Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA): Concentration in Management

Your passion for success can open new doors. Get the edge you need with a BSBA degree with a concentration in Management from Colorado Technical University.

Challenging and industry-current, this program can help you pursue a leadership or management role at a corporation, institution, agency or other business. Greater responsibility can increase your job satisfaction—improving your competencies, confidence and opportunity for to pursue reward.

CTU's Bachelor's Degree Completion Program is designed to enable completion of a Bachelor's degree in as little as 17 months.*  

 

CTU’s BSBA with a concentration in Management can help students gain the critical skills to effectively champion people, processes and technology in today’s environment. The curriculum spans fundamental teachings in management, finance, accounting, statistics, marketing, and organizational behavior—fortifying studies with hands-on opportunities.

You can learn how to analyze organizations from a managerial perspective, assess personnel situations, utilize MIS tools for organizational improvement, and assemble and inspire multicultural teams. You can also learn how to apply theory and leverage information systems to resolve business challenges. Coursework provides insight into human resources, legal and regulatory issues, and ethics, strengthening your understanding of the global marketplace. 

Completing CTU’s program, you can be equipped with the firm underpinnings of a broad-based degree and the experiential practice that could put you ahead of the pack.

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the basic functional areas of management
  • Assess personal leadership style and adapt to needs of situations, employees, and co-workers
  • Demonstrate the critical skills necessary to solve business problems
  • Apply appropriate concepts and principles of finance, accounting, and statistics to make effective decisions
  • Understand the impact a global and electronic marketplace has on management practices, human resources, and strategic decision making
  • Understand the legal and global environments in which businesses operate
  • Act as a change agent to assist organizations, individuals, and teams to adapt successfully to continuous change
  • Employ tools, principles, and techniques of continuous process improvement in order to achieve quality and excellence in the workplace
  • Participate as a collaborative solution finder in a team environment
  • Demonstrate the ability to work comfortably and effectively in multicultural teams
  • Demonstrate a sense of responsibility for one’s own learning and the ability to assess and continuously improve
  • Demonstrate the application of management information systems including spreadsheets and database applications
  • Analyze business organizations from a managerial perspective
  • Apply theories and concepts related to human behavior in organization
  • Recognize human behaviors and attitudes that could jeopardize an effective and efficient management of an organization
  • Utilize supervisory skills to effectively manage individuals and teams
  • Demonstrate competencies and professional skills in management and business

Courses included in the BSBA with a concentration in Management offered at one of CTU's ground campuses:

Courses: Preparatory

  • English Composition Preparation
  • Introduction to Computing
  • Pre-Algebra
  • Elementary Algebra

Courses: General Education

  • Macroeconomics
  • English Composition I
  • English Composition II
  • Professional Writing
  • Professional Speaking
  • World History Since 1500 or World History and Culture I
  • Creating Academic and Professional Success
  • Introduction to IT
  • Spreadsheet Applications
  • Values in World Literature
  • Business Algebra
  • Computer Assisted Statistics
  • Introductory Business Practices
  • Ethics
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Environmental Science

Courses: Core

  • Accounting I
  • Accounting II
  • Accounting III
  • Contemporary Business Trends
  • Organizational Behavior
  • International Business
  • Research Design Methods and Applications
  • Microeconomics
  • Financial Management
  • World Cultures and Values or World History and Culture II
  • Management of Human Resources
  • Managing Organizational Change
  • Quantitative Decision Making
  • Business Strategy
  • Business Law I
  • Operations Management
  • Introduction to Marketing
  • Introduction to Project Management
  • Introduction to Logistics/Supply Chain Management
  • Introduction to Sociology

Courses: Concentration

  • Cost Accounting
  • Quality Management
  • Business Capstone
  • Sales Management
  • Advertising and Public Relations

Courses: Electives

  • Select a minimum of 8 credit hours from Business or Management courses
  • Select a minimum of 4 credit hours from general electives

English Composition II, is a prerequisite for all 300 and 400 level courses. Exceptions to this policy must be approved by the appropriate Director of Education, Dean or Chair.

Please refer to the CTU Catalog - Degree Programs for the latest course information.

Courses in the online BSBA with a concentration in Management degree include:

Courses: General Education

  • Professional Communications
  • Real World Writing
  • Sound Writing Skills: Research and Writing With a Purpose
  • American Culture in Transition
  • Literature: A Mirror of Life
  • Real World Math
  • Math for Professionals
  • Psychology and Understanding Human Behavior: The Individual
  • The Sciences: Inquiry, Innovation and Invention
  • Sociology and Understanding Human Behavior: Groups
  • Building a Foundation for Student Success or Building Your Success Strategy Plan
  • Career Planning and Management

Courses: Core

  • Accounting I
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • Introductory Human Resource Management
  • Principles of Business
  • Introduction to Business Law
  • Management Fundamentals
  • Fundamentals of Marketing
  • Introduction to Project Management
  • Personal Finance Concepts
  • Managerial Accounting Practices
  • Introduction to Corporate Finance
  • Managing Human Resources
  • Organizational Change
  • E-Business
  • International Business Communications
  • Statistics: Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Organizational Behavior Principles
  • Operations Management Principles
  • International Business Practices
  • The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
  • Business Strategy
  • Marketing and the Virtual Marketplace
  • Ethics: The Hallmark of Leaders at All Levels

Please refer to the CTU Catalog - Degree Programs for the latest course information.

This program is available at the following campuses** and/or online:

*The 17-month Bachelor's degree assumes that all Associate-level requirements have been met through an Associate degree or the equivalent. Program length varies by program.

**Students may be required to complete some or all coursework for the program via Virtual Campus delivery

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