About the Program
The Organizational Leadership (OL) program in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute prepares students to be leaders from day one-adaptable, ethical, and future-ready in a world continually transformed by rapid innovation and emerging technologies.
Students explore how creativity, collaboration, and innovation emerge in real-world teams and how to lead that process with intention. Through team-based projects, hands-on learning, and internships, students build the confidence, professional skills, and experience needed to navigate today’s organizations.
Our program is grounded in the study of people-how they think, what drives them, and how they work together. Drawing from fields like psychology, education, organizational communication, and organizational behavior, we focus on the human side of technology, leadership, and innovation.
Our graduates lead in a wide range of professions - from business, industry, and government to nonprofits, emerging technology sectors, and education. Employers value our students’ ability to lead at the intersection of people and technology, combining strong communication skills with real-world experience in innovation and team leadership.
The Organizational Leadership major is part of the Organizational Leadership program. The Organizational Leadership program is accredited by the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering Commission of ATMAE,
www.atmae.org.
Organizational Leadership Website
Organizational Leadership Major Change (CODO) Requirements
World Language Courses
World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor. (ASL-American Sign Language; ARAB-Arabic; CHNS-Chinese; FR-French; GER-German; GREK-Greek(Ancient); HEBR-Hebrew(Biblical); HEBR-Hebrew(Modern); ITAL-Italian; JPNS-Japanese; KOR-Korean; LATN-Latin; PTGS-Portuguese; RUSS-Russian; SPAN-Spanish)
Critical Course
The ♦ course is considered critical.
In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major. Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful. These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program.”
Disclaimer
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.
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