Organizational Leadership

Degree Type
Undergraduate Major

Organizational Leadership

Organizational Leadership
Body

Lead with Confidence and Inspire Change!

Are you passionate about leadership and eager to drive organizational success? Purdue University's Organizational Leadership major offers a dynamic and hands-on educational experience designed to prepare you for a successful career in leadership and management. Our program combines cutting-edge technology, practical skills, and industry insights to ensure you are ready to excel in your professional journey.

In this major, students gain leadership, financial, and project management skills while exploring ethics, diversity, innovation, and organizational change. They learn to analyze financial data, manage conflict, develop prototypes, and lead high-performance teams. Through user testing, business strategy, and reflective leadership practices, students prepare to drive sustainable success in diverse organizational settings.

Why Choose Purdue's Organizational Leadership major?

  • Innovative Curriculum: Our courses cover a wide range of topics, from financial analysis and project management to conflict management and strategic leadership.
  • Hands-On Learning: Gain practical experience through internships, projects, and real-world applications.
  • Industry Connections: Benefit from Purdue's strong ties with leading business and leadership organizations.
  • Career Opportunities: Explore diverse career paths in organizational leadership, management, human resources, and more. 

Embark on a journey that combines technical expertise, leadership skills, and industry knowledge. Purdue University's Organizational Leadership major is your gateway to a thriving career in leadership and management.

Graduate in three years with this major as part of our Degree in 3 program. An advisor can help explain the course load and necessary requirements to complete your degree a year earlier.

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Program Details

Degree Type
Undergraduate Major
School/Department Offering this degree
Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation
Location of Degree
West Lafayette

Potential Job Titles

Team Leader
Organizational Change Specialist
Management Consultant
Project Manager
Product Development
Operations Manager
Innovation & Product Development Manager

Organizational Leadership
Accreditation
ATMAE

 The organizational leadership program at Purdue University is accredited by the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering Commission of ATMAE.

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Course Highlights
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Project Management

Project management is an ad hoc technique for accomplishing specialized missions or work. Examples of projects include research and development studies, consulting projects, reorganizations efforts, implementation of total quality management, installation of new equipment, advertising campaigns, construction or other one-time efforts.

Leadership For Organizational Change

Introduction to and overview of fundamental concepts of leading organizational change. Topics include setting the stage for organizational change, implementing organizational change, sustaining organizational change, and the role of the change manager. Concepts and frameworks taught in this course are applicable to change at multiple scales from small enterprises and large corporations to communities and ecosystems. 

Leadership Strategies For Quality And Productivity

A study of how organizational leaders create an environment conducive to high levels of employee self-motivation, quality, and productivity (TQM). Actual case situations are used to illustrate the application of course content.

Academic Opportunities

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Study Abroad

All students in the Purdue Polytechnic can choose to gain an enriched perspective of the global marketplace through a multitude of global experiences that both interest and benefit the student.

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Minors

Purdue Polytechnic offers minors that provide unique opportunities to expand your knowledge, broaden your experience and prepare you for success after your time at Purdue.

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Student Organizations

Student activities and organizations are a great way to immerse yourself in your chosen path of study. Choose from a variety of interests within the college organizations or university-level programs.

"I chose Organizational Leadership because it leaves the door open for so many different opportunities. Whether you are dead set on what you want your future to look like or have no idea what it will look like, this program allows both paths. Those paths could allow you to be a leader, a manager or even a supervisor within any of those occupations."
Mikenzie Combs
Organizational Leadership

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