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OLS Term Calendar: Three Sessions per Year
- Spring 2026 | January 12鈥擜pril 26, 2026
- Summer 2026 | May 4鈥擜ugust 16, 2026
- Fall 2026 | August 31鈥擠ecember 20, 2026 (*No Classes: 11/23/2026鈥�11/29/2026)
If you are an Organizational Leadership admitted student, contact your program advisor for permission numbers to take classes.
If you are not yet an admitted student, you can still take classes!
Contact听orgleadership@csudh.edu听or 310-243-3646.听To register for a class, call听310-243-3741 (Option 1)听or log in to听.
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Spring 2026 Schedule 鈥� 1/12/2026鈥�4/26/2026
*ENG 350 will meet the GWAR requirement, and HIS 376.55 will meet both OLS major course requirements and Upper Division Humanities.
| Course | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OLS 490.55 | Seminar in Occupational Leadership | Required of all applied studies majors. Interdisciplinary analysis of leadership in selected occupational areas. Creation and presentation of student portfolios demonstrating occupational accomplishment. Three hours of seminar per week. |
| ANT 335.55 | Comparative Cultures | The world's cultural and social diversity from a sociocultural anthropological perspective. Variable topics include regional surveys (North America, South America, Africa, Eurasia) and/or selected themes in the study of culture. |
| POL 310.55 | Current Issues in American Politics | Analysis and critical evaluation of recent major issues, conflicts, and problems in American government and institutions. Current issues might include social and health services, energy, environment, multinational corporations, military spending, taxation, political economy, criminal justice, and civil rights. |
| MKT 350.55 | Principles of Marketing | Survey of the marketing function, including the marketing environment and target markets; marketing strategy with emphasis on the marketing mix; social and ethical responsibilities of marketing. |
| ENG 350.041 | Advanced Composition | Continued study of writing processes and rhetorical communication, with emphasis on literacy within and across disciplinary contexts and how to negotiate the attitudes and conventions of various discourse communities. May not be counted toward major/minor in English. Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR). Graded A-C/NC. |
| HIS 376.55 | Film as History | The historical analysis of films as manuscripts and source materials for social and intellectual thought in the twentieth century. Emphasis varies from semester to semester; for example, Film as History: The Great Depression, or Film as History: Latin America. |
Summer 2026 Schedule 鈥� 5/4/2026鈥�8/16/2026
| Course | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HIS 348.55 | Labor in American Society | The role of labor in the political, economic, and social life of the U.S., including the growth of organized labor, rival ideologies, legal decisions, and contributions of various ethnic groups, from the colonial period to the present. |
| HRM 316.55 | Labor and Industrial Relations | The Labor/Management process in private sector organizations; development of employee organizations, collective bargaining; contract administration; labor law, labor economics; role of the NLRB and the FMCS; case analysis, and role-playing. |
| MGT 310.55 | Management Theory | Focuses on the management processes of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling; includes discussions of social and ethical issues in business; case studies and written reports. |
| PSY 372.55 | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Survey of the application of psychology to organizations, personnel, work environments, buying, and selling, with particular attention to current issues. |
| PUB 314.55 | Compensation, Staffing, and Appraisal | Review of concepts, approaches, and techniques used to develop compensation programs in public organizations. Emphasis will be upon practices, legal requirements, and guidelines for these specialized areas of personnel management. |
Fall 2026 Schedule 鈥� 8/31/2026鈥�12/20/2026
Note: Thanksgiving Week Observed 鈥� No Classes 11/23/2026鈥�11/29/2026
| Course | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OLS 300.55 | Ethos of the Liberal Arts and the Role of Work | Examines the relationship between liberal arts and sciences education and the competencies required to function effectively in social and occupational settings. Readings and assignments emphasize integration and application of skills, knowledge, perspectives, and values acquired through liberal arts and sciences. |
| OLS 490.55 | Seminar in Occupational Leadership | Required of all applied studies majors. Interdisciplinary analysis of leadership in selected occupational areas. Creation and presentation of student portfolios demonstrating occupational accomplishment. Three hours of seminar per week. |
| COM 301.55 | News and Information Literacy | Develop critical thinking and literacy skills through examination of news and other constructed messages. Emphasis on analyzing and evaluating information sources and their narratives, structures, origins, placement and availability. |
| ENG 352.55 | Writing and Speaking Skills for Management | Principles and skills of effective communication within organizational management. This course concentrates on eliciting desired responses through various types of business communication in writing. May be counted only once toward major/minor and twice for elective credit. Graded A-C/NC. |
| HRM 313.55 | Human Resources Management | Current theory and practice of the personnel function in organizations. Includes job analysis, recruiting, selection, training and development, compensation, performance evaluation, and contemporary quality of work life issues and job redesign; uses case analysis, lecture, and role-playing. |
| NCR 391.55 | Restorative Justice | Restorative arts and healing within conflict resolution encourage those who have harmed another to repair their harm. Victims, including the affected community, receive opportunity to encounter the offender, ask questions, and share how they have been harmed. Restorative Discipline included. |
| PUB 301.55 | Administrative Leadership and Behavior | Study of human behavior in organizational settings; examination of how managerial/supervisory functions impact employee morale and productivity, and overall organizational effectiveness. Primary areas of analysis include motivation, leadership, interpersonal and group dynamics, communication, and organizational power. |
| EAR 312.55 | Natural Disasters | Examines the impact of natural events on human activities and vice versa. Mankind's uneasy relationship with atmosphere, oceans, and not-so-solid Earth. Examines the study of earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, landslides, tsunamis, climate change, hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires. |
* All schedules subject to change | Updated 1/9/2026
听Textbooks
Summer 2026
HIS 348.55 鈥� Labor in American Society
- No Textbook Required.
HRM 316.55 鈥� Labor and Industrial Relations
- DO NOT PURCHASE: MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED DIGITALLY TO ALL ENROLLED STUDENTS THROUGH CANVAS AND WILL BE BILLED ON YOUR MYCSUDH PORTAL ACCOUNT. SEE FACULTY FOR MORE DETAILS. IF YOU OPT-OUT ON OR BEFORE THE DEADLINE YOU WILL LOSE ACCESS.
MGT 310.55 鈥� Management Theory
- Daft, R. L. (2026). Management (15th ed.). Cengage Learning.
ISBN-13: 979-8214042367
PSY 372.55 鈥� Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Aamodt, M. G. (2023). Industrial/Organizational Psychology: An applied approach听(9th ed.). Cengage.
ISBN-13: 9780357658420
PUB 314. 55 鈥� Compensation, Staffing, and Appraisal
- DO NOT PURCHASE: MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED DIGITALLY TO ALL ENROLLED STUDENTS THROUGH CANVAS AND WILL BE BILLED ON YOUR MYCSUDH PORTAL ACCOUNT. SEE FACULTY FOR MORE DETAILS. IF YOU OPT-OUT ON OR BEFORE THE DEADLINE YOU WILL LOSE ACCESS.
Updated 4/16/2026