The Bachelor of Arts degree in Management prepares students for careers in managing organizational resources in government, profit and non-profit organizations and graduate study. The task of the manager is to coordinate the activities of people and resources to accomplish organizational objectives. The manager must perform a variety of roles for the organization to achieve its goals: planner, leader, motivator, innovator, problem-handler, decision-maker and critical thinker. Since the manager is focused on people and processes, the management program is designed to provide its students with a solid grounding in people skills, communication skills, and organizational skills. Graduates typically go on to employment in various industries to include wholesale and retail services, the military, and all levels of the government.

Degree Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Arts in Management also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates.  With reference to each of the respective areas of business administration, graduates in this degree program will be able to:

• Relate and discuss the potential functions and applications of various management processes in the areas of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, leading, and controlling.
• Identify and examine the needs of today’s managers in assessing and implementing strategies used in the management of information technology, financial, and human resources in the workplace.
• Recognize and describe the impact of international, legal, social, political, economic, technological, and environmental issues as they relate to organizational behavior in terms of the individual, group/team, and overall organization.
• Examine and explore potential management problems and opportunities, as well as discuss possible strategies and/or applications to be used in addressing such managerial concerns.
• Recognize and discuss the relevance of self-esteem, human diversity, ethical conduct, and the social responsibility of business in the lives of internal and external stakeholders.
• Analyze the external and internal environmental forces affecting business organizations to enable the student the opportunity to examine possible social, political, economical, legal, and strategic issues associated with these competitive forces and environmental factors, which impact the effectiveness of managers in today’s competitive and globally-growing organizations.

Degree Program Requirements

RQ295 / COL 100 Foundations of Online Learning (fomerly Academic and Career Planning) (3 semester hours) - Required as the first course in all undergraduate programs.

General Education Requirements (34 semester hours)
English Composition - 6 semester hours
EN101 / ENG 101 - Proficiency in Writing (Required)
EN102 / ENG 102 - Effectiveness in Writing or
EN202 / ENG 200 - English Composition and Literature

Social Sciences - 6 semester hours
SS101 / ECO 101 - Microeconomics
SS102 / ECO 102 - Macroeconomics
SS111 / GEO 101 - Introduction to Geography
SS133 / SOC 111 - Introduction to Sociology
SS134 / PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 
SS190 / ANT 100 - Introduction to Anthropology
SS210 / CFD 220 - Human Sexuality  
SO220 / SOC 220 - American Popular Culture

Science - 4 semester hours including required 1 hour labs
SC100 / SCI 100 - Introduction to Biology
SC198 / SCI 100 L - Introduction to Biology Lab
SC101 / SCI 110 - Introduction to Chemistry
SC199 / SCI 110 L - Introduction to Chemistry Lab   
SC102 / SCI 102 - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology 
SC122 / SCI 102 L - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab
SC103 / SCI 103 - Introduction to Physics 
SC123 / SCI 103 L - Introduction to Physics Lab
SC104 / SCI 104 - Introduction to Astronomy
SC124 / SCI 104 L - Introduction to Astronomy Lab
SC106 / SCI 106 - Introduction to Oceanography 
SC126 / SCI 106 L - Introduction to Oceanography Lab
SC107 / SCI 107 - Introduction to Meteorology
SC127 / SCI 107 L - Introduction to Meteorology Lab

Mathematics - 3 semester hours
MA110 / MA112 / MAT 110 - Introduction to College Algebra and Trigonometry / College Algebra, or
MA111 / MA113 / MAT 111 College Algebra and Trigonometry / College Trigonometry, or
MA125 / MAT 125 - Math for Liberal Arts Majors, or
MA225 / MAT 225 - Calculus

History - 6 semester hours
HS101 / HIS101 - American History to 1877
HS102 / HIS 102 - American History since 1877
HS111 / HIS 111 - World Civilization I
HS112 / HIS 112 - World Civilization II
HS121 / HIS 121 - Western Civilization Before The Thirty Years War
HS122 / HIS 122 - Western Civilization Since Thirty Years War
HS215 / HIS 223 - History of the American Indian
HS217 / HIS 221 - African-American History before 1877
HS218 / HIS 222 - African-American History since 1877

Humanities - 3 semester hours
HM101 / SPA 100 - Spanish I 
HM102 / SPA 101 - Spanish II (Prerequisite: HM101) - or other foreign language
HM200 / MUS 200 - Music Appreciation
HM230 / REL 201 - Introduction to World Religions  
HM240 / ART 200 - Art Appreciation  
HM277 / PHI 200 - Introduction to Ethics
PH101 / PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy

Literature - 3 semester hours
HM201 / LIT 220 - American Literature before the Civil War
HM202 / LIT 221 - American Literature from Civil War to Present
HM221 / LIT 210 - English Literature: Beowulf to 18th Century
HM222 / LIT 211 - English Literature: 18th Century to Present
HM211 / LIT 201 - World Lit through the Renaissance
HM212 / LIT 202 - World Lit since the Renaissance

Political Science - 3 semester hours
SS121 / POL 210 - American Government I
SS131 / INR 210 - International Relations
 

Core Courses (27 semester hours)
GM304 / GM317/ BUS 310 - Business Law / Law and Ethics in the Business Environment
GM310 / MGT 311 - Organizational Behavior
MC300 / MGT 310 - Principles and Theory of Management
MC301 / MGT 314 - Management Ethics
MC302 / COS 315 - Management Information Systems
MC304 / MGT 315 - Management Communications
MC306 / MAT 302 - Statistics (Prerequisite – MA110/MAT 110)
MC482 / MGT 410 - Strategic Management
MC483 / MGT 495 - Senior Seminar in Management

Major Course List (15 semester hours) 
Select five (5) courses from the list below.
General Concentration
GM301 / MGT 313 - Organizational Change
GM306 / BUS 311 - Business Theory
GM307 / MGT 312 - Leadership and Motivation
GM402 / ACC 311 - Principles of Financial Management
GM404 / BUS 316 - Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
GM407 / HRM 312 - Human Resource Management
GM411 / HRM 411 - Dispute Resolution
GM412 / HRM 422 - Bargaining and Negotiation
GM414 / GM328 / BUS 313 - Business Strategy  / Global and Competitive Strategy
GM415 / HRM 412 - Compensation and Benefits
GM416 / HRM 413 - Employment and Labor Relations
GM418 / HRM 415 - Human Resource Management Information Systems
GM419 / HRM 416 - Human Resource Development
GM422 / HRM 419 - Recruitment and Staffing
MC305 / MGT 414 - Strategic Planning

Concentration in Human Resource Management
Objectives

• Identify and discuss various laws, rules, regulations and policies affecting the employees in today’s workplace.
• Distinguish and discuss various compensation packages and incentives used in recruiting employees for various positions in an organization.
• Assess leading trends and issues in the field of Human Resource Management.

GM407 / HRM 312 - Human Resource Management
GM415 / HRM 412 - Compensation and Benefits
GM416 / HRM 413 - Employment and Labor Relations
GM418 / HRM 415 - Human Resource Management Information Systems
GM419 / HRM 416 - Human Resource Development

Electives (42 semester hours)
Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill core or major requirements. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.

Total = 121 semester hours