Overview

Here at the American Public University System  we offer a Bachelor of Arts in Management. You will explore management theories, concepts, and practices necessary to organize, motivate, and lead human capital. Successful completion of the online degree program prepares you for managerial positions and responsibilities in business, as well as nonprofit, government, and military organizations.

Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and degree level learning objectives, graduates of this program are expected to achieve these learning outcomes:

• Evaluate the functions and applications of various management processes in the areas of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, leading, and controlling.

• Develop strategies for organizational challenges using management theories, principles, and practices.

• Analyze the impact of international, legal, social, political, economic, technological, and environmental issues as they relate to organizational behavior in terms of the individual, group/team, and overall organizational performance.

• Examine the importance of ethical conduct, communication, social responsibility, and corporate responsibility in the global environment.

• Demonstrate skills in critical thinking, data interpretation, and decision making necessary for developing systematic processes and approaches in the management of human capital and achievement of organizational effectiveness.