Organizational Leadership
Professors: S. Hundley, C. Feldhaus
Clinical Professors: P. Fox, T. Diemer
Senior Lecturer: R. Wolter
Lecturer: E. Wager
Administrative Specialist: M. Haug
Organizational Leadership (OLS) provides a broad based education for those students who desire leadership roles in business, government, technology and industry. A guiding vision of the department is to close the gap between theory and practice. In addition to a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree, OLS offers certificates in Human Resource Management, International Leadership, and Leadership Studies. The Certificate in Leadership Studies offers non-majors an opportunity to better understand leadership in today's complex organizations.
All OLS programs are flexible to meet the needs of both traditional and nontraditional students. As part of a relevant and practical field of study, OLS programs integrate a series of core courses with a choice of electives that permit students to earn multiple degrees, certificates, or minors. Core OLS courses offer a strong foundation in leadership, communication and general education, mathematics, and science. Concentration tracks allow students to develop their interests and talents within a particular technical or related field. Students who have successfully completed an A.S. or A.S.S. degree from Ivy Tech, Vincennes University, or another regionally accredited 2-year or 4-year institution can apply up to 64.0 credit hours of transfer credit towards completion of the IUPUI General Education Core, 24.0 credit hour related area of study outside of OLS, and other elective areas. Students who have not completed a 2-year degree program are encouraged to complete a minor, certificate, or dual baccalaureate degree through the completion of their related area of study.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who graduate with the B.S. in Organizational Leadership will know:
- process and roles of leadership,
- effective traits of leadership,
- how leadership behavior and power influences people and organizations,
- how to apply situational approaches to leadership, and
- strategies for leading during times of uncertainty, turbulence, and change.
Students who graduate with the B.S. in Organizational Leadership will be able to:
- design and conduct organizational research, as well as analyze and interpret data,
- reflect and evaluate personal leadership style and effectiveness,
- reflect and evaluate an organization's effectiveness and sustainability,
- reflect and evaluate an organization's social and environmental impact,
- provide leadership for processes and functions within and organization such that it will meet or exceeds desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, and sustainability,
- function on diverse teams,
- identify, formulate, and recommend solutions for organizational problems,
- understand professional and ethical responsibility,
- communicate effectively verbally and nonverbally to variety of audiences and contexts,
- understand the impact of leadership in a global, economic, environmental and societal context, and
- apply techniques, skills, tools and concepts necessary for effective strategic planning.
Transfer Students
Where applicable, OLS accepts credit hours earned at Ivy Tech, Vincennes University or other similarly accredited colleges and universities to satisfy up to 64.0 credit hours of general education core and selective B.S. degree requirements.
For more information or to make an advising appointment, call (317) 278-1313 or email tlcgroup@iupui.edu.
Bachelor of Science: Organizational Leadership
Organizational Leadership requires a total of 120 credit hours of department approved coursework. Students will complete the required 30.0 credit hours IUPUI General Education Core, 46.0 credit hours of OLS-specific courses including the 25.0 credit hour OLS Core Curriculum (10000, 25200, 26300, 27400, 32700, 37100,38300, 38500, 39000, 48700, and 49000); and additional 15.0 credit hours of upper level OLS electives, a minimum of 24.0 credit hours towards a minor, certificate, applied technology, or career-focused area of study; TCM 25000 or similar career planning course; 3.0 credit hours of business, technical, or professional writing; TCM 32000, and 16.0 credits of other approved electives.
OLS majors should complete Option 2: Take 3 credits of college math from List A and from List B.
Admission to Organizational Leadership
To be direct admitted to the OLS undergraduate degree program, students must complete ENG-W 131 or equivalent, COMM-R 110 or equivalent, 3.0 credit hours of approved mathematics (see Analytical Reasoning List A, OLS 10000 and/or OLS 25200 and hold a cumulative grade point averages (GPA) of 2.0 or highter (on a 4.0 scale). Click here to view the OLS B.S. 4-year degree Map and begin planning a career in organizational leadership.
To enroll in certificate programs, students must be formally admitted by the Office of Admissions on the IUPUI campus. Students must notify the department of intent to pursue each certificate or minor and sign paperwork for program admission and graduation. Credit may be given for applicable courses taken at other colleges or universities at the 300-/400- level. Students may apply these courses toward degree programs in the Organizational Leadership Program. To fulfill residency requirements, students must complete a minimum of 50% of coursework in OLS at IUPUI.
Human Resource Management Certificate Program
Although all resources are essential for success, people are an organization's principal resource. How skillfully an organization develops, allocates, and supervises its human resource governs its success or failure. This certificate provides a thorough explanation of the human resource professional's role in helping individuals, work groups, and organizations succeed. The focus of the courses is practical, and each course emphasizes the application of vital concepts so that students will acquire a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter. This certificate is useful to students who seek careers in human resource management or in other disciplines.
Upon completion of the certificate in Human Resource Management, students should be able to:
- Describe, use, and evaluate tactical and strategic Human resource management principles.
- Develop, implement and provide a safe and effective work environment.
- Comply with local, state, and federal employment law and related public policies.
- Promote training and development of individuals, work teams, and organizations.
- Assess, design, develop, implement, and evaluate learning solutions in various organizational contexts.
- Promote positive, productive employer-employee relationships.
- Create, negotiate, and manage regulations concerning collective bargaining, grievance, and arbitration procedures.
- Leverage compensation, benefits, rewards, and recognition to attract, motivate, and retain talent.
- Develop policy, practice, and procedure to select talent aligned with the strategic direction of the organization.
A certificate will be presented to those who complete graduation paperwork and successfully complete all requirements.
Admission
Candidates for this Certificate are required to be formally admitted by the IUPUI Office of Admissions, but are not required to be a student in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology. First-year college students with no previous experience at an accredited college or university should visit University College for information regarding the admission process and check an application status. Transfer and continuing education students must contact the department to discuss credit which may be given for comparable upper-level courses taken at accredited colleges and universities or earned through employment or military experience. Be prepared to provide copies of transcripts from previous institutes attended, including titles of all coursework where a grade of a "C" or higher was earned.
International Leadership Certificate
The interdisciplinary certificate is designed to provide the knowledge, skills, abilities, perceptions, and experiential learning opportunities appropriate for any student interested in supervising or leading individuals from different countries or preparing for international work assignments. Students who complete the International Leadership Certificate will develop the tools necessary to understand the broad-based concepts associated with leadership in a variety of individual, organizational, and community settings in an ever changing, pluralistic, global society.
Students who complete the Certificate in International Leadership will be able to:
- Demonstrate techniques to analyze and solve intercultural problems that typically occur within diverse organizations.
- Use knowledge and techniques to devise strategies for successfully managing diversity within an international organization.
- Apply knowledge and techniques to devise strategies for successfully leading a diverse workforce within an international organization.
- Demonstrate substantial knowledge of at least one foreign country, or region, (or distinct subculture within the USA), including demographic profile, economic status, political climate, commerce, history, language, and cultural norms as a result of intensive experience and/or study.
Admission
Candidates for this certificate are required to be formally admitted by the IUPUI Office of Admissions, but are not required to be students in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology. Credit will be given for applicable courses taken at other colleges and universities. Credits earned while completing this certificate may be subsequently applied toward the B.S. degree in Organizational Leadership (OLS). Each student must meet with an OLS Advisor to declare their intent to pursue the certificate and complete the necessary forms.
Important Note: The International Leadership Certificate requires participation in an International Experience. Students may select and enroll in any IU/IUPUI or other departmentally approved Study Abroad, International Service Learning Course, or Internship working in a bi-lingual setting (non-English or native language).
Leadership Studies Certificate Program
The Certificate in Leadership Studies equips students with the knowledge, skills, experiences, attitudes, perspectives, and tools necessary to understand the broad-based concepts associated with leadership in a variety of individual, organizational, and community settings in an ever changing, pluralistic, global society. A unique feature of this certificate is its ability to attract a diverse group of students from across the myriad of disciplines taught at IUPUI. Such a strong mixture of interdisciplinary perspectives augments the richness of learning that occurs in certificate courses.
Students who complete the certificate in Leadership Studies will be able to:
- Define and defend their personal philosophy of leadership and ethical behavior.
- Describe behavior in organizational settings at the individual, team/group, and macro-organization levels.
- Identify the stages of team development that occurs within organizations.
- Make leadership-oriented decisions that are ethically, legally, morally, and strategically sound.
- Apply concepts of supervisory management, team building, personnel selection and development, decision-making, resource allocation, conflict resolution, and strategic planning to the solving of individual, team/group, and organizational problems.
- Explain the importance of attracting, managing, and motivating a globally-diverse workforce.
- Improve individual and organizational performance by applying the appropriate leadership theories and processes in practice.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of leadership behaviors in given situations, and make suggestions for improving those behaviors.
Admission
Candidates for this certificate are required to be formally admitted by the IUPUI Office of Admissions, but are not required to be a B.C. degree student in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology. Up to 6.0 credit hours in comparable transfer credit complete in other programs or at other colleges and universities may be applied to this undergraduate certificate program. Credits earned while completing this certificate may be subsequently applied toward either the A.S. or B.S. degree in Organizational Leadership (OLS); however, students with a declared major in OLS are not eligible to earn the Leadership Studies certificate due to curricular redundancy. To receive a diploma for this or any program, students must notify the department of intent to complete the certificate at least two semesters prior to taking the last course. Graduation applications are required for all certificate programs and must be completed per the semester deadlines.
Sustainable Technology Certificate
The Honors Minor in Leadership consists of five courses (15 credit hours), providing high-potential IUPUI undergraduates admitted to the IUPUI Honors College and other degree programs exposure to current theory and practice designed to prepare students for future leadership roles and/or advanced degrees. Students admitted to the Honors Minor must take a sequence of courses to explore topics in the interdisciplinary principles of leadership.
- Foundations of Leadership (3 credit hours of honors, OLS 25200, BUS-Z 304, or SPEA-V 366)
- Ethical, Social, and Political Components to Leadership (3 credit hours of honors OLS 26300, BUS-W 494, SPEA-V 412, SPEA-V 473, or other approved courses)
- Diversity, Global, and Community Leadership (3 credit hours of honors OLS 32700, SPEA-V 382, POLS-Y 219, or ANTH-A 361)
- Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Leadership (3 credit hours of honors OLS 39000, BUS-J 402, or SPEA-V 362)
- Honors RISE Experience in Leadership (3 credit hours of approved honors Research, International Study Abroad (honors OLS 42300), Service, or Experiential Learning coursework)
At least two Honors courses (6.0 credit hours) must be taken outside of the student's primary discipline and major requirements (*recommended) and students must complete paperwork to declare their intent to pursue the minor and complete a formal Application for Graduation (ET 331: Organizational Leadership) to ensure this credential is properly recorded on their official transcripts. Students not enrolling in a designated Honors section must complete the Honors Contract to ensure credit is properly denoted on transcript.
For more information, contact OLS at 317-278-0286 or the IUPUI Honors College at 317-274-7193.
