BSBA Co-Major in Organizational Management

The organizational management co-major at Drexel LeBow prepares students with the skills necessary to be successful in their careers, including leadership, communication, teamwork, cross-cultural sensitivity, negotiation, self-awareness, decision-making and team leadership. These skills are highly coveted by employers and strongly complement core technical knowledge gained in majors such as finance, accounting, marketing and engineering.

Organizational Management Co-major Curriculum

The program provides a solid foundation of skills that are highly sought after in any field. The organizational management co-major can be paired with majors within LeBow or from other Drexel University colleges to help students develop these skills and succeed in their chosen field.

The organizational management co-major focuses on training students to:

• Develop and exhibit leadership skills
• Work in and develop diverse teams
• Build relationships and networks
• Communicate and negotiate effectively
• Manage their careers

Coursework

Courses cover a variety of skills necessary to excel in business with a focus on organizational management, including leadership, team development, negotiations and conflict resolution, human resource administration and organizational design. A hallmark of the courses within organizational management is their experiential and hands-on focus. As an example, the Chapel Leadership Development simulation enables students to bring many of these skills to bear as they virtually climb Mt. Everest as a team. In addition, students can choose their area of focus with a wide variety of consulting courses or gain valuable insight into running an organization through a management simulation.

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View the plan of study in the Drexel Catalog

Drexel Co-op and Experience

Over 100 years of industry partnership has taught us the value of an immersive education. We focus on ensuring students have access to a wide variety of learning opportunities beyond the classroom to gain deep expertise, broad perspectives and the essential soft skills needed to succeed in business and in life.

Drexel Co-op

Through the Drexel Co-op program, organizational management majors alternate six months of classroom learning with six months of full-time professional experience through University-approved employers. With plans of study that allow for up to three co-ops, students can gain as much as 18 months of practical, hands-on experience in the workplace, applying what they’ve learned in real-world settings long before graduation.

Students have done their LeBow organizational management co-ops in companies both big and small, locally and around the world. Past organizational management co-op placements include:

• SAP America
• KPMG LLP
• Comcast Corporation

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Learn by Experience

In addition to the Co-op program, experiential learning opportunities abound at LeBow, including consulting courses, case competitions, international residencies, research projects, industry thought leader events, alumni mentorship and more. Through projects made possible by the Dana and David Dornsife Office for Experiential Learning and Drexel Solutions Institute, our students apply their learning on real and simulated challenges, working with organizations domestically and internationally from Unilever, the Philadelphia 76ers, Boeing and PwC to nonprofit governmental partners.

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Student Business and Management Organizations

At Drexel LeBow, students have many opportunities to engage outside of the classroom through student-run organizations, connecting with a community that shares their major, their heritage or any of the other unique characteristics that unite our diverse student population. The opportunities to collaborate, network and engage are endless.

Careers and Network

Graduates with an organizational management co-major explore careers working with people and organizations, and they have found success in training and development, human resources, nonprofit leadership, education and community-based organizations.

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Campus and Facilities

Our 12-story, 177,500-square-foot home, Gerri C. LeBow Hall, is located at the heart of the Drexel University campus, which is located in Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood, home to the city’s vibrant research and technology corridor. Being located in Philadelphia, and within a short distance of New York and Washington D.C. means Drexel LeBow students have access, not just to our 1700+ industry partners but also to a wealth of experience from leaders in the business, research and governmental fields.

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