Mar 28, 2024  
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2020-2021 
    
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Management and Leadership, B.B.A.


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Objectives


The Management and Leadership major provides students with the appropriate theoretical foundation, applied skill development, and project-based learning to develop the best version of themselves as professionals capable of managing their own careers successfully and leading others. Students are expected to gain knowledge, skills, and experiences necessary to support their entry and ongoing career success as ethical and socially responsible leaders, managers, and administrators in our diverse global economy. In addition to the university and college core requirements, Management and Leadership students are required to complete three specialized management courses and two upper-division electives. Students will develop their own career action plan and have the flexibility to choose the two electives according to their career interests.

Learning Outcomes


Upon completion of requirements for this major, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of leadership principles, theories, skills, and traits within themselves and in organizations
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the methods and management styles organizations use to sensitize and engage their employees in valuing diversity in the workplace
  • Identify and understand the major theoretical frameworks for team development and processes
  • Demonstrate decision making abilities in difficult situations through practice to develop confidence in effective and efficient leadership
  • Demonstrate global business knowledge, cross-cultural competencies, and appreciation for local and global business environments
  • Understand how to build nimble organizational cultures to promote innovation, collaboration, and creativity

Major Requirements


Upper Division Business Core Requirements:


Management and Leadership Major Requirements:


Note:


A cumulative GPA of C (2.0) must be achieved in the major requirements (all business, economics, and mathematics courses).

For purposes of meeting the requirements for the B.B.A., Management and Leadership major, degree and determination of academic probation, an overall cumulative grade point average of at least a C (2.0) must be obtained in all courses required in the major.

Core, Major, and Elective Management Courses:


Completion of Management and Leadership Major


For the Management and Leadership major, students will complete all LMU and CBA core requirements, plus the required MGMT 2600 Managing Yourself , MGMT 3600 Managing Others , MGMT 4600 Global Immersion  and two electives (which will be documented in a Curriculum Map) to support their career goals. While the Management department will provide a suggested list of courses for three different emphases, Human Resources Management, International Management, and General Management, it will also provide a list of other University courses which have been pre-approved as appropriate for Management and Leadership electives. Students will create, propose, and submit a Curriculum Map for approval as part of their coursework in MGMT 2600 Managing Yourself 

Model 4-Year Plan–Bachelor of Business Administration–Management and Leadership Major Curriculum


The following curriculum represents the order or sequence in which it is expected that students will take the various courses required for the B.B.A. (Management and Leadership major) degree.

Freshman Year


Fall Semester


Total: 16-17 semester hours

Spring Semester


Total: 19 semester hours

Sophomore Year


Fall Semester


Total: 16-18 semester hours

Spring Semester


Total: 16 semester hours

Junior Year


Fall Semester


Total: 16 semester hours

Total: 16 semester hours

Senior Year


Fall Semester


Total: 16 semester hours

Spring Semester


  • 4 semester hours
  • MGMT Elective (must be approved) 4 semester hours
  • University Core 4 semester hours
  • Elective 4 semester hours
Total: 16 semester hours

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