Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business

School of Undergraduate Studies

Management and Leadership specialization

In today's efficiency-driven business environment, the ability to lead people and manage resources continues to be increasingly important. The focus of this business specialization in Management and Leadership is on developing the skills and competencies necessary to successfully manage people and organizations within a for-profit, nonprofit or government organization. Your course work will provide an overview of key business areas to increase your ability to effectively partner with functions across your organization, while building such management and leadership-focused skills as team collaboration, operations management, strategic planning, and change management. People who choose this specialization are often interested in pursuing team lead or supervisory positions in business, retail, government, or military organizations.

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Set your sights higher while you earn your bachelor's degree. In Capella's Combined BS/MBA option, you could start earning master's level credit during your bachelor's program. Once you earn 100 undergraduate credits, you may be eligible for Capella's Combined BS/MBA option, which can save you more than $7,700 over the cost of pursuing each degree separately and cut up to two quarters off your time to MBA degree completion.

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General Education Requirements

To complete your bachelor's degree, you will need 45 quarter credits in general education subject areas with a minimum of 6 quarter credits from each category. We offer general education courses in communication, humanities, natural science and mathematics, and social science.

Residents of Arkansas must complete Arkansas general education requirements.

In compliance with regulations of the Kansas Board of Regents, Kansas residents starting any undergraduate program after January 1, 2010 will be required to complete 186 quarter credits in order to graduate.

Core Courses (each course 6 quarter credits unless noted)

• BUS3004 - Developing a Business Perspective
• BUS3010 - Fundamentals of Management and Leadership
• BUS3020 - Fundamentals of E-Business
• BUS3030 - Fundamentals of Marketing and Sales
• BUS3040 - Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
• BUS3050 - Fundamentals of Organizational Communication
• BUS3060 - Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting

Specialization Courses (each course 6 quarter credits unless noted)

• BUS4011 - Virtual Team Collaboration*
• BUS4012 - Leadership in Organizations*
• BUS4013 - Organizational Structure, Learning, and Performance*
• BUS4014 - Operations Management for Competitive Advantage*
• BUS4015 - Strategic Planning and Implementation*
• BUS4016 - Global Business Relationships*
• BUS4801 - Ethics and Enterprise
• BUS4802 - Change Management

Elective Courses

• Choose 39 quarter credits of additional undergraduate courses.

Capstone Course (taken during the learner's final quarter)

• BUS4993 - Business Capstone Project - 6 quarter credits

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