Management, BSBA

Overview

The BSBA in Management requires completion of a minimum of 18 credit hours, including three (3) required courses and at least three (3) elective courses in Management, all taken at Suffolk University. A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the Management major and a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 overall must be maintained to graduate.

Degree Requirements

Students can earn a bachelor of science in business administration with this major. See the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree.

Required Courses (3 courses, 9 credits)

MGT-322	Managing Across Differences	3
MGT-401	Negotiations	3
MGT-419	Senior Capstone Project Course	3

Elective Courses (3 courses, 9 credits)

MGT-301	Leading Change	3
MGT-310	Managing a Learning Organization	3
MGT-313	Global Human Resource Management	3
MGT-334	Introduction to Business Analysis	3
MGT-385	Managing Difficult People at Work	3
MGT-520	Management Internship	3
ENT-320	Managing the Small Business	3
ENT-336	Family Business: The Family	3
ENT-337	Family Business: The Business	3
ENT-352	Green and Sustainable Business	3
ENT-353	Corporate Entrepreneurship	3
ENT-354	Global Entrepreneurship	3
ENT-355	Design Thinking for Business	3
ENT-358	Designing New Products	3
ISOM-341	Project Management	3
SIB-550	Global Travel Seminar	3

Students who receive a "B" or better in MGT-334 will receive an Academic Certificate in Business Analysis by IIBA.

Learning Goals and Objectives

Learning goals and objectives reflect the educational outcomes achieved by students through the completion of this program. These transferable skills prepare Suffolk students for success in the workplace, in graduate school, and in their local and global communities.

Learning Goals	Learning Objectives
Students will…	Upon completion of the program, each student should be able to...
Apply critical reasoning skills to solve challenges. (Research Analysis)	- Describe the client challenge from the client’s perspective. - Explain how the stakeholders would view the research analysis. - Synthesize the various research inputs. - Analyze gaps.
Be aware of cross-cultural management issues.	- Understand Hofstede’s cross-cultural values. - Identify potential difficulties with interpersonal cross-cultural interaction. - Identify differences in management norms and values across cultures in case studies.
Negotiations - Understand the three types of negotiation issues. - Understand the core negotiation concepts BATNA, ZOPA, and Reservation Price. - Understand the relationships among creating value, claiming value, and Pareto Optimality.	- Understand congruent, distributive, and integrative issues. - Understand BATNA, ZOPA, and Reservation Price. - Understand Pareto Optimality.