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
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (3 courses, 9 credits)
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) concentration prepares business learners 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. Learners explore diversity, human resource management, and business ethics scholarship and apply this knowledge to personal and professional situations through engaging learning experiences.
Complete the one (1) required course:
Choose two (2) of the following courses:
| MGT-313 | Global Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT-385 | Managing Difficult People at Work | 3 |
| BLE-325 | Global Business Ethics | 3 |
| SIB-550 | Global Travel Seminar | 3 |
Leadership Concentration (3 courses, 9 credits)
The Leadership concentration blends leadership theories with experiential learning. In the classroom, learners understand, as leaders, ways to create a positive culture and an engaged workforce, create and lead changes, and lead diverse multi-cultural teams. Outside the classroom, learners 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-310 | Managing a Learning Organization | 3 |
| MGT-360 | Leadership 360 Practicum | 3 |
| MGT-H360 | Honors in Leadership 360 Practicum | 3 |
| MGT-385 | Managing Difficult People at Work | 3 |
| MGT-411 | Workplace Engagement, Power, and Voice | 3 |
| MGT-520 | Management Internship | 3 |
Human Resource Management Concentration (3 courses, 9 credits)
The Human Resources (HR) concentration prepares business learners to understand best practices and soft skills associated with managing a firm's most valuable resource: its people. Learners will take a global perspective as they explore various HR processes (eg., recruitment and selection, performance management, compensation, etc.), learn about diversity in a global context, and consider how to manage difficult people at work. Learners will expand their knowledge in a variety of personal and applied settings.
Complete the three (3) required courses:
| MGT-313 | Global Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT-385 | Managing Difficult People at Work | 3 |
| MGT-411 | Workplace Engagement, Power, and Voice | 3 |
Nonprofit Management (3 courses, 9 credits)
Learners are introduced to the work environment of mission-based organizations. Learners develop management skills and revenue raising strategies to unite the interests of the management major with the functions of participating agencies in the nonprofit world.
Complete the following two (2) courses:
Choose one (1) of the following:
| MGT-313 | Global Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGT-520 | Management Internship | 3 |
| P.AD-327 | Collaborative Public Management | 3 |
Learning Goals and Objectives
Learning goals and objectives reflect the educational outcomes achieved by learners through the completion of this program. These transferable skills prepare Suffolk learners for success in the workplace, in graduate school, and in their local and global communities.
| Learning Goals |
Learning Objectives |
| Learners will… |
Upon completion of the program, each learner 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 diversity management issues. |
- Demonstrate an understanding of identity and engage in perspective taking on experiences of dissimilar identities
- Understand the power of stereotypes and how they affect everyday interactions at work
-Make connections between current events and class content related to discrimination, stereotypes, diversity, and inclusion at work
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Develop negotiation knowledge and skills
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- Understand congruent, distributive, and integrative issues.
- Understand BATNA, ZOPA, and Reservation Price.
- Understand the differences between creating and claiming values. |