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Program of Study

B.S. – Business Administration Management

The business management program is designed to provide you with an understanding of business fundamentals at every level of an organization's operation. This may involve providing perspective on how companies change over time, the interpersonal and professional differences that may need to be addressed within a business environment, and the role that managers play in guiding and shaping a particular organization. A specialization in business management can help you prepare to pursue options in dynamic business environments where you may have a tangible impact on an organization through planning and organizing day-to-day operations.

The program is designed to empower graduate of the program to cultivate their unique potential and talents as well as to promote mastery of the knowledge, skills and aptitudes necessary for effective leadership. Leighton University believes that this balance enables graduates to make a difference by creating new opportunities and providing workable solutions to current and future 21st century dilemmas.

Program Length: 120 credit hours
Accepted Transfer Credits: Up to 90 Credit hours

Program Goals and Objectives

Upon successful completion of the major, the graduate will have the knowledge and skills to:

• Demonstrate the ability to evaluate and understand risk, returns, management theories, effective decision making, critical thinking, planning and measuring profitability through case studies, projects and other assignments.
• Demonstrate the ability to understand the uses of technology concepts by managers, including hands-on learning techniques.
• Demonstrate the ability to understand ethical behavior and social responsibility in the workplace and satisfy stakeholders interests.
• Demonstrate the ability to use effective communication skills both written and oral through case studies, business plans, and/or oral presentation and research papers.
• Demonstrate an acceptable level of learning competencies across business discipline (i.e. courses) that encompass each functional area of core business curriculum.
• Demonstrate satisfactory skills and abilities in doing business across international boundaries and discuss the impact of global competitiveness on multinational organizations through internships, research and/or presentations.
• Demonstrate an acceptable level of engagement in community service.

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