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Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management

Earn your Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management degree and examine the human side of managing organizations. You will learn about communications, group behavior, decision-making, human resource management, and ethics. In addition, you can transfer up to 99 approved credits toward your Bachelor's degree and accelerate your degree completion.

Specializations

You may also choose to delve into other areas of organizational management when you add a specialization to your degree program. A specialization consists of four (4) courses, each worth three (3) credits. These courses are taught online as part of your degree program. For more detailed information, see the Courses tab. Choose from the following specializations:

  • Human Resources Management
    Elevate your Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management by adding a specialization in Human Resources Management. You will develop the skills and knowledge critical to effectiveness in this essential organizational function.
  • Logistics Management
    Coordinate your career for success by adding a specialization in Logistics Management. You will learn how to distribute products, services, and material while preparing for a career managing transportation, warehouses, and supply chains.
  • Project Management
    Build on your Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management with a specialization in Project Management. You will be well-equipped to seize new opportunities in this fast-growing field.
  • Public Administration
    Promote civil society and social justice by adding a specialization in Public Administration to your Bachelor's degree. You will enhance the management skills you need to perform effectively within public, government, or not-for-profit organizations.
  • Sports and Recreation Management
    Score a point for your career! With this specialization added to your Bachelor's degree, you will enhance both your business and technical skills in the sports and recreation industry.

Transfer Concentrations

Personalize your Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management degree when you pair it with a transfer concentration. Use previous education or work experience to enhance your degree and customize it more closely with your professional and educational goals. You can transfer up to 12 approved credits of applicable coursework to qualify as your concentration to the Organizational Management degree program. You’ll be glad to know that you can transfer these approved credits no matter where you took them, so the credit you’ve already earned will not go unused. You’ll graduate from Ashford with a dynamic degree that will improve your management skills and enhance your opportunity for promotion within your chosen field. Transfer concentrations are available in the following fields of study:

Accounting
Applied Behavioral Science (Human Services)
Art History
Biology
Business
Business Administration
Child Study*
Criminal Justice
Communications
Computer Science Studies
Culinary Arts Management
Engineering Studies
English/Language Arts
Environmental Management
Fire Science Administration
Foreign Language Studies
Health Care Administration
History
Homeland Security
Hospitality Management
Human Services Administration
Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Management
Insurance & Risk Management
Law Enforcement Administration
Liberal Studies
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Physical Education
Political Science
Project Management
Psychology
Public Administration
Public Health
Public Safety Administration
Recreation
Retail Management
Sociology
Visual Communications

If you don't see a concentration listed here but you have some classes or experience in another field, just give us a call at 866-711-1700 to find out if it could qualify as a transfer concentration.

If this program fits your personal and professional goals, contact Ashford University at 866-711-1700 to learn more, or click here to request additional information.

*The Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management program is not intended to prepare students for professional licensure or certification in education or any field, regardless of concentration. Graduates of this program will not receive or be eligible to receive recommendation for a teaching license in any state, as this program has not been designed to lead to licensure. Students seeking licensure or certification in a particular profession are strongly encouraged to carefully research the requirements for that licensure prior to enrollment. For a program with a pathway to teacher certification, please see the Bachelor of Arts in Social Science with Education concentration.