Minor in Organizational Sciences

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The Minor in Organizational Sciences is anchored in a human-centered system philosophy of organizations. The curriculum incorporates a variety of social sciences as well as departmental specialties in I-O psychology, communication, leadership, strategy, human resource management and organizational behavior. Students learn to apply theories, concepts and tools to address problems and improve an organization’s effectiveness.

This Bulletin covers the degree requirements for students matriculating in the current academic year. Students who matriculated before the current year can find their requirements in the relevant archived Bulletin.

The following requirements must be fulfilled: 18 credits, including one 3-credit required course and 15 credits in elective courses.

Required
ORSC 1109Introduction to Organizational Sciences
Electives
Five courses (15 credits) from the following:
ORSC 2046Global Organizations
ORSC 2116Leading Change
ORSC 2123Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
ORSC 2143Leadership and Performance
ORSC 2544Industrial/Organizational Psychology
ORSC 2560Group Dynamics
ORSC 3141Strategy in Organizations
ORSC 3159Extreme Decisions
ORSC 3165Organizational Network Analysis
ORSC 3190Special Topics
COMM 3170Organizational Communication

Note: COMM 3171 and COMM 3173 were removed from the list of elective options after the 2024-25 Bulletin was published.