Innovation and Leadership, BS
An interdisciplinary degree designed to engage working professionals in the questions of leadership, organizational change, communication skills, and industry trends.
Program Preparation
Innovation and Leadership is for people who have: One to two years of previous college experience; at least five years of work experience beyond the entry level; and a desire to lead, innovate, collaborate, and think creatively. The Innovation and Leadership BS Program supports flexible entry points throughout the year.
Degree Roadmap
The sixteen courses of the major are offered over a 21 month period and include courses from Business, Communication, Emerging Media and Psychology. The degree reflects the realities of leadership in today’s workplace by offering courses such as: Digital Portfolios, Negotiation, Conflict Management, Group Dynamics, Creative Thinking, Applied Business Research, IT Ethical and Legal Issues, and Entrepreneurships in Organizations. This program supports use of credit for prior learning (CPL) as part of meeting general education, program pre-requisites, and elective requirements.
Capstone
The Capstone offers students the opportunity to apply their innovative leadership skills by exploring a proposed organizational change. Students may propose a change connected to their current workplace or branch out into a new arena. Students lean on the courses they have completed to generate the key question they want to explore, gather the necessary data, analyze the data, and present the findings such that leadership will embrace their ideas.
Become a Professional
Career opportunities for an INL degree:
Salary Range
*Median Salary of $64,000
*Based on National Average
SOU Innovation and Leadership Alumni
Local Marketing and Brand Activation Manager for US Cellular
Deputy Fire Chief for Jackson County Fire District 3
Director of Customer Happiness at NextJob, Inc.
SOU Innovation and Leadership
RCC-SOU Higher Education Center, Room 102
101 South Bartlett Street
Medford OR 97501
541.552.8103
SOU School of Business
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
541.552.6484
business@sou.edu
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