Bachelor of Arts in

Management

Education for Your Real World

At Golden Gate University, we know how tough it can be to finish your bachelor's degree. GGU was named the #1 school for adult learners because it focuses on the needs of people with real-world responsibilities. Online and on-campus courses are taught primarily by working professionals that will give you the up-to-date skills you need to succeed in today's competitive business environment. As a GGU student, you can expect unparalleled support in charting a course for your education and future career opportunities.

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660 /unit

123 Total Units

The bachelor of arts in management provides a solid foundation in essential management concepts, techniques, communication, and organizational behavior. Students will learn to organize, motivate, and lead individuals in diverse public and private business enterprises. The program helps prepare students for success in master's degree programs in disciplines such as human resource management, integrated marketing communications, psychology, and public administration.

With an emphasis on developing skills for leaders in the business environment, the bachelor of arts in management offers a solid foundation in essential management concepts and techniques, communication, and organizational behavior. Faculty teach students to organize, motivate, and lead individuals in diverse public and private business enterprises.

A flexible course of study is designed to maximize the number of transfer credits counted toward the degree, so the bachelor of arts in management can facilitate accelerated degree completion. Students can focus their skill set by selecting from concentrations specifically designed to support their professional goals.

TOTAL UNITS — 123

51 GENERAL EDUCATION UNITS

18 REQUIRED UNITS

21 LIBERAL STUDIES UNITS

12 FOUNDATION UNITS

21 MAJOR UNITS

51 ELECTIVE / CONCENTRATION UNITS

Each course listed carries three semester units of credit, unless otherwise noted.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

REQUIRED COURSES — 18 UNITS

UGP 10: Gateway to Success (to be taken in first term of program)
CRTH 10: Critical Thinking
ENGL 1A: Expository Writing
ENGL 1B: Research Writing
ENGL 120: Business Writing

Plus one of the following:

COMM 35: Speech Communication
COMM 40: Understanding Communication

LIBERAL STUDIES CORE — 21 UNITS

ARTS 50: Contemporary Arts and Culture (or any other ARTS course offered)
HIST 50: Contemporary American Economic History (or any other HIST course offered)
HUM 50: Examining the Humanities (or any other HUM course offered)
LIT 50: Principles of Storytelling (or any other LIT course offered)
OR
LIT 160: Business in Movies (or any other LIT course offered)
PHIL 50: Professional and Personal Ethics (or any other PHIL course offered)
SCI 50: Science, Technology and Social Change (or any other SCI course offered)
SOSC 50: American Government in the 21st Century (or any other SOSC course offered)

FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS — 12 UNITS

MATH 20: Intermediate Algebra
MATH 40: Statistics
ACCTG 1A: Introductory Financial Accounting
ECON 1: Principles of Microeconomics
OR
ECON 2: Principles of Macroeconomics

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

MGT 100: Manager as Communicator
MGT 140: Management Principles
MGT 141: Organizational Leadership
MGT 173: Human Resource Management
MKT 100: Principles of Marketing
ITM 125: Management Information Systems
MGT 160: Management and Leadership Strategy (capstone course to be taken in final term of program)

GENERAL ELECTIVES

Students who do not choose a concentration must take eleven additional upper- or lower-division courses for a total of 51 units.

A cumulative grade-point average of 2.00 (C) or higher is required in all courses taken at Golden Gate University, as well as in the courses designated "Required for the Major." Prerequisites to a course, if any, are shown in the course descriptions. All degree-seeking undergraduate students must complete their English, mathematics, and critical thinking basic proficiency requirements within their first 27 units at Golden Gate University. Placement tests must be taken prior to enrolling in ENGL 10A, 10B or 1A and MATH 10, 20 or 30 to ensure proper placement in the sequences.

CONCENTRATIONS

GENERAL CONCENTRATION

Seventeen additional upper- or lower-courses for a total of 51 units

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION

An undergraduate concentration designed to groom students for Human Resource leadership.

A concentration in Human Resource Management allows management students a chance to hone their skills in HR and staffing. Students will learn new methods to find and develop employees who are innovative, well-trained, utilized, and compensated and are the type of people who will lead their companies to competitive advantage. Students will obtain a versatile skill set that will serve them in making decisions about topics like training, compensation, and recruitment.

REQUIRED COURSES — 15 UNITS

MGT 174: Labor-Management Relations
MGT 175: Personnel Recruitment, Selection & Placement
MGT 176: Compensation Decision Making
MGT 177: Training Methods & Administration

One of the following:

MGT 172: Basic Employment Law
MGT 197: Internship: Management
MGT 198A-ZZ: Special Topics in Management

ELECTIVES — 36 UNITS

Twelve courses from any upper- or lower-division courses.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATION

An undergraduate concentration designed to train management students to stay on the cutting edge of tech trends in the workplace.

The convergence of people, business and information is the driving force in the marketplace today. As the world becomes more dependent on the integration of these areas, individuals who have the knowledge to skillfully navigate the incorporation of this thinking in business will be on the cutting edge and a valuable asset to any company.

REQUIRED COURSES — 18 UNITS

ITM 105: Social Media in Business
ITM 106: Information Technology for Managers 1
ITM 107: Information Technology for Managers 2
ITM 108: Introduction to Relational Databases
ITM 144: Database Administration for Managers
PM 180: Project Management

One of the following may be included as a general elective, if appropriate:

ITM 197: Information Technology Internship
ITM 198A-ZZ: Special Topics in Information Technology

ELECTIVES — 33 UNITS

Eleven courses from any upper- or lower-division courses.

MARKETING CONCENTRATION

An undergraduate concentration designed to prepare students for work in the marketing field.

Marketing professionals must understand their market and their customers, and possess the skills to design and deliver valuable products and services. This concentration provides the student with the fundamentals and the basic toolkit every quality marketing professional should have.

REQUIRED COURSES — 15 UNITS

MKT 102: Consumer Behavior
MKT 103: Marketing Research
MKT 105: Integrated Marketing Communication
MKT 120: Business Marketing & Sales

One of the following:

MKT 124: International Marketing
MKT 197: Internship: Marketing
MKT 198A-ZZ: Special Topics in Marketing

ELECTIVES — 36 UNITS

Twelve courses from any upper- or lower-division courses.

PSYCHOLOGY CONCENTRATION

An undergraduate concentration providing students with a broad overview of the discipline of psychology.

This concentration is designed to help students cultivate knowledge and skills from the core domains of psychology, including: biological, clinical, cognitive, developmental, and social psychology. Theoretical principles are grounded in applied, real-world case studies and examples, equipping the student to use psychological tools and insights in both personal and professional settings.

Special emphasis is placed on the topics and issues related to the field of Business Psychology, which is a growing sub-specialty of psychology that strives to improve workplace productivity, further healthy interpersonal relationships in the workplace, and achieve organizational goals in a variety of business settings. Thus, of particular importance throughout the concentration, are the application of psychological principles that explore best practices in engagement, leadership, teamwork, and the cultivation of on-going morale and motivation.

This concentration is specially designed to prepare students for a smooth transition into Golden Gate University's Master of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology or the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology.

REQUIRED COURSES — 15 UNITS

PSYCH 50: Psychology for Personal & Professional Success
PSYCH 102: Lifespan Development: Theories & Applications
PSYCH 120: Principles & Methods of Counseling
PSYCH 143: Psychology of Leadership

One of the following:

MGT 141: Organizational Leadership*
LIT 100: Business, Psychology & Modern Literature*
PSYCH 198A-ZZ: Special Topics In Psychology

*If taken to satisfy a major requirement, the fifth Psychology Concentration course will be waived, and those 3 units must be made up under the general electives requirement.

ELECTIVES — 36 UNITS

Twelve courses from any upper- or lower-division courses.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CONCENTRATION

An undergraduate concentration teaching the latest changes and developments in the field of public policy.

Today's public administrators have to deliver public services in close coordination and partnership with businesses and community-based organizations, domestically and internationally. Thus, there is a compelling need to deepen the student's critical understanding of governance institutions, policy-makers, legal and regulatory processes, business-government-civil society relations, as well as ethics, accountability, and anti-corruption strategies

REQUIRED COURSES — 15 UNITS

PAD 100: Public Administration and Public Affairs

Four of the following:

PAD 102: Policy Making & Analysis
PAD 104: Privatization & the Public Service
PAD 105: Public Budgeting Techniques & Processes
PAD 106: Administrative Law & Justice
PAD 197: Internship: Public Administration
PAD 198A-ZZ: Special Topics in Public Administration
PAD 199: Directed Study in Public Administration

ELECTIVES — 36 UNITS

Twelve courses from any upper- or lower-division courses.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students who complete the BA in Management, including the general education curriculum, will be able to:

Construct written communications that clearly articulates and promotes business ideas, arguments, or solutions
Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills in collaborative projects, through persuasive speech, and in providing clear directions, instructions, and guidelines within a business setting
Address a complex problem in business management using strategies and tactics that lead to the development of actionable solutions
Demonstrate ethical decision-making in business and develops strategies, practices, and policies that advance ethical management practices and corporate social responsibility
Locate, evaluate and apply information, using a variety of research tools, in analysis of a complex business management problem
Analyze and interpret quantitative data and apply results to improve business management strategy, tactics, and practice
Demonstrate the self-awareness and habits required to identify, integrate, and apply new information and skills that increase personal and professional effectiveness in business contexts
Define, explain, and correctly apply concepts, theories and practices in business management
Develop innovative approaches and solutions to an existing or emerging challenge in business management that also draw on disciplinary perspectives of ethics, other humanities and/or social sciences
Integrate and apply concepts, theories, strategies, and tactics of business management in the construction of summative projects

MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEPARTMENT

Kathy Bell, Adjunct Professor
LouAnn Conner, Adjunct Professor
Terry Curl, Senior Adjunct Professor
Ronald Demerin, Senior Adjunct Professor
Lawrence Ebert, Adjunct Professor
Philip Friedman, Professor
Reem Gohar, Senior Adjunct Professor
Donetta Gunnells, Adjunct Professor
John Hawes, Senior Adjunct Professor
Tina Jackson, Senior Adjunct Professor

Patricia Knight, Adjunct Professor
Mary Jean Koontz, Senior Adjunct Professor
Steven Lee, Adjunct Professor
Christopher Lynch, Adjunct Professor
Roldan Mallorca, Adjunct Professor
Alan R. Roper, Senior Adjunct Professor
Walter Stevenson, Professor
Jan Wilson, Senior Adjunct Professor
Jeffrey D. Yergler, Associate Professor, Management & Department Chair, Management

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