Management, B.S.
This program, offered in both blended (a combination of face-to-face and online) and online-only formats, is designed for students who are current or aspiring managers or those professionals who take on management functions in their organizations. Students gain experience necessary to create and maintain strategic advantage of an organization through leveraging human, fiscal, and information resources.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):
PLO1. Students will demonstrate the ability to apply management and leadership theories to complex organizational issues.
PLO2. Students will demonstrate the ability to identify, collect, and analyze financial, economic, and operational data, and present recommendations for managerial action.
PLO3. Students will demonstrate the ability to manage projects utilizing a variety of productivity tools.
PLO4. Students will demonstrate the ability to develop a marketing strategy for a product or service.
PLO5. Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze a strategy and predict its impact on an organization.
Program Details:
- Requires 180 QH, including 60 QH of General Education, for completion
- A maximum of 60 QH of technical credit may be transferred
- Credit for Prior Learning is accepted for MKT 458, BUS 430, general education, elective credit, and as determined appropriate by the faculty, toward other program major requirements
- Students may complete any minor or concentration that is not in the same area of study as their program major. Students must consult with their Academic Advisor to select a minor or concentration that best fits their career and personal goals.
- Qualified students may also complete Education Minor which serves as an Advanced Pathway to the M.A.T. degree and teacher licensure in Elementary Education
Required Courses
General Education Requirements
Communications
The following courses are recommended:
| ENG 101 | Beginning English Composition | 5 |
| ENG 201 | Intermediate English | 5 |
| ENG 203 | Effective Speaking for the Undergraduate | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any three general education courses in the following disciplines: academic writing, oral communications, and any course in the area of communications.
Humanities and Fine Arts
Choose two courses from the list below:
| ART 105 | Race, Identity and Experience in American Art | 5 |
| ART 106 | Race, Identity and Experience in American Art I | 2 |
| ART 107 | Race, Identity and Experience in American Art II | 3 |
| HIS 103 | History Across the Globe | 5 |
| PHI 107 | Ethics, Logic and Critical Inquiry | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any two general education courses in the following disciplines:
- Humanities: foreign language, history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, interdisciplinary humanities and fine arts, interdisciplinary humanities and social sciences
- Fine Arts: visual arts (including art history, art appreciation, and studio arts, such as drawing, painting, digital art, or film), film and cinema studies, and performing arts (including music appreciation, music theory, and music performance, theatre appreciation and performance, and dance)
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Choose three courses from the list below (one must be math and one must be a natural science):
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any three general education courses in the following disciplines:
- Mathematics: college-level and not developmental in nature
- Natural Sciences: physics, chemistry, earth science, astronomy, geology, physical geography, biology, human anatomy and physiology, microbiology, genetics, botany and zoology; and interdisciplinary fields such as environmental science, and ecology and conservation
- Mathematics or Natural Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Choose two courses from the list below:
| ECO 200 | Macroeconomics for Today’s Professional | 5 |
| HIS 102 | Civics and American Government | 5 |
| HIS 212 | Think Global: Movements in US History and its Impact on Society and School | 5 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 5 |
| SOC 101 | Foundational Sociology | 5 |
| SOC 204 | Contemporary Chicago | 5 |
| SOC 222 | Culture and Identity | 5 |
| SOC 250 | Cultural and Ethnic Movements in the United States | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any two general education courses in the area of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the following disciplines: anthropology, economics, geography, history, human geography, political science, psychology, sociology, interdisciplinary social/behavioral science, interdisciplinary humanities and social and behavioral science.
Program Specific General Education Requirements
General Education Electives
This area may be satisfied by two courses in any general education category listed above or other courses consistent with integrated general education competencies. These courses may not be needed if student is completing the program specific general education requirements listed above.
Additional General Education Requirements
| GEN 203 | NLU & You: Tools & Strategies for Student Success | 3 |
Note: Students transferring in less than 90 QH are required to complete GEN 203.
Management Core - 54 QH
| BUS 430 | Management and Leadership | 5 |
| BUS 431 | Professional Communication for Managers | 5 |
| BUS 450 | Data Analysis for Managers | 5 |
| BUS 452 | Legal and Corporate Governance Issues in Management | 2 |
| BUS 453 | Ethical Conduct and Social Responsibility in Management | 2 |
| BUS 499 | Strategic Management | 5 |
| ECO 440 | Economics for Managers | 5 |
| FIN 444 | Finance and Accounting Concepts for Managers | 5 |
| MIS 436 | Technology Applications in Management | 5 |
| MKT 458 | Marketing for Managers | 5 |
| OBD 432 | Organizational Behavior | 5 |
| PJM 454 | Project Management | 5 |
Electives - 66 QH
Choose elective courses to meet the minimum degree requirement of 180 QH.