BBA in Management

The MGMT 381: Management Internship is an elective where students earn three credit hours for completing a substantial and lengthy management project at an employer or volunteer organization. Each management course also encompasses high-impact practices, including consulting projects with external organizations and in-depth analyses of management cases and problems.

Employee Motivation: Understand the motivational effects of compensation, work policies, decision-making processes, and culture on individuals and team members for productive deployment.

Diversity: Embrace differences across people to create and maintain a work culture that builds on diverse strengths and experiences.

Project Management: Recognize and apply concepts, techniques, and decision tools for effective project management.

Negotiation: Use negotiation approaches to plan, prepare for, and manage conflicts.

Entrepreneurship: Prepare funding and organizational structure plans to launch and manage a new venture.

SXU's Graham School of Management programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the most prestigious and demanding level of accreditation for business schools. An institution that is AACSB-accredited is represented by state-of-the-art business faculty who are generating knowledge in their fields and who have extensive work experience. Many employers look to AACSB schools and their graduates exclusively because they understand that these students have been trained in a manner that prepares them for the marketplace and that they possess core competencies. With the Graham School of Management giving students a competitive edge and ensuring more opportunities, it's SXU students who stand out in the job search. 

SXU's accelerated BBA+MBA Dual Degree program combines a four-year Bachelor of Business Administration and a two-year Master of Business Administration into a five-year program. Students complete 120 credit hours of undergraduate coursework and 30 credit hours of graduate coursework to fulfill the dual BBA+MBA degree. Students may take up to 12 credit hours of MBA coursework concurrent with their undergraduate coursework during their senior year.

Students are encouraged to apply to the 4+1 program in their junior year. Upon acceptance, students may register for courses at the graduate level with permission from the director of the Graham School of Management and the director of the MBA program. The BBA degree is awarded after successful completion of all undergraduate requirements. The MBA degree is awarded upon successful completion of the graduate requirements.

For more information, please contact the GSM director at ghoshFREESXU to set up an appointment.

A minor in Management is available for students earning B.A and B.S. degrees. The minor encompasses BANA 351: Project Management, MGMT 330: Diversity in Organizations, MGMT 364: Entrepreneurship, MGMT 370: Organizational Behavior, POLSC 305: Bargaining and Conflict Resolution, and a business elective.