Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Online Core Requirements | 44 | |
| Business Fundamental Requirements | 27 | |
| Concentration Requirements | 12 | |
| Electives | 37 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Major Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
COMM 2100 |
Interpersonal Communication
This course studies why communication breaks down in interpersonal relationships, focusing on such topics as perception, self-concept, non-verbals, listening, gender, self-disclosure, power, and conflict. Assignments lead students to a greater awareness of their strengths and weaknesses as communicators. | |
or COMM 1010 | Speech Communication | |
MATH 2050 |
Statistics I
This course presents the basic methods of sampling and interpreting data, probability, the normal distribution, correlation, hypothesis testing and confidence intervals. | |
HCM 3500 |
Eldercare
This course is an in-depth study of the challenges facing elders in American society, the services available to them, and a critical evaluation of public policy. Specifics include a life course perspective on aging that makes this course applicable and meaningful for people to study, provides an examination of the meaning of old age, explains how the body, mind, spirit and soul are affected by the decline of age. Students are expected to spend 16 to 18 hours per session on academic work for this course. | |
| Business Fundamentals | ||
| LA 1020 |
Student Success Strategies
This course engages students in cultivating the abilities necessary for academic and professional success, including study and research skills, learning styles, use of technology, and critical thinking skills. | 3 |
| BUS 2660 |
Organizational Management Principles
This course engages students in the art and science of management within an organization. The four functions of management, organizing, leading, planning and controlling, are considered in light of individual group and organizational dynamics. | 3 |
ECON 2200 |
Macroeconomics
This course presents principles and theories of macro-economics with emphasis on economic policies and their impact on the national welfare. Special attention is giving to the application of economic thinking methods to solving the macro-economic problems. | |
| ACCT 2000 |
Accounting & Finance for Business Professionals
This course provides an overview of accounting and finance topics necessary for entry level business professionals. This course is not intended for those students who wish to pursue advanced courses in accounting and finance. Topics include: financial statements and analysis, the accounting cycle, accounting presentation for current assets, PP&E, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity, cost-volume-profit relationships, cost management, budgeting and control, decision making, and capital investments. | 3 |
| BUS 2440 |
Project Management
Project management is the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria within certain constraints (time, quality, budget). The role and competencies of Project Managers is constantly evolving. Most recent discussions look at the Project Manager to be well versed in leadership as well as technical skills, such as statistics, etc. This course is a survey of project management and its use in solving business problems and its contribution to the strategic goals of the organization. Emphasis is placed on the scope, time frames, risk, cost, and quality aspects of project management. Project management case studies will supplement class lectures and students will use project management related tools (financial and statistical analysis, Gantt charts, Pareto analysis, and project management software) to facilitate project planning, analysis and feasibility assessment. | 3 |
| MGMT 3600 |
Human Resource Management
This course gives students an introduction to the field of HRM, and the theories and technical aspects of the HRM function. Although not every student taking this course will become an HR professional, the materials covered in this course are beneficial no matter what career path one chooses. For some students who plan to be in a management type of roles in the future, this course is an introduction to the concepts of managing and directing the work of employees. | 3 |
| MGMT 4600 |
Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Relations
In this course a Christian perspective of diversity will be explored with implications for problem-solving, leadership and organization development, conflict resolution, and advancement of human resources to unleash expertise and productivity. Topics covered will include, but are not limited to, constructs of race, ethnicity, nationality, social class, religion, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, and age. | 3 |
| MGMT 4620 |
International Business
This course is a systematic course concerned with the challenges, problems and opportunities that face corporations operating outside their domestic environment. The emphasis will be placed upon the basic principles, concepts, and techniques relevant to international business management. Other than business issues generally discussed in the fields of economics, politics, finance, marketing and law, this course stresses the integration within a global business context. | 3 |
| MGMT 3660 | 3 | |
| BUS 4420 |
Business Policy and Ethics
This course provides management to guide resource deployment to maintain competitive advantages in meeting the corporate mission. The course provides a demonstration of the integration of the functional areas of business administration and a realistic approach to business problems. Prerequisites: senior status or permission of the professor. | 3 |
| Required Concentration Courses (12 Credits) | 12 | |
| General Business Concentration | ||
Select 12 credits of Business Electives | ||
| Health Care Management Concentration | ||
HCM 3200 |
Management Principles in Health Care
This course focuses on the fundamentals of healthcare management for the health care administrator. Basic management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling health care organizations are emphasized. In this module management functions are practically applied to health care organizations by means of an introductory overview of different management principles and techniques. | |
HCM 3300 |
Financial Issues in Health Care
This course studies finance, economics, budgeting, pricing, and managed care as they relate to the health care industry. Students gain an understanding of managed care, a basic knowledge of the budgeting process and the economic risks unique to the health care sector and the contribution of the health care industry to the Gross Domestic Product. The national health care policy of the United States is compared and contrasted to that of other developed nations. | |
HCM 2000 |
Healthcare Ethics
This course explores systems of moral reasoning and their impact upon the legal and ethical decision-making process within health care organizations and professionals. Themes to be explored include confidentiality, informed consent, decision making capacity, treatment refusal, end of life decisions and care, and legal issues related to initiating or withdrawing treatment. Exposes students to the breadth of legal aspects of Health Care Management in order to assist health care professionals in identifying when a situation is likely to be subject to a law or regulation. | |
HCM 4100 |
Health Care Planning and Evaluation
This course examines the principles, methods, and basic fundamentals in planning, evaluating and measuring outcomes in the health care delivery system. Students learn the process of planning for the delivery of health care services to the surrounding communities while adapting to the changing environment. | |
| Human Resource Management | ||
BUS 2600 |
Employment and Labor Relations
This course studies the management and administration issues related to group and individual performances and their effective contributions to the organizational objectives. Strategies for successful self-management, team building, and delegation will be emphasized. | |
BUS 3660 |
Training and Employee Development
This course emphasizes proper training and development within an organization and the introduction to a systematic approach to training. It examines the development and implementation of training, including needs, job and task analysis, design and evaluation of training programs, transfer of training and employee development. | |
BUS 3240 |
Philosophy of Values & Ethics
This course provides the student the opportunity to explore philosophical approaches to ethics in the business organizational context. Personal and corporate ethical dilemmas are examined in reading, classroom, and online discussion, and reflective papers from the perspective of a variety of stakeholders. Students examine their own approach to ethical decisions and recognize the impact of Christian principles in their own behavior and attitudes. | |
BUS 4600 |
Integrative Project: HR Management
In this course elements of professional human resource practice are examined and summarized. Students integrate concepts of planning and evaluating strategic human resource initiatives with legal, social, management, and ethical approaches. This is an advanced course which can only be taken by students who have completed all other HR major requirements. Cannot be transferred in from another school. | |
| Total Hours | 39 | |