This program of interdisciplinary study prepares students who wish to more fully understand organizations and the behaviors of people within them. It may be combined with elective study in management, psychology, or other disciplines, and forms a foundation for students who are interested in managing organization change initiatives. This major also prepares students who wish to undertake graduate study in various areas of organization studies or management.

Course Requirements

Each student works with a faculty advisor to plan the sequence of courses that will contribute most to his/her career goals. The following plan is an example of a sequence that includes management courses. Similar plans could also be developed for psychology or other disciplines. A student's plan also will incorporate the General Education courses and electives that best support his/her career interests.

First Year

ENG 1110 First Year Composition or ICE 1110 Integrated Communication/English
SOC 1125 Basic Concepts and Principles of Sociology
CTA 1102 Human Communication or ICE 1111 Integrated
Communication/English
SOC 2231 Cultural Anthropology
General Education Courses

Second Year
General Education Courses
Management Electives

*Application to major during spring semester.

Third Year
MGT 3150 Management Communication: Written
MGT 3240 Human Resource Management
MGT 3550 Organizational Behavior
MGT 3560 Organization Development
PSY 3216 Personality
PSY 3327 Social Psychology
PSY 3328 Behavior Management
PSY 3330 Research Methods
General Education Courses

Fourth Year
PHL 3354 Management Ethics
MGT 4150 Management Communication: Oral
MGT 4261 Team Development
MGT 4262 Training and Development
Management Electives

In addition to the B.A. in Organizational Behavior, the College of St. Scholastica offers four additional related majors. The B.A. in Accounting includes courses in intermediate accounting, cost accounting, tax accounting, auditing, business law and advanced accounting. The B.A. in Applied Economics includes courses in macroeconomics, microeconomics, money and banking, managerial economics, and international economics. The B.A. in Management includes courses in human resource management, strategic planning, economics, accounting, finance, marketing, and ethics. The B.A. in Marketing includes courses in product design, customer relations, advertising, market research, and creating strategic marketing plans.