Bachelor of Science in Business - Administration Major
Program Overview
The Administration Major option within the Bachelor of Science in Business program is designed for students seeking to acquire a high level of knowledge from a broad base of business concepts to create solutions to contemporary business problems. Students will acquire the skills needed to integrate management, marketing, accounting, and finance concepts to develop strategies to improve short-, medium,- and long-term organizational performance.
The BS in Business program courses are open for enrollment twice a month.
Program Objectives
The objectives of the program are to:
- Describe what management is, why management is important, what managers do, and how managers utilize organizational resources efficiently and effectively to achieve organizational goals.
- Distinguish among planning, organizing, leading, and controlling (the four main management functions) and explain how managers' ability to handle each one can affect organizational performance.
- Differentiate among three levels of management and understand the responsibilities of managers at different levels in the organizational hierarchy.
- Identify the roles managers perform, the skills they need to execute those roles effectively, and the way new information technology is affecting these roles and skills.
- Describe how the need to increase organizational efficiency and effectiveness has guided the evolution of administrative management theory.
- Explain the principle of job specialization and division of labor, and tell why the study of person-task relationships is central to the pursuit of increased efficiency.
- Identify the principles of administration and organization that underlie effective organizations.
Delivery Method: Structured Independent Study