Online Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Leadership
The online Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Leadership degree shares coursework with the BA in organizational leadership but focuses on applied leadership skills rather than theoretical aspects of leadership. It uses transdisciplinary methods that prepare students to become leaders in a variety of organizations while developing students’ skills and knowledge.
Quick facts
Next start date: 03/08/2021
Total classes: 15
Weeks per class: 7.5
Total credit hours: 45
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Details
The online Applied Leadership program will prepare students for leadership positions in a wide range of organizations and career fields with a focus on the practice of innovative and effective leadership. The program will provide an AAS to BAS path for ASU’s community college partnerships at the Polytechnic campus and for ASU Online students. Students who have earned AAS degrees in areas including, but not limited to, fire science, environmental technology, machine shop technology and welding technology, will learn and apply the leadership skills necessary to become effective leaders in those vocational environments with career opportunities as team leaders, floor managers and shift captains.
The concentration in applied leadership will share coursework with the BA program in organizational studies but will focus less on theoretical aspects of leadership and more on applied leadership skills. It uses transdisciplinary methods that prepare students to become leaders in a variety of organizations. Students develop skills and knowledge that leaders need to solve problems, communicate effectively, assess programs, lead projects and manage resources.
Featured courses
OGL 300: Theory and Practice of Leadership
OGL 355: Leading Organizational Innovation and Change
OGL 345: Organizational Ethics (HU)
OGL 482: Organizational Leadership Pro-Seminar II (L)
OGL 481: Organizational Leadership Pro-Seminar I
OGL 320: Foundations of Project Management
OGL 350: Diversity and Organizations (L & C)
OGL 340: Special Topics
Related careers
Agricultural Technician
Automotive Mechanic
Crime Scene Investigator
Electrical Engineering Technician
Electronics Engineering Technician
Environmental Specialist
Food Quality Control Technician (Food QC Technician)
Health Sciences Manager
Manufacturing Sales Representative
Prestigious faculty
Faculty in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts are deeply committed to exploration in their fields of work. Many of our faculty and staff are recognized both nationally and internationally for their achievements.
- American Educational Research Association fellows.
- American Psychological Association fellows.
- Fulbright scholars.
- Numerous achievement awards in fields from psychology to writing.
Prestigious faculty
Faculty in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts are deeply committed to exploration in their fields of work. Many of our faculty and staff are recognized both nationally and internationally for their achievements.
- American Educational Research Association fellows.
- American Psychological Association fellows.
- Fulbright scholars.
- Numerous achievement awards in fields from psychology to writing.
Admission requirements
You’re eligible to apply for this program if you have attended one or more regionally accredited colleges or universities and earned your Associate of Applied Science (AAS). To apply to a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) program at ASU, please follow these steps.
Don't meet admission requirements?
You can still gain admission to ASU through Earned Admission. Through this pathway, you can demonstrate your ability to succeed at ASU by completing online courses with a 2.75 GPA or higher.
To begin, submit an application to ASU. An enrollment coach will reach out with more information if the Earned Admission Pathway is right for you.
Don't meet admission requirements?
You can still gain admission to ASU through Earned Admission. Through this pathway, you can demonstrate your ability to succeed at ASU by completing online courses with a 2.75 GPA or higher.
To begin, submit an application to ASU. An enrollment coach will reach out with more information if the Earned Admission Pathway is right for you.
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