Strategic Business Administration - BA - Arizona - Kansas - Online
The Strategic Business Administration major is designed to provide an opportunity for students to enhance current business skills beyond technical proficiency and job-specific hard skills to include more interpersonal skills that are less quantifiable in nature. The degree emphasizes practical skills from both written and oral communication to the analytical by incorporating data analysis and problem-solving with the relevance of critical-thinking. Furthermore, the degree program focuses on the ethical manager and teamwork collaboration along with the important use of technology within a business setting. Students will increase their understanding of the various business functions and their interconnections while potentially engaging in a specific concentration to further augment management competencies. Students will develop practical managerial and communication skills and the decision-making capability necessary to compete in today's challenging business environment.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1. 2-3 years of full-time work experience.
2. A professional resume.
3. Personal essay covering prior and current work experience, including intent of enrollment.
Degree Requirements
Foundation Courses
Bridge Option
The Bridge Option represents an opportunity for Ottawa University undergraduates who plan on pursuing a graduate degree at the University the chance for advanced, graduate learning as an undergraduate. The Bridge Option helps bridge the transfer between the undergraduate and graduate levels. The programs open to Bridge students will vary depending on when the courses are offered and student readiness.
As a senior in the Bridge Option, students will enroll in up to three graduate-level classes that will count toward the total degree requirements of 124 credit hours for the bachelor's degree and toward the 36 hours required for the graduate program. A special course number has been assigned to courses in the Bridge Option. Students will need to understand the requirements for these courses are more rigorous.
Eligible students who meet the following criteria may qualify for Ottawa University's Bridge Option.
- Junior standing or higher (at least 90 credit hours)
- A minimum cumulative OU grade point average of 3.0
- Have earned a minimum of 12 credits in residence at Ottawa University
OU students should talk with their advisor about this opportunity and their qualifications for the Bridge Option in their junior year before degree completion.
Bridge Option Course List
| BUS 5700 | ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND THEORY (3) | |
| BUS 5720 | VALUE SYSTEMS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS (3) | |
| BUS 5734 | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE WORKPLACE (3) | |
| BUS 5741 | HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION (3) | |
| BUS 5745 | STRATEGIC MARKETING (3) | |
| BUS 5770 | INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS | |
Major Courses
| FIN 30000 | FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCE (3) | |
| OAD 30063 | BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATIONS (3) | |
| OAD 30141 | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE WORKPLACE (4) | |
| OAD 31565 | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR MANAGERIAL DECISION-MAKING (4) | |
| OAD 31864 | MARKETING MANAGEMENT (4) | |
| OAD 32563 | HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION (4) | |
| OAD 38064 | INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (4) | |
| OAD 49800 | BUSINESS SIMULATION AND STRATEGY (4) | |
*Beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year, the ASSB will begin offering the BA in Strategic Business Administration. The following note is included with respect to this degree program:
*This program is not yet accredited by ACBSP, as a new business program, it cannot be considered for ACBSP accreditation until the program has been in place for at least two years and has graduates.