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Department of Business and Organizational Leadership

Purdue North Central offers Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science and Associate of Science in Business degree programs. Through a series of core courses and with the guidance of experienced faculty, you'll be introduced to the broad range of knowledge and skills needed to begin or advance a career in a wide range of enterprises.

The OLS Program offers multiple levels ranging from minors to certificates, from Associate degrees to Bachelor's degrees. Areas of concentration include Human Resource Management, Computer and Information Technology and Engineering Technology. It is well suited for students who wish to further their education by adding a leadership component to their chosen field of study or for those who have completed an Associate degree and are interested in furthering their education by pursuing a Bachelor's degree. Graduates can be found in a variety of businesses such as retail, banking, manufacturing, and healthcare, in positions such as human resources, management, production, quality control or sales.

Bachelor's Degree in Business

Students earning the Bachelor's degree will enter the business world with a sound understanding of the nature and practices of contemporary business, the basic skills needed to begin their professional careers, and the broad educational foundation necessary to facilitate long-term professional development.

The degree offers a distinctive and flexible curriculum that will allow business students to develop expertise in other areas of interest to allow them to respond to the changing employment opportunities by providing students with the opportunity to:

Build a sound understanding of the nature and practices of contemporary business
Develop the basic skills needed to begin their professional lives
Establish a broad educational foundation to facilitate long term professional development throughout their careers.

The Bachelor of Science in Business requires 126 credit hours. Sixty-six credit hours are devoted to courses in business and related areas. All students take a common core of courses in business and related areas and select a major area of specialization (accounting, economics, management, marketing) to allow each student to develop a particular area of expertise in business or a related field of study. The program begins by establishing a foundation in mathematics, statistics, computer technology and economics. On this foundation the student will build a working knowledge of basic business functions of accounting, finance, marketing, organization behavior and management.

The program integrates this knowledge with an understanding of the social, legal, international and economic contexts within which business operates as a strategic entity. An additional 60 credit hours are focused on providing a sound general background. The general education component of the program is designed to provide the basic skills in communications and quantitative analysis needed for success in the program and in positions in business. It includes a number of courses in a wide range of areas intended to provide the breadth of background needed to provide a foundation for long-term career development.

The program's curriculum is flexible. Students to work with a faculty advisor to develop a program of study that reflects their own interests within business and in other fields. It is also flexible in accommodating both full-time and part-time students. Courses are offered at a number of different times and locations.

Associate Degree in Business

The Associate of Science in Business is designed to provide students with a sound foundation for further study at the Bachelor's Degree level.

Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision

The baccalaureate program in organizational leadership and supervision was designed with the active assistance of business and industrial leaders. It is offered at the North Central campus and provides a
practical, people-oriented approach to the practice of leadership. It was established to meet the educational needs of:

Individuals currently employed who desire to develop leadership skills
Students that are majoring in fields which have limited job opportunities who desire to increase their employability by developing leadership as well as technical skills
Graduates from associate degree programs who desire to continue their studies

The OLS curriculum prepares graduates for successful careers in business, education, retail, service, government, health care and industry/manufacturing. Depending upon how their coursework was structured, graduates may be working in positions such as management, human resources, training, accounting, customer service, field engineering, plant engineering, production or process control, purchasing, quality control, sales or technical writing.

OLS Degrees, Certificates, and Minors Available

Bachelor of Science Degree Organizational Leadership and Supervision
Also available with an emphasis in one of the following areas:
Computer & Information Technology
Human Resource Management & Development
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Associate of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision
Also available with an emphasis in:
Human Resource Management and Development
Certificate in Organizational Leadership and Supervision
Certificate in Human Resources
Minor in Organizational Leadership
Minor in Human Resource Management

Master of Business Administration

The Purdue University North Central Department of Business offers a Master of Business Administration degree that will prepare students for leadership positions in a variety of business and professional settings. For more information on this program, contact Janet Knight, MBA Program Coordinator, at (219) 531-4200.

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