Specializations in:
Human Resources Management
Logistics Management
Project Management
Public Administration
Sports and Recreation Management

The Organizational Management program is designed for students who have work experience and desire to improve their understanding of how organizations function and develop effective skills in management and leadership.
The curriculum places emphasis on the human side of managing organizations, allowing for skill development in communication, group behavior, decision making, human resource management, and ethics.  Focused attention is given to defining and understanding strategic planning, financial management, law, and marketing areas, in which an organizational leader must be knowledgeable to be effective.

International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) accredited

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120 semester credits

Students will learn to: 
• Examine one’s personal leadership style and determine its appropriateness to various organizational situations;
• Demonstrate appropriate decision‐making skills in organizational contexts;
• Formulate strategies for effective team development;
• Analyze alternative solutions for complex business problems;
• Compare and contrast individual characteristics that influence work behaviors and organizational effectiveness; and
• Analyze the impact of social problems on the workplace at the individual, group, organizational, and societal levels.

An aggregation of student work samples from the Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management program indicated that approximately 87% of sampled student work met learning outcomes.  Consistent with Ashford University’s mission to provide high quality education, this data has been reviewed to make adjustments to the program to further enhance and promote student learning.

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