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The Bachelor of Arts degree in Management prepares students for careers in managing organizational resources in government, profit and non-profit organizations and graduate study. The task of the manager is to coordinate the activities of people and resources to accomplish organizational objectives. The manager must perform a variety of roles for the organization to achieve its goals: planner, leader, motivator, innovator, problem-handler, decision-maker and critical thinker. Since the manager is focused on people and processes, the management program is designed to provide its students with a solid grounding in people skills, communication skills, and organizational skills. Graduates typically go on to employment in various industries to include wholesale and retail services, the military, and all levels of the government.

Degree Program Objectives
In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Arts in Management also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates.  With reference to each of the respective areas of business administration, graduates in this degree program will be able to:

• Relate and discuss the potential functions and applications of various management processes in the areas of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, leading, and controlling.
• Identify and examine the needs of today’s managers in assessing and implementing strategies used in the management of information technology, financial, and human resources in the workplace.
• Recognize and describe the impact of international, legal, social, political, economic, technological, and environmental issues as they relate to organizational behavior in terms of the individual, group/team, and overall organization.
• Examine and explore potential management problems and opportunities, as well as discuss possible strategies and/or applications to be used in addressing such managerial concerns.
• Recognize and discuss the relevance of self-esteem, human diversity, ethical conduct, and the social responsibility of business in the lives of internal and external stakeholders.
• Analyze the external and internal environmental forces affecting business organizations to enable the student the opportunity to examine possible social, political, economical, legal, and strategic issues associated with these competitive forces and environmental factors, which impact the effectiveness of managers in today’s competitive and globally-growing organizations.