Management, BBA

Curriculum

The management major leads to the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) with a management concentration and requires a total of 128 credit hours of coursework:

• BELL core requirements: 50 hours
• Business courses: 22 hours
• B.B.A. core technical requirement: 3 hours
• Major area: 13 hours
• Emphasis area: 18 hours
• General electives: 22 hours

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Courses You'll Take

MGT 3270: Human Resource Management

Personnel policies, procedures, practices and administration from the perspective of the administration of employees in business organizations and personnel departments. Techniques to research, create and maintain organizational relations are covered.

MGT 4180: Operations Management

A study of the operational practices and functions used to obtain optimal utilization of production factors and business resources with emphasis on quantitative analysis in planning, controlling and decision-making in an industrial environment.

MGT 4280: Organizational Behavior in Management

A study of the structure, processes and behavior of organizations in industry and business. This course emphasizes the environment in which organizations function and their effect on management techniques with regard to social, economic and ecological influence.

MGT 4310: Negotiation

This is a course in basic negotiation skills for business. Areas addressed include interests, options, alternatives, legitimacy, communication, relationships and commitment. There is a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical skills around conflict management and resolution in the workplace.

MGT 4320: Leading in the 21st Century

This course is a study of leaders and the leadership process with an emphasis on leading followers in an organizational setting. Through a variety of classroom and outside activities students will learn about leadership and about themselves as leaders.

MGT 4220: Business Law II

A second course in law fundamentals related to business transactions. Topics include: the Uniform Commercial Code, bankruptcy, agency, property and forms of business organization.

MGT 3670: Recruitment & Selection

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of recruiting and selecting the right people for the right jobs at the right time. Processes and practices required to ensure effective selection and utilization of talent to enhance organizational competitiveness, while also increasing employee capability to contribute to organization objectives will also be covered. Other topics discussed include issues such as external and internal forces that affect recruitment, selection and the planning process.

MGT 3520: Compensation & Benefits

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of wage and salary administration; total compensation systems; interrelationship among employee performance, intrinsic and extrinsic rewards, perceived equitable payments and employee satisfaction; employee benefits; and employee incentive programs.

MGT 3460: Employment Law

A course in fundamentals of empowerment law as it relates to the management function. Areas studied include: employment law and its sources, application of the law concerning discrimination, harassment, ADA, FMLA and litigation avoidance.

MGT 3410: Labor Relations

This course considers the development of organized labor, analyzes labor policies, wages, hours, unionism, labor management relations and their relationship to government.

MGT 3250: Event Management

This course will focus on best practices in modern event management. Topics covered include the administration, coordination, marketing, legal, ethical and risk management issues of managing events. Practical case studies and stories will be discussed and applied to real-life management of events.

MGT 3330: Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare

This course is an overview of ethical and legal issues faced by managers in healthcare organizations. The focus is on using real world ethics cases to equip students to make responsible decisions about ethical and legal issues.

MGT 3010: Healthcare Systems: Issues and the Changing Environment

This course provides a comprehensive study of the various components of the American healthcare delivery system. This includes an overview of organizations that participate in delivery of healthcare services and an analysis of current healthcare issues.

ACC 3460: Cost Accounting

A study of how accounting data can be interpreted and used by management in planning and controlling business activities. Included in this study will be the accounting for costs of manufacturing a product or rendering a service with attention given to job order, process and standard cost systems. Budgeting, variance analysis and relevant costs for decisions making are also covered.

ETP 3500: Managing the Family Business

This course explores the unique personal, interpersonal issues and business issues associated with the family-owned and managed firm. Topics include challenges and opportunities for family businesses, the dynamics of family interactions within the family business culture, conflict resolution, estate planning and succession planning. This course requires significant participation of family members of the student’s own family firm.

Accelerated MBA 4 +1

The MBA-Accelerated (A.M.B.A.) program is a full-time M.B.A. designed for individuals with little or no full-time business work experience. Individuals admitted to the A.M.B.A. program begin course work in the fall term and complete their studies in the following summer - a total program length of 12 months from start to finish. Through active learning and scholarly exploration, the A.M.B.A. degree is designed to prepare students for entry-level administrative and managerial positions in both the private and public sector.  Students will be equipped with comprehensive business skills, analytical tools, and moral clarity to effectively manage diverse teams and lead organizations in today’s rapidly changing and dynamic, global business environment.

The A.M.B.A. is a non-thesis degree consisting of 36 hours, of which 30 hours are required core courses and 6 hours are elective courses that are chosen by the student.  M.B.A. elective courses may be related to a specific area (e.g. FIN, ETP, BSA, etc.) or may be independent of each other providing students with a broader point of view.

Whether you want to launch your own startup, consult with Fortune 500 companies or explore investment banking, you'll get an early start on building your career. As an Accelerated MBA student, you’ll enjoy small class sizes and outstanding faculty who bring industry experience to every class they teach. Classes meet four evenings a week on a full-time basis, giving you flexibility during workday hours to complete internships, graduate assistantships or part-time jobs. And you can complete the program in less than a year.

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Integrated Degree, M.ACC./B.B.A.

Belmont University’s integrated M.ACC. and B.B.A. degree program is designed to meet today’s needs of those wishing to make accounting a career choice. Today’s accountants must possess much more than just technical accounting knowledge; they must also have a broad understanding of various business activities and possess strong communication, intellectual, and interpersonal skills. In recognition of those additional skills most states, including Tennessee, have passed laws or issued regulations requiring at least 150 hours of higher education to sit for the uniform CPA examination. Also the AICPA requires new members to possess 150 hours of higher education. 

Increasingly, businesses are hiring new professionals who have master’s degrees. These include public accounting firms, manufacturing companies, and service providers in healthcare, finance, and insurance, as well as governmental organizations. Belmont’s integrated accountancy degree is a program which meets employer needs and provides graduates with exceptional career opportunities.

The integrated program is only for accounting concentration students in the Undergraduate School of Business Administration at Belmont University and is designed to be completed in a five-year time period.

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You’ll learn far beyond the classroom at Belmont. Here are just a few of the opportunities in store for you:

• Engage in monthly professional development events
• Attend lectures featuring top business professionals
• Travel to Budapest, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Prague or another international destination as part of our Global Practicum
• Complete a professional field experience
• Get customized career guidance from the Jack C. Massey College of Business Career Development Center

Belmont University’s MBA programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the premier agency for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting.

Fewer than 5 percent of business schools worldwide achieve AACSB accreditation, and Belmont is the only private college or university in Tennessee that is accredited by AACSB International for BBA, MBA and accounting programs.