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.
Concentrations
Business Analysis (3 courses, 9 credits)
Complete the following:
| MGT-334 | Introduction to Business Analysis | 3 |
| ISOM-341 | Project Management for the Modern Organizations | 3 |
Choose one (1) of the following:
Diversity Equity and Inclusion (3 courses, 9 credits)
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) concentration prepares business students to work with today’s increasingly diverse and global workforce by exploring the social, institutional, and psychological processes that impact the way employees perceive and interact with one another. In this minor, students explore the diversity, human resource management, and business ethics scholarship and apply this knowledge to personal and professional situations through engaging learning experiences.
Complete the following:
| MGT-313 | Global Human Resource Management | 3 |
Choose two (2) of the following:
Leadership Concentration (3 courses, 9 credits)
The Leadership Concentration blends leadership theories with experiential learning. In the classroom, students learn, as a leader, ways to create a positive culture and an engaged workforce, create and lead changes, and lead diverse multi-cultural teams. Outside the classroom, students will participate in leadership experiences provided by the Leadership Journey Program which can be completed over multiple years. Our Leadership Concentration distinguishes itself from other programs in that the leadership theories taught in the classroom and the experiential learning with the Leadership Journey Program are highly integrated to maximize your leadership development.
Complete the following:
| MGT-560 | Leadership Journey Experience | 0 |
Choose three (3) of the following:
| MGT-301 | Leading Change | 3 |
| MGT-310 | Managing a Learning Organization | 3 |
| MGT-333 | Bldg. a Positive Organization | 3 |
| MGT-385 | Managing Difficult People at Work | 3 |
| MGT-520 | Management Internship | 3 |
| MGT-411 | Workplace Engagement, Power, and Voice | 3 |
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. |