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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.
Tuition Rate:
$31,000
(including fees)
Monthly Payment Plan:
$295 per month
The program takes a scholar-practitioner approach to business education鈥攑roviding students with the opportunity to both learn and apply business concepts. Through its online courses, students have the flexibility to continue working and 鈥渁ttend鈥 a course anytime and anywhere it is convenient for them. 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 class sizes to optimize engagement, interaction and traditional learning experiences.
Admission requirements can be found here.
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10 semesters/40 months*
*Dependent on course load (i.e., Full-Time, Part-Time)
The following course list does not include general education courses required for the BAM degree. Please refer to the for information on general education requirements.
| Core Requirements: | 45 Credits |
| Concentration Requirements: | 15 Credits |
| Additional Business & Management Requirements: | 15 Credits |
| General Education: | 45 Credits |
| Bachelor's Degree Total: | 120 Credits |
This course provides an introduction to financial accounting. Topics include accounting concepts and principles and how they apply to the various business organizational structures; the recording of transactions in journals, ledgers, and sub-ledgers; and reporting and analyzing the summarized transactions in the financial statements. An additional topic is the use of internal control design to ensure adherence to financial accounting concepts and principles.
This course provides an introduction to managerial accounting. Topics include job order and process costing, cost structure, changes in cost behavior as business activity changes, cost-volume-profit analysis; cost allocation, budgeting, and capital investment decisions.
An introduction to management information systems and the key role in business. A focus on applying information systems to business communication, data management, networking, e-commerce, ethics and security.
This course provides an overview of how globalization, society, economic systems, legal and political, financial institutions, and other forces interact to affect a business organization. An introduction to functional areas within a business are covered: e.g., business ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, management, marketing, production, information systems, accounting and finance. Students will effectively be able to create a business plan using all elements covered within the course.
Topics include a basic math review, business statistics, profit calculations, payroll, banking, interest calculations, insurance, taxes, and mathematical calculations.
This course provides an overview of the U.S. legal system structure, and basic terms and concepts of Business Law. Topics may include legal issues associated with ethical conduct in business, consumer protection, employment law, and social responsibility of corporations. Information literacy skills are honed as students learn to retrieve, read, and analyze business law cases.
This course provides students with the tools necessary to examine moral problems and make effective decisions on ethical issues faced in the workplace. Topics considered include discrimination, affirmative action, sexual harassment, informational privacy, drug testing, ethics in advertising, business and the environment, and global ethics. Emphasis will be placed on the study of the ethical values, principles, and theories pertinent to management. Students will also examine social responsibilities of managers in the workplace.
The purpose of this course is to introduce basic financial principles preparing students to interpret a company鈥檚 financial statements. Topics include analyzing the deployment of company funds, employee staffing, revenues, expenses, and cash flow. Emphasis is on understanding and gauging the financial health of an organization to assist in managerial decision-making and strategic planning to ensure its success.
An introductory course to key competencies essential to Human Resource operations. Examination on the various roles of Human Resources (recruitment, legal issues, selection, assessment and development, compensation, benefits) and a broad review of issues faced within an organization (termination, harassment, workplace violence).
The purpose of this course is to develop student skills in applying theories and concepts of organizational behavior to enable the student to identify and resolve behavioral issues within global organizations. Topics include factors affecting individual and group motivation in the workplace, development of effective groups and teams, organizational cultures, ethical issues in organizational behavior, as well as organizational behavior issues in global organizations.
Operations are the engines of productivity and profitability of global firms. They produce outputs that satisfy customers, provide employment for employees, and produce returns for shareholders. Enterprises attempt to implement strategy and attain competitive advantage via the strength of their operations. They do so within a complex world of regulations, changing consumer demographics and expectations, and sustainability concerns. Fierce worldwide competition exists in the global environment for both customers and resources. Businesses must therefore strategically manage and optimize their operations to meet the demand of a complex marketplace. In this course, students learn about the stages of business operations, opportunities for improving processes, and the tools and techniques that are available to analyze operations.
This course provides an introduction to the mechanics and politics of organizational and business communication. Contemporary theories and the evolving rules of business and how we communicate in the era of social media are explored. Preparing and delivering reports, messages, and presentations is reviewed with learners having an opportunity to develop documents and messages. Students will practice applying modern organizational communication strategies to internal and external business communication challenges from the lens of leadership with key constituents in mind.
This course focuses on management skills 21st century leaders need to be successful. Emphasis is on the difference between managing and leading. Topics include: leadership skills, diversity, communication, organizational culture and change management.
This course provides a familiarization with the field of marketing with an emphasis on the elements of marketing and associated strategies (analyses of customer, company, and competitor).
In this course students design, develop, and complete a comprehensive capstone project that integrates all courses in the Bachelor of Arts in Management program. The purpose of this project is to demonstrate the ability to evaluate, assess, and synthesize the topics covered in the program.
This course is a basic introduction to data analysis and communication tools. It is intended to expand students鈥 skills and competencies in using software tools for analyzing data, converting data into information, and creating and delivering presentations to support decision-making.
This course will provide students with an overview of the economy under a macroeconomic perspective that focuses on the aggregate behavior of households, firms and the government. Topics covered include gross domestic product, national income, economic growth, unemployment, inflation, the business cycle, fiscal policy and monetary policy, and international trade.
This course introduces students to best practices in project management. Topics include definitions of project management and the environment. Students will also write proposals that cover the essential elements: project scope, work breakdown structure (WBS), the project schedule, project budget, and risk management, and project budgets. Group collaboration is emphasized to assist in understanding the effects of team/group dynamics in project management.
The course will address management issues from a global perspective. Special emphasis is placed on multinational corporations and managing areas, which include human resources, marketing, finance, and ethics. A special emphasis is placed on the role and effect of culture within the global business environment.
This course reflects on major marketing trends and changes that impact the study of consumer behavior. Marketing topics will be covered in the course that allows students to consider their own consumer habits. Students will explore rich with up-to-the-minute discussions on a range of topics such as 鈥淒advertising,鈥 鈥淢eerkating,鈥 and the 鈥淒igital Self鈥 to maintain an edge in the fluid and evolving field of consumer behavior. This course deepens the study of consumer behavior into an investigation of how having (or not having) certain products affects our lives. The course explores how possessions influence consumer self-perception and perceptions of others, especially in the new norm of social media and the digital age.
This course examines how managers use large amounts of data to solve business problems. Students will be introduced to basic statistics and data analysis, and learn how to use data to make forecasts and support business decisions. As part of the course requirements, students will practice gathering, organizing, analyzing, data, and presenting their findings.
Conflict is inherent in all organizations and is often driven by the competition for limited resources and power. This course is an introduction to the sources and types of internal and external conflicts, and the strategies for understanding and managing these conflicts.
We have become a global economy, and as a result are operating across different time zones and cultures. Future leaders will need to have skills to create and lead both diverse and dispersed workforces. In this course, students will learn about the challenges of managing in a global economy by reading case studies demonstrating how some organizations have successfully addressed these new leadership challenges.
In this course, students study the following supply chain functions: logistics, operations, purchasing/sourcing, transportation, inventory, and warehouse management. The use of analytical tools to guide decision-making is emphasized.
This course is an examination of strategic management concepts. Students will study the strategic planning process, which includes creating goals, making decisions, taking actions, and analyzing results. The benefits of strategic planning will be identified and distinguished from operational planning. Through discussions, exercises and assignments, students will practice using analytical tools to critically assess an organization鈥檚 internal and external environments, competitive opportunities, and threats. Students will be expected to recommend an appropriate organizational strategy, while at the same time critically analyzing other strategic approaches.
This course examines how managers use large amounts of data to solve business problems. Students will be introduced to basic statistics and data analysis, and learn how to use data to make forecasts and support business decisions. As part of the course requirements, students will practice gathering, organizing, analyzing, data, and presenting their findings.
This course provides the foundation for developing fundamental knowledge on essential training and development initiatives and applications in the workplace. An examination of individual, team and organizational perspectives and approaches are reviewed with an emphasis on proactive training initiatives to circumvent organizational challenges. Students will gain an understanding of theoretical constructs and practical application of training and development concepts, and how they are essential to proactively informing positive performance and appropriate behaviors in the workplace. The course briefly explores learning organization concepts as a way to create and support a culture of continuous learning and development.
In this course, students are exposed to the fundamentals and best practices of performance management in various organizations. The importance of leadership and interpersonal skills will be explored as students learn the dynamics of individual performance and its contributions to a successful organization.
This course examines the laws and regulations that directly influence human resource management functions and decisions. Students will address the foundations of the United States legal system, employment law, the challenges of operating in multiple countries (i.e., having different legal systems and customs), and the use of legal consultants to support the HR function.
The objective of this course is to develop knowledge of the philosophies, decisions, and mechanics behind structuring employee compensation and benefit policies and packages. Topics include: job structuring and evaluation, performance management/assessment, and benefits.