Organizational Management (BAS), General Business Specialization
Previous Degree Required: A.S./A.A.
Eligible for Financial Aid: Yes
Delivery Method(s): On-Campus, Hybrid, Online
Location(s): Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Titusville, Online
Additional Limited Access Application Process Required: No
Program Testing Requirements: Not Required
Academic Community: BUSN
Program Code: OMBSBUMG
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 52.0299
Florida Department of Education CIP Code: 1105202991
This is a specialization of the BAS Organizational Management degree.
The General Business Specialization is designed to prepare students for roles as chief executives, labor relations managers, entrepreneurs, operations managers, personnel recruiter, sales managers, administrative service managers, social and community service managers and management analysts. The options are virtually endless since most career fields are actively seeking effective managers and leaders.
Refer to the Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) overview page to find information about admission, graduation, general education and other requirements. Students who need technical electives will work with a bachelor’s advisor to determine the courses best suited to their plan of study.
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Program of Study
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree | ||
| Complete Associate Degree | 60 | |
| General Education or Technical Concentration | ||
| General Education (for A.S. degree students) or Technical Concentration (for A.A. degree students) | 21 | |
| Organizational Management - Core Courses | ||
| ACG 3024 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| BUL 3130 | Legal, Ethical, and Social Aspects of Business | 3 |
| GEB 3213 | Foundations of Managerial Communications | 3 |
| MAN 3240 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MAN 3303 | Management and Leadership | 3 |
| MAN 4301 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| ECP 3530 | Economics of Health and Healthcare Policy | 3 |
| or ECP 3703 | Managerial Economics | |
| FIN 3402 | Financial Management | 3 |
| or QMB 3250 | Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions | |
| General Business Specialization | ||
| ACG 4341 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| MAN 4504 | Operational Decision Making | 3 |
| MAN 4583 | Project Management | 3 |
| MAN 4720 | Strategic Management and Decision Making | 3 |
| MAN 4900 | Capstone - Management and Leadership | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
In accordance with Florida Statute and Florida Administrative Code, students must
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Satisfy the foreign language competency requirement
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Satisfy the Civic Literacy Graduation Requirement.
Course Sequence
Below is the recommended sequence for taking courses in this degree. Using this guide and meeting with your assigned advisor each term is the key to successful program completion.
Please note that course prerequisites, including required developmental math, reading, or writing, need to be completed to continue on to the more advanced course. Click on the course number to see the requirements.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACG 3024 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| BUL 3130 | Legal, Ethical, and Social Aspects of Business | 3 |
| ECP 3703 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| GEB 3213 | Foundations of Managerial Communications | 3 |
| ACG 4341 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| FIN 3402 | Financial Management | 3 |
| or QMB 3250 | Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions | |
| MAN 3240 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
| MAN 3303 | Management and Leadership | 3 |
| Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
| MAN 4301 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MAN 4504 | Operational Decision Making | 3 |
| MAN 4583 | Project Management | 3 |
| MAN 4720 | Strategic Management and Decision Making | 3 |
| Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Tech or Gen Ed Elective 1 | 3 | |
| MAN 4900 | Capstone - Management and Leadership 2 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |
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Select 21 credits to meet the general education requirement or technical elective requirement. Work with a bachelor's advisor to determine the courses needed.
- 2
Capstone course is to be taken in student's final term.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the techniques leaders use to motivate and evaluate individuals and teams.
- Core Ability Supported: Work Cooperatively
- Apply ethical practices in a business environment.
- Core Ability Supported: Model Ethical and Civic Responsibility
- Apply management and leadership theories and practice in program and resource management.
- Core Ability Supported: Process Information
- Analyze strategies and frameworks used by leaders to initiate change in organizations.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Demonstrate written and oral presentation skills expected of an organizational manager.
- Core Ability Supported: Communicate Effectively
- Apply operational decision-making to develop a business improvement plan.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Demonstrate financial management, capital budgeting, and assets management skills expected of an organizational manager.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Demonstrate knowledge of appraisal and evaluation techniques for employee performance and commitment within the organization.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Demonstrate working knowledge of capital budgeting and cost analysis (i.e., accrual accounting rate of return (AARR), net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), payback, and discounted payback methods).
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Apply operations management decision-making in aggregate planning, master scheduling, and work design & measurement.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Demonstrate budgeting, estimating, and scheduling techniques as it relates to project management decision making.
- Core Ability Supported: Think Critically and Solve Problems