Applied Management & Leadership Bachelors Degree Online

Total Cost B.S. in Applied Management and Leadership
Total Tuition 36 semester credits x $215 per credit	$7,740
Fees $50 Application Fee $100 Conferral Fee $1620 Technology and Library Fee (36 Semester Credits X $45 per Credit)	$1,770
Total Program Cost	$9,510*

FIN4003	Finance and Sustainability in Business	3 Semester Credits
As a leader or manager, individuals need to understand financial practices to ensure sustainability. This course provides insight into the leader’s role related to financial planning, fundraising, and fiscal responsibility. Topics include budgeting and accounting, grants and proposals, and venture and private equity.
HRM4003	Fundamentals of Human Resource Management	3 Semester Credits
Recruitment, retention, and talent management are key components in human resource management. Students discover topics such as workforce planning, compensation and benefits, training, and labor relations. Workplace safety and labor laws will be covered.
LEAD4003	Collaborative Business Communication	3 Semester Credits
The use of communication strategies is effective when messages are tailored for internal and external business audiences, as well as for interpersonal and intrapersonal purposes. Effective uses of social media and technology are also explored. Students will determine ways to lead difficult conversations as a leader, such as through conflict resolution and reviewing basic mediation concepts.
LEAD4013	Strategic Servant Leadership	3 Semester Credits
Servant Leadership enriches the lives of others, which in turn, positively impacts an organization. Emphasis is placed on servant leadership with an exploration of how servant leadership is different from other styles of leadership. The course examines how servant leadership aligns with ethics, integrity, accountability, and being a socially responsible leader. Students will also discover how to apply strategy and systems thinking within a leadership role.
LEAD4023	International Business Leadership	3 Semester Credits
An overview of current international business theories, patterns, and management concepts is provided. Emphasis is placed on understanding the key factors that influence multinational operations and the variety of ways international business may evolve in the future. Students will describe how the global supply chain impacts various stakeholders. Students will explain how to enter the international market by identifying international trade policies, foreign currency issues, and market entry strategies. The course will focus on communication tools and negotiation tactics for students to develop their cultural competence, cultural awareness, and business decision-making skills.
LEAD4033	Project Management	3 Semester Credits
Planning, organizing, controlling, and leading are crucial phases in managing projects. Emphasis is placed on resource allocation and balancing competing priorities related to human resources, time management, and technological resources. Students will identify ways to manage and develop a team to successfully complete a project.
LEAD4043	Social Entrepreneurship in Business	3 Semester Credits
Social entrepreneurship has an impact on national and international economies. Topics include the role of entrepreneurs as they attempt to advance and sustain social and economic change and legal structures for operating as a small business. Innovation, invention, discovery, and creativity are themes throughout the coursework. Students explore business models and outline their own entrepreneurial business plan.
LEAD4053	Ethical and Legal Management Issues in Leadership	3 Semester Credits
The role of the leader is paramount in building organizational cultures that promote and reinforce ethical conduct. This course provides an introduction to organizational integrity and responsibility and related ethical, legal, and social issues.
LEAD4063	Strategic Planning and Implementation	3 Semester Credits
In this course, students gain knowledge and skills on how to design, implement, facilitate, monitor, and evaluate strategic planning for an organization. Topics include strategies to effectively plan and create a framework for formulating, adapting, and aligning organizational vision, mission, beliefs and goals within an overall strategic plan. The role of action planning, timelines, and forecasting also will be addressed.
LEAD4093	Capstone in Management and Leadership	3 Semester Credits
This capstone course culminates in the creation of a project reflective of the business knowledge and skills acquired in the program to become a manager and leader. Students report on their awareness of environmental, social, and political influences related to business leadership to present products that include the importance of ethics, economic and policy trends, strategic planning, and overall organizational success.
MRKT4003	Introduction to Marketing	3 Semester Credits
Marketing concepts and processes for developing, implementing, and assessing the effectiveness of an effective marketing plan will be covered. Students will identify contemporary models and practices expected from marketers in an increasingly fast-paced, dynamic domestic and global market. Building from a foundational understanding of consumer behavior and marketing research, the development and implementation of marketing mix strategies will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of marketing communications that address traditional advertising and promotion with digital marketing.
ORG5003	Organizational Behavior and Change	3 Semester Credits
Concepts of organizational behavior and change can be applied to improve organizations. Various organizational culture, toxic leadership, and organizational psychology will be reviewed to develop potential solutions or frameworks. This course focuses on the decision-making processes and perspectives of various stakeholders to promote organizational behavior change.