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:
- Maximizing wealth through revenue improvement and cost reduction by optimizing the blend of human resources, materials, systems and equipment.
- Demonstrate effective information literacy in the synthesis of the principles and practices of Organizational Management concepts to contribute to the success of their organization.
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate through clear, concise, verbal, written, and electronic formats.
- Apply appropriate ethical standards as required by business professional in a global
environment.
- 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 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 |
| | |
| MAT 121 | College Math I | 3 |
| OR | |
| MAT 205 | Introductory Survey of Mathematics | 3 |
| | |
| PHI 100 | Introduction to Critical Thinking | 3 |
| | |
| Social Science Elective | |
| OR | |
| FYE 101 | First 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 101 | Economics I | 3 |
| OR | |
| ECO 105 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 |
| | |
| HRM 310 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 |
Junior
Semester 1
| BBM 320 | Business Communications | 3 |
| HRM 311 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MIS 320 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 |
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 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 |
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 | 3 |
Semester 2
| BBM 400 | Current Topics in Business Leadership | 3 |
| BBM 407 | Organizational 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 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 |
| BLA 303 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 3 |
| BMK 305 | Marketing | 3 |
| FIN 300 | Applied Concepts in Accounting and Finance | 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 |
2 courses from the following prefixes
BAC, BBA, BBM, BLA, BMK, FIN, HRM, NFP