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:

  1. Maximizing wealth through revenue improvement and cost reduction by optimizing the blend of human resources, materials, systems and equipment.
  2. Demonstrate effective information literacy in the synthesis of the principles and practices of Organizational Management concepts to contribute to the success of their organization.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate through clear, concise, verbal, written, and electronic formats.
  4. Apply appropriate ethical standards as required by business professional in a global     
    environment.
  5. Utilize technology and quantitative techniques to solve basic and critical issues in business.

Continuing to Graduate Programs

Students interested in seeking an MBA or MS in Accounting once they have completed their Organizational Management degree must take BAC 101 and BAC 102 prior to graduating for an MBA. For an MS in Accounting, students need to take BAC 101, BAC 102, BAC 201, and BAC 202 prior to graduating. 

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 320Business Communications

3

BBM 370Global Business Management

3

BBM 400Current Topics in Business Leadership

3

BBM 407Organizational Project

3

BBM 411Operations and Systems Management

3

BBM 412Project Management

3

FIN 300Applied Concepts in Accounting and Finance

3

BLA 303Legal and Ethical Environment of Business

3

BMK 305Marketing

3

FIN 304Applications of Corporate Finance

3

HRM 310Organizational Development

3

HRM 311Human Resource Management

3

MIS 320Management 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 226Integrating Excel into Business Problem Solving

3

 

MAT 121College Math I

3

OR

MAT 205Introductory Survey of Mathematics

3

 

PHI 100Introduction to Critical Thinking

3

 

Social Science Elective

OR

FYE 101First Year Experience Seminar

3

Semester 2

Humanities Elective

3

Social Science Elective

Free Elective

3

Free Elective

3

Free Elective: BBM 201 recommended

Sophomore

Semester 1

ENG Elective

OR

LIT Elective

3

 

Humanities Elective

3

SCI
Natural Science Elective

3 or 4 credits

Free Elective

3

Free Elective

3

Semester 2

ECO 101Economics I

3

OR

ECO 105Fundamentals of Economics

3

 

HRM 310Organizational Development

3

Humanities Elective

3

Free Elective

3

Free Elective

3

Junior

Semester 1

BBM 320Business Communications

3

HRM 311Human Resource Management

3

MIS 320Management Information Systems

3

Free Elective

3

Free Elective

3

Semester 2

BLA 303Legal and Ethical Environment of Business

3

FIN 300Applied Concepts in Accounting and Finance

3

BMK 305Marketing

3

Free Elective

3

Free Elective

3

Senior

Semester 1

BBM 370Global Business Management

3

BBM 411Operations and Systems Management

3

BBM 412Project Management

3

FIN 304Applications of Corporate Finance

3

Free Elective

3

Semester 2

BBM 400Current Topics in Business Leadership

3

BBM 407Organizational Project

3

Upper Level Business Elective

Free Elective

3

Social Science Elective

Organizational Management Completion Degree

What is a Completion Degree

A completion degree is a personalized version of a bachelor's degree created exclusively for students who have completed an associate degree at an accredited institution. Completion degrees are available for most Wilmington University Bachelor of Science degrees. A student who expects to transfer a completed associate's degree should communicate with a Wilmington University academic advisor before registering for courses. A transcript with documentation of the conferred degree must be received by Wilmington University to confirm eligibility.

Curriculum

Transfer students who hold an associate degree from a partner institution are required to take the following Organizational Management courses. A maximum of 75 transfer credits can be accepted into the program; 45 credits must be completed at Wilmington University. If you have fewer than 75 transfer credits, you will take electives to fulfill the degree requirements necessary for the Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management.

Organizational Management Core

BBM 320Business Communications

3

BBM 370Global Business Management

3

BBM 400Current Topics in Business Leadership

3

BBM 407Organizational Project

3

BBM 411Operations and Systems Management

3

BBM 412Project Management

3

BLA 303Legal and Ethical Environment of Business

3

BMK 305Marketing

3

FIN 300Applied Concepts in Accounting and Finance

3

FIN 304Applications of Corporate Finance

3

HRM 310Organizational Development

3

HRM 311Human Resource Management

3

MIS 320Management Information Systems

3

2 courses from the following prefixes
BAC, BBA, BBM, BLA, BMK, FIN, HRM, NFP