With an emphasis on developing a strong portfolio of specialized knowledge and practical
skills for managers and leaders in a variety of business environments, the Bachelor
of Arts in management offers a solid foundation upon which students can build as they
progress in their personal and professional development and in their careers. Students
will learn to organize, motivate, and lead individuals in diverse public and private
business enterprises. Students can also choose from a menu of course options that
allow them to tailor their studies around their unique professional and career interests.
Throughout their course of study, students will have the opportunity to learn from
and interact with faculty who are themselves business owners, specialists, experts,
and consultants in their fields. The faculty and staff who work with students in the
Bachelor of Arts in Management program are deeply committed to the academic success
as well as to the personal and professional development of students.
As a transfer-friendly degree, the Bachelor of Arts in Management is designed to maximize
the number of transfer credits counted toward the degree which can facilitate accelerated
degree completion that compliments the student’s schedule and career aspirations.
The Bachelor of Arts in management also provides preparation for success at the master’s
degree level in programs such as the Master of Science in Human Resource Management,
the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, the Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational
Psychology, the Master of Public Administration, as well as the MBA.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Management
The BA in Management requires completion of 123 units as follows: 51 units of general
education coursework, which includes 21 units of liberal studies core and 12 units
of foundation courses in preparation for the major, 21 units required for the major
and 51 units of general electives. Each course listed carries three semester units
of credit, unless otherwise noted. A cumulative grade-point average of 2.00 “C” or
higher is required in all courses taken at Golden Gate University.
All degree-seeking undergraduate students must complete their English, mathematics
and critical thinking requirements within their first 27 units at Golden Gate University,
unless they have already earned credit for the equivalent courses from another institution
and have had those courses accepted in transfer by Golden Gate University. If either
Math or English requirements for the degree have not been satisfied, newly enrolled
students must take placement tests to ensure proper placement in the appropriate Math
or English course. Students may also choose to waive the placement tests and enroll
in the first course in either series, which are ENGL 10A and MATH 10. (See the course
descriptions below to identify courses that have prerequisite course requirements.)
TOTAL UNITS -- 123
51 GENERAL EDUCATION UNITS
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 LIT 160 Business in Movies (or any other LIT course offered)
- PHIL 50
- Professional & Personal Ethics (or any other PHIL course offered)
- SCI 50
- Science, Technology & Social Change (or any other SCI course offered)
- SOSC 50
- American Government in the 21st Century (or any other SOSC course offered)
OR:
- PSYCH 10
- Introduction to Psychology (or any other PSYCH course offered)
FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS -- 12 UNITS
- MATH 20
- Intermediate Algebra
OR:
- MATH 50
- From Numbers to Decisions
- MATH 40
- Statistics
- ACCTG 1A
- Introductory Financial Accounting
- ECON 1
- Principles of Microeconomics
- OR
-
- ECON 2
- Principles of Macroeconomics
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - 21 UNITS
- MGT 100
- Manager as Communicator
- MGT 140
- Management Principles
- MGT 141
- Organizational Leadership
- MGT 160
- Management & Leadership Strategy (capstone course to be taken in final term of program)
- OLHS 115
- Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations
Two courses from the following two groups:
Students may select one course from each group or both courses from the same group.
Emphasis on Leadership, Human Skills Development, and Diversity Skills and Knowledge
- MGT 165
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- MGT 190
- Entrepreneurship and Small Business
- OLHS 110
- Emotional and Social Intelligence at Work
- OLHS 114
- Leading Effectively through People, Teams, and Organizations
- OLHS 116
- Innovation and Creativity in Organizations
- OLHS 117
- Adaptability and Agility in a Disruptive World
- PSYCH 143
- Psychology of Leadership
Emphasis on Qualitative and Technical Skills and Knowledge
- ACCTG 1B
- Introductory Managerial Accounting
- DATA 50
- Introduction to Business & Data Analytics
- DATA 101
- Data Visualization for Business
- FI 160
- Personal Financial Planning
- MGT 173
- Human Resource Management
- MGT 179
- Introduction to International Business
- MKT 100
- Principles of Marketing
51 ELECTIVE 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.
Each course listed carries three semester units of credit, unless otherwise noted.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students who complete the Bachelor of Arts in Management, including the general education
curriculum, will be able to:
- Construct written communications that clearly articulates and promotes business ideas,
arguments, or solutions (written communication)
- Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills in collaborative projects, through
persuasive speech, and in providing clear directions, instructions, and guidelines
within a business setting (oral communication)
- Address a complex problem in business management using strategies and tactics that
lead to the development of actionable solutions (problem solving/critical thinking)
- Demonstrate ethical decision-making in business and develops strategies, practices,
and policies that advance ethical management practices and corporate social responsibility
(ethics/specialized knowledge)
- Locate, evaluate and apply information, using a variety of research tools, in analysis
of a complex business management problem (information literacy/critical thinking)
- Analyze and interpret quantitative data and apply results to improve business management
strategy, tactics, and practice (quantitative fluency)
- 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 (lifelong learning)
- Define, explain, and correctly apply concepts, theories and practices in business
management (specialized knowledge)
- 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 (broad integrative knowledge/creative thinking/problem solving)
- Integrate and apply concepts, theories, strategies, and tactics of business management
in the construction of summative projects (specialized knowledge/broad integrative
knowledge)
MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
- Tina Jackson, Senior Adjunct Professor
- Patricia Knight, 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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