational Management (BSOM) is a unique degree completion program designed to meet the educational needs of working adults with some college credits from accredited institutions or from work or military experience. The program is conducted in a condensed time frame with an instructional schedule tailored to accommodate busy lifestyles. The program will help students develop the relevant skills needed to manage organizations in today’s job market. Students will develop strong communication and leadership skills and develop an ethical approach to business and life.
Program of Study
The BSOM core courses will be conducted in an accelerated format with a sequence of three-credit courses each completed over a five-week period. Most BSOM core courses are in the “hybrid” format with 20 hours of classroom instruction and at least 20 hours of online instruction.
The program courses are offered in a logical sequence and cover most major aspects of organizational management. The program starts with emphasis on organizational behavior, communications, ethics, and human resource management skills and the information systems necessary to coordinate the management of these functions. The sequence continues with emphasis on the management skills needed for marketing, finance, global business challenges, and operations and project management. The program concludes with gaining an understanding of current business situations and problems and the completion of student projects designed to develop the skills necessary to identify, analyze and make recommendations to solve organizational problems.
Program Competencies
In addition to achieving the Wilmington University undergraduate graduation competencies given in the Academic Information section of this catalog, each graduating student will be able to:
- Speak with confidence, clarity and conciseness.
- Research, prepare, and deliver professional presentations.
- Write with clarity and precision using correct English grammar: mechanics (punctuation) and usage (sentence structure and vocabulary).
- Correctly and ethically present scholarly writings utilizing the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA).
- Utilize quantitative, qualitative and scientific reasoning for solving problems.
- Demonstrate effective information literacy and communication with valid and reliable research in an effort to effectively problem solve and make decisions in organizations.
- Apply ethical standards as required by business management professionals.
- Evaluate how individuals and groups influence and interact with an organization.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how individuals and groups influence an organization.
Curriculum
Course Requirements
The BSOM degree requires completion of 120 credit hours of which 39 credits must be in specified general education areas, 39 credits are from the BSOM core courses, 3 credits from an upper level business elective, and 39 credits are free electives.
General Education Courses (39 credits)
Prior to starting the BSOM core of business courses, 15 credits must be completed in the following areas.
| College Math |
3 credits |
| Computer Operations |
3 credits |
| Economics |
3 credits |
| English (all must be in English composition) |
6 credits |
The BSOM program general education requirements also include acceptable electives in the following areas:
| Critical Thinking |
3 credits |
| English |
3 credits |
| Humanities |
9 credits |
| Natural Science |
3 credits |
| Social Science |
6 credits |
Organizational Management Program Core (39 credits)
BBM 320, BBM 407, BBM 411, BLA 303, HRM 311: The College of Business programs require a minimum grade of “C” for these program core courses. Students receiving a grade lower than “C” in any indicated program core course must retake that course.
| BBM 320 | Business Communications | 3 |
| BBM 370 | Global Business Management | 3 |
| BBM 400 | Current Topics in Business Leadership | 3 |
| BBM 407 | Organizational Project | 3 |
| BBM 411 | Operations and Systems Management | 3 |
| BBM 412 | Project Management | 3 |
| FIN 300 | Applied Concepts in Accounting and Finance | 3 |
| BLA 303 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 3 |
| BMK 305 | Marketing | 3 |
| FIN 304 | Applications of Corporate Finance | 3 |
| HRM 310 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| HRM 311 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MIS 320 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
Business Elective (3 credits)
(Upper level 300-400)
Free Electives (39 credits)
Free electives may include transfer credits, courses from the Wilmington University catalog or approved prior learning assessment credits. The remaining credits may be completed at any time prior to, during, or after completion of the core program requirements.
Suggested Program Sequence
Freshman
Semester 1
| CTA 226 | Integrating Excel into Business Problem Solving | 3 |
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
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| MAT 121 | College Math I | 3 |
| OR | |
| MAT 205 | Introductory Survey of Mathematics | 3 |
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| PHI 100 | Introduction to Critical Thinking | 3 |
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| Social Science Elective | |
| OR | |
| FYE 101 | First Year Experience Seminar | 3 |
Semester 2
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | |
| Social Science Elective | |
| Free Elective | |
| Free Elective | |
Free Elective: BBM 201 recommended
Sophomore
Semester 1
| ENG Elective | |
| OR | |
| LIT Elective | |
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| Humanities Elective | |
SCI
| Natural Science Elective | |
| Free Elective | |
| Free Elective | |
Semester 2
| ECO 101 | Economics I | 3 |
| OR | |
| ECO 105 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 |
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| HRM 310 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | |
| Free Elective | |
| Free Elective | |
Junior
Semester 1
| BBM 320 | Business Communications | 3 |
| HRM 311 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MIS 320 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| Free Elective | |
| Free Elective | |
Semester 2
| BLA 303 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 3 |
| FIN 300 | Applied Concepts in Accounting and Finance | 3 |
| BMK 305 | Marketing | 3 |
| Free Elective | |
| Free Elective | |
Senior
Semester 1
| BBM 370 | Global Business Management | 3 |
| BBM 411 | Operations and Systems Management | 3 |
| BBM 412 | Project Management | 3 |
| FIN 304 | Applications of Corporate Finance | 3 |
| Free Elective | |
Semester 2
| BBM 400 | Current Topics in Business Leadership | 3 |
| BBM 407 | Organizational Project | 3 |
| Upper Level Business Elective | |
| Free Elective | |
| Social Science Elective | |