Management & Organizational Leadership
Be Known as a Leader
The purpose of the management and organizational leadership adult degree program is to enable you to complete your bachelor's degree while enhancing your professional competencies and management skills. You will learn to:
- Utilize the management tools, analytical methods, and research skills necessary to identify organizational problems and to formulate solutions for those problems
- Apply the principles of organizational environment, design, systems, and change to facilitate improvements in operations and strategy
- Engage in continuous professional growth through application of experiential learning principles and practices
- Support the learning and growth of others
- Express understanding of leadership and management functions, theories, and models, and describe your own professional philosophy
- Serve effectively as a team leader and a team member
- Employ effective leadership communication skills and a knowledge of organizational communication strategies and methods
- Convey how your understanding of ethics and Christian values informs your leadership and management practices in an organizational context
Format
The Management & Organizational Leadership major is offered either in Portland or online. The curriculum is the same for either format and takes 16 months to complete. Regardless of which format you choose, we promise you'll get a relational, supportive experience where you will Be Known by your professors, classmates, and admissions counselor.
Local - Portland
Beginning with an evening orientation, students in the local format attend class one night each week from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at George Fox University's Portland Center (an occasional Saturday may be required). They also complete supplemental coursework online by watching videos and participating in online discussions.
Online
Students in the online format begin their program with a two-day, face-to-face cohort launch at the Portland Center. This event orients new students to the program and helps them begin to build relationships with their professors and other students in their cohort. The rest of the program takes place in a 100% online learning environment that uses a rich variety of media, including recorded videos, presentations, readings, research, discussions, and chats.
Credit Requirements
62 semester hours must be completed to enter a major. To graduate with a bachelor's degree, you must complete a total of 126 semester hours as follows:
| Minimum required entry credits for major (Don't have enough credits?) | 62 |
| Additional credits needed for graduation (general education, electives, or life-learning credit) | 28 |
| Credits earned in Management & Organizational Leadership major |
36 |
| Total | 126 |
Management & Organizational Leadership Major Requirements
| MGOL 401 Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGOL 403 Organizational Theory | 3 |
| MGOL 404 Leadership Communication | 3 |
| MGOL 407 Christian Faith and Thought | 3 |
| MGOL 410 Financial Decision Making | 3 |
| MGOL 413 Ethics for Managers | 3 |
| MGOL 450 Strategic Management | 3 |
| MGOL 412 Research for Managers | 3 |
| MGOL 415 Data Informed Decision Making | 3 |
| MGOL 431 Operations Management | 3 |
| MGOL 440 Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGOL 442 Dynamics of Leadership | 3 |
| MGOL 403 Organizational Theory | 3 |
| MGOL 410 Financial Decision Making | 3 |
| MGOL 412 Research Methods for Managers | 3 |
| MGOL 415 Data Informed Decision Making | 3 |
| MGOL 431 Operations Management | 3 |
| MGOL 440 Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGOL 442 Dynamics of Leadership | 3 |
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| MSBS 424 Research Methods and Statistics (replaces MGOL 412) | 3 |
At a Glance:
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| Program length | 16 months |
| Credit hours | 36 |
| Cost per credit hour | $516* (financial aid available) |
| Tuition cost for entire program | $18,576* (does not include books) |
| Accreditation | Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities |
| Format | In-person or online, part-time |
| Location | Portland Center (near Tigard) |
| Application deadlines | Mar. 1 (summer term); Jul. 1 (fall term); Nov. 1 (spring term) |
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*All stated financial information is subject to change. |
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