July 2023 University Catalog

BS in Business, Management and Leadership

School of Business, Technology, and Health Care Administration

Learners in the bachelor’s Management and Leadership specialization develop and apply the skills and competencies necessary to successfully coordinate, implement, promote, supervise, and lead people in a dynamic, global environment. Throughout the specialization, learners demonstrate the management, interpersonal, and professional thinking skills needed to impact organizational effectiveness as leaders and managers at all levels of their organizations.

General Education Requirements

Choose 45 quarter credits with a minimum of 4 quarter credits from each category; see General Education Courses.

Additional Program Requirements†

ACS1003Building Skills for Academic Success

6

Core courses‡

At least 42 quarter credits

BUS3003Developing a Business Perspective

6

Or

BUS3007Developing a Business Perspective

6

 

BUS3011Fundamentals of Management

3

BUS3012Fundamentals of Leadership

3

BUS3021Fundamentals of Business Law

3

BUS3022Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management

3

BUS3030Fundamentals of Marketing and Sales

6

BUS3040Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

6

BUS3050Fundamentals of Organizational Communication

6

BUS3061Fundamentals of Accounting

3

BUS3062Fundamentals of Finance

3

Specialization courses

At least 48 quarter credits

BUS4011Virtual Team Collaboration

6

BUS4012Leadership in Organizations

6

BUS4013Organizational Structure, Learning, and Performance

6

BUS4014Operations Management for Competitive Advantage

6

BUS4015Strategic Planning and Implementation

6

BUS4016Global Business Relationships

6

BUS4801Ethics and Enterprise

6

BUS4802Change Management

6

Elective courses

At least 39 quarter credits

Choose 39 quarter credits of additional undergraduate courses

Capstone course

At least 6 quarter credits

Taken during the learner’s final quarter

BUS4993Business Capstone Project

6

Total

At least 180 quarter credits, including a minimum of 54 quarter credits from the 3000/4000 level

Honors Pathway

Learners enrolled in the honors pathway complete the following general education courses.

Honors courses

At least 15 quarter credits

PHI-H2005Honors Seminar: Critical Thinking for the Professional World

3

COM-H4005Communicating and Integrating Solutions in the Professional World

6

SOC-H3005Honors Professional Seminar

6

These courses are applied toward the general education requirement and taken in addition to the remaining required courses.

Total

At least 180 quarter credits, including a minimum of 54 quarter credits from the 3000/4000 level

One or more courses in this program may require a prerequisite(s). Refer to the course descriptions for details.

Learners who do not complete all program requirements within quarter credit/program point minimums will be required to accrue such additional quarter credits/program points as are associated with any additional or repeat coursework necessary for successful completion of program requirements.

† Learners who are determined to need additional support developing academic and professional writing and reading skills based on academic assessment must take ACS1003 during their first quarter.

‡ Learners who have completed ACS1003 are required to take BUS3003. Learners who are not required to take ACS1003 are placed in BUS3007.

§ Learners who have completed ACS1003 choose 33 quarter credits of additional undergraduate courses.

GuidedPath courses and FlexPath courses fulfill the program requirements and prerequisites for each delivery model.

Eligible Concentrations

Accounting

Finance

Health Care Management

Human Resource Management

Marketing

Project Management

Multiple Specializations available (must be within the same degree program)