Management (Accelerated) / Bachelor of Arts

Management

Management majors study how organizations and people interact in a global business environment; how to lead, motivate, and manage a company’s organizational resources; and how to make sound management decisions. The Lewis Management curriculum assists individuals in developing the skills needed for management positions and those seeking a promotion within their organization.

Program Entrance Requirements

To be admitted, adult students should have earned a minimum of 30 semester hours of transferable credit at a regionally accredited post-secondary institution which includes College Writing I (or equivalent); have earned a minimum of 2.0 (4.0 scale) cumulative transfer grade point average (higher for some majors) based upon all transferable courses; demonstrate evidence of significant work experience or military training; write a personal statement outlining a plan for achieving success in an adult accelerated program at Lewis University.

Degree Requirements for BA in Management

  • Successful completion of a minimum of 128 semester credit hours.
  • Completion of final 32 semester graded credit hours at Lewis University including four upper division foundation courses and/or major courses (12 semester credit hours.)
  • Achievement of an overall grade point average of at least 2.00 (“C”) for all courses taken at Lewis University and a 2.20 average for the foundation and major area courses.

Degree Requirements

I. General Education (45)

Three Mission-related courses are required. Two must be taken at Lewis University

II. Major Courses (40)

LA-120Accounting for Managers

3

LB-200Principles of Management and Leadership

3

LB-250Business Law I

3

LB-300Business Communication in the Digital Age

3

LB-360Human Resource Management

3

LB-420International Business

3

LE-200Fundamentals of Macroeconomics

3

LE-330Government and Business

3

LF-200Finance for Managers

3

LG-200Introduction to Information Systems

3

LG-230Finite Mathematics

3

LG-349Statistics for the Decision Maker

3

LM-200Principles of Marketing

3

61-391Introduction to Business Ethics

1

64-396Major Field Test

0

III. Minors

Select one of the following minors:

1. Finance (15 Hours)

LA-121Principles of Accountancy II

3

LE-201Basic Microeconomics

3

LF-300Corporate Finance

3

LF-410Investment Analysis

3

LF-440International Finance

3

2. Information Technology Management (15 Hours)

Core Courses (6 Hours)
LW-305Cloud Computing

3

LW-310Principles of Project Management

3

Select three electives (9 Hours)
LW-220Business Programming

3

LW-330Database Management Systems

3

LW-415Web Design Applications

3

LW-430Data Networks

3

LW-450Enterprise Security

3

3. Leadership (15 Hours)

LB-355Service Management

3

LB-375Organizational Behavior

3

LB-380Supervisory Management

3

LB-450Current Issues in Management and Business Ethics

3

Leadership Seminars (Select 3 of 6)

 

25-391Team Development: 5 Dysfunctions of a Team

1

25-392Win / Win Negotiation

1

25-394"FISH": Positive Attitude, Providing Exceptional Customer Service

1

25-395"Coaching" Myers-Briggs

1

25-396Now, Discover Your Strengths: Personal Leadership Assessment

1

61-395Business Etiquette

1

4. Marketing (Select 5 of 6)

LM-305Introduction to Social Media Marketing

3

LM-315Advertising

3

LM-374Salesmanship

3

LM-376Social Media Marketing Strategies

3

LM-468International Marketing

3

LM-470Marketing Strategy

3

5. Project Management (15 Hours)

Lewis University is certified as a Registered Educational Provider by the Project Management Institute (PMI)

LW-305Cloud Computing

3

LW-310Principles of Project Management

3

LW-325Introduction to Six Sigma

3

LW-425Advanced Project Management

3

Project Management Seminars (3)

 

63-392Project Management Tools

1

63-393Project Management Certificate: Basic Prep

1

63-394Project Planning & Selection

1

Note: Other College of Business minors are available. Please contact your academic advisor.

IV. The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by Management majors by successful completion of Business Communication in the Digital Age (LA-300).