Management and Leadership, B.B.A.

Objectives

The Management and Leadership major provides students with the appropriate theoretical foundation, applied skill development, project-based learning and professional connections to successfully manage their future careers and effectively lead 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. 

General CBA Undergraduate learning outcomes:

All CBA Undergraduate Majors have the following common learning goals and learning outcomes:

Learning Goal 1: Students will demonstrate the ability to be ethical leaders, who reflect the tenets of corporate social responsibility as it applies to economic, social and environmental performance in the global community.

LG1-A. Students will be able to explain the interaction and importance of social, economic and environmental forces within and upon business and society.
LG1-B. Students will be able to identify and resolve ethical dilemmas in business situations.
LG1-C. Students will be able to identify and analyze opportunities and challenges faced by organizations in a global marketplace.

Learning Goal 2: Students will use creative and critical thinking skills to adapt to change and solve problems in transdisciplinary ways.

LG2-A. Students will be able to identify problems and apply creative problem-solving skills to address them.
LG2-B. Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills by defining, modeling, analyzing and evaluating complex business problems.
LG2-C. Students will be able to integrate core concepts from different disciplines and apply them to a business situation.

Learning Goal 3: Students will acquire and develop technical, communication and interpersonal skills.

LG3-A. Students will communicate effectively on business topics in written and oral form.
LG3-B. Students will demonstrate effective interpersonal skills in teamwork settings.
LG3-C. Students will describe principles of leadership skills, effective teams and self-discipline.
LG3-D. Students will be able to apply information technology to solve business problems.
LG3-E.  Students will be able to frame a business problem and collect, organize and analyze qualitative and quantitative data to report and communicate insights for decision-making.

Learning Goal 4: Students will demonstrate knowledge of fundamental business concepts.

LG4-A. Students will be able to create, read and use financial reports for decision-making.
LG4-B. Students will describe corporate structures and legal responsibilities for different business frameworks.
LG4-C. Students will be able to analyze and evaluate companies within their industries based on their unique value proposition/competitive advantages.
LG4-D. Students will be able to analyze business processes to better serve stakeholders.

Management and Leadership specific learning outcomes

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

Major Requirements

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e.g., BCOR 3750 Analytics in Operations and Supply Chain Management

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e.g., BCOR 3860 International Business

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e.g., BCOR 4970 Strategic Management

Note:
All upper division Management and Leadership courses must be taken in residence at LMU. However, up to two courses approved in advance for LMU supported study abroad programs may count toward the major. 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, two upper-division MGMT electives, and the capstone course MGMT 4600 Local Global Mindset (20 or more units for the upper division major courses). The two electives may be selected from any upper- division MGMT courses or from other non-MGMT courses approved by the Department of Management in advance. As part of their career development coursework in MGMT 2600 Managing Yourself, students will develop a tentative curriculum plan covering options for the two upper-division MGMT electives and other possible electives to fulfill their graduation requirements and career interests. In subsequent semesters, if intending to fulfill one or both of the required upper-division MGMT electives outside of MGMT, a student must prepare a proposal and receive special approval from the Management Department chair and an ad hoc MGMT faculty committee before enrolling in a substitute elective. This proposal must be submitted to the Management Department chair at least one month before the intended enrollment, indicating the student’s career preparation rationale for taking the non-MGMT upper-division elective, and evidence that the course will be offered and open for the student to take (e.g., prerequisites or special permission required by another LMU department to allow the student to enroll in the non-MGMT course). Following completion of the non-MGMT upper-division elective, the student must then file a degree audit adjustment form, signed by a MGMT advisor and the Management Department chair, that will permit the course to count as fulfilling an upper-division MGMT elective.

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.

Model 4-Year Plan–Bachelor of Business Administration–Management and Leadership Major Curriculum–Math placement MATH 101

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Roughly half of students will take BCOR 1910 in the fall semester of their first year. The other half will take it in the spring semester of their first year.

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Roughly half of students will take ECON 1050 in the fall semester of their first year, and the other half will take it in the spring semester of their first year.

Model 4-Year Plan–Bachelor of Business Administration–Management and Leadership Major Curriculum–Math placement MATH 110

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Roughly half of students will take BCOR 1910 in the fall semester of their first year. The other half will take it in the spring semester of their first year.

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Roughly half of students will take ECON 1050 in the fall semester of their first year, and the other half will take it in the spring semester of their first year.

Model 4-Year Plan–Bachelor of Business Administration–Management and Leadership Major Curriculum–Math placement MATH 112

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Roughly half of students will take BCOR 1910 in the fall semester of their first year. The other half will take it in the spring semester of their first year.

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Roughly half of students will take ECON 1050 in the fall semester of their first year, and the other half will take it in the spring semester of their first year.