Bachelor of Arts in Management
The University is no longer accepting applications and is not actively enrolling for this degree.
120 Semester Credits / 10 Semesters / 40 Months
Delivery Mode: Online
The Bachelor of Arts in Management (BAM) degree provides students the opportunity to complete an undergraduate degree while continuing to work full-time. The curriculum introduces students to the various functional areas of business organizations: finance and accounting, human resources, marketing, and information systems. In addition, the curriculum facilitates the development of leadership skills and core competencies in critical thinking and problem solving, project management, communication, teamwork, and ethics.
The program takes a scholar-practitioner approach to business education—providing students with the opportunity to both learn and apply business concepts. Course materials are available 24/7, and since class participation is required, students have the opportunity to interact with and learn from faculty and one another. The program offers small sized classes to optimize students’ engagement, interaction, and traditional learning experience.
Outcomes
Select and use appropriate sources of business information.
Promote diverse perspectives to optimize performance in a global business environment.
Solve discipline-specific problems demonstrating mastery of foundational business knowledge.
Construct and present effective written forms of business communication.
Construct and present effective oral forms of business communication.
Work effectively in teams on business projects.
Compute and analyze financial and other quantitative data to support business decisions.
Analyze the ethical and legal obligations and responsibilities of business.
Evaluate ideas and data to rationally produce and implement solutions for business issues.
Curriculum Requirements
Core Requirements
| ACT101 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACT102 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BIS101 | Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 |
| BUS101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS112 | Business Mathematics | 3 |
| BUS220 | Introduction to Business Law | 3 |
| BUS331 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| FIN310 | Introduction to Finance | 3 |
| HRM210 | Introduction to Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT321 | Organizational Behavior and Management | 3 |
| MGT326 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MGT334 | Organizational and Business Communication | 3 |
| MGT410 | Leading Organizations | 3 |
| MGT499 | Capstone | 3 |
| MKT210 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
Note: MGT499 is non-transferable and must be taken in the last semester
Business and Management Required Courses
| BUS110 | Data Analysis and Communication Tools | 3 |
| ECN102 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MGT332 | Introduction to Project Management | 3 |
| MGT420 | International Management | 3 |
| MKT320 | Consumer Behavior and Customer Relations | 3 |
Concentration Options
General Management
| BIS440 | Data Analysis and Decision-Making for Managers | 3 |
| MGT441 | Negotiation and Conflict in Management | 3 |
| MGT442 | Leading Diverse and Dispersed Teams | 3 |
| MGT443 | Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| MGT444 | Strategic Management | 3 |
Business Analytics
| BUA440 | Applied Databases: Structured Query Language (SQL) | 3 |
| BUA441 | Applied Analytic Tools | 3 |
| BUA442 | Analytic Tools: Advanced Methods | 3 |
| BUA443 | Database Management Tools I | 3 |
| BUA444 | Database Management Tools II | 3 |
Business Intelligence
| BIS440 | Data Analysis and Decision-Making for Managers | 3 |
| BUI441 | Survey of Accounting Analytics | 3 |
| BUI442 | Using Analytics to Improve Business Processes | 3 |
| BUI443 | Introduction to Consumer Metrics | 3 |
| BUI444 | Data Analysis Tools | 3 |
Entrepreneurship
| BIS440 | Data Analysis and Decision-Making for Managers | 3 |
| BUS441 | Small Business Management: Growing Entrepreneurial Ventures | 3 |
| BUS443 | Entrepreneurship: Developing Successful Business Ideas | 3 |
| BUS444 | New Ventures: The Business Plan | 3 |
| BUS445 | Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
Human Resources
| BIS440 | Data Analysis and Decision-Making for Managers | 3 |
| HRM441 | Learning and Development | 3 |
| HRM442 | Workforce Planning and Performance Management | 3 |
| HRM443 | Legal Environment of Human Resource Management | 3 |
| HRM444 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
General Education Requirements
| ART137 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| BIO150 | General Biology | 3 |
| CIS120 | Introduction to Digital Literacy | 3 |
| COM104 | Speech | 3 |
| COM105 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| ECN101 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ENG130 | English Composition and Reading | 3 |
| ENG140 | English Composition and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| ENG205 | Information and Media Literacy | 3 |
| HUM499 | Senior Seminar: Humanities | 3 |
| MAT105 | College Algebra | 3 |
| PHI399 | Applied Philosophy and Ethics | 3 |
| POS399 | Special Topics in Political Science and International Relations | 3 |
| PSY101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SSC499 | Senior Seminar: Social Sciences | 3 |