OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
Strategic Leadership and Management Major (B.B.A.) |
Major code BB5026
College of Business
Management Department
Copeland Hall 214
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.2042
www.ohio.edu/business/
Jason Stoner, contact person
stonerj@ohio.edu
Program Overview
Today’s dynamic and highly competitive businesses require energetic and capable leaders who can add value and create high performance at all levels of enterprise responsibility. The major in management and strategic leadership is designed to create the foundations of knowledge and personal capability requisite to lifelong professional learning and career-long success in business leadership.
Success in strategic business leadership requires a broad base of conceptual knowledge, personal skills, and competencies. The required courses ensure a variety of rich developmental experiences that can include community service learning, individual leadership and emotional intelligence assessments, case analysis, research projects, team-based active learning projects, and guest speakers, in addition to traditional classroom lectures and discussions. The major places a strong emphasis on written and oral communications skills, teamwork, and personal initiative.
Admissions Information
Freshman/First-Year Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements and admission to the College of Business.
Change of Program Policy
No selective or limited admission requirements.
External Transfer Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements and the requirements to successfully transfer into the College of Business.
Opportunities Upon Graduation
Students completing the management and strategic leadership major are prepared to enter management training programs or, when taken in combination with another functional major, are prepared to advance more quickly to managerial roles in their disciplines.
Requirements
Universitywide Graduation Requirements
Ohio University requires the completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours for the conferral of a bachelor’s degree. This program can be completed within that 120-hour requirement. For more information on the minimum hours requirement and other universitywide requirements, please review the Graduation Requirements – Universitywide page.
College-Level Requirements for the College of Business
View the College-Level Requirements for the College of Business.
College of Business (COB) Requirements
Individual Core Requirements
Complete the following courses:
- ACCT 1010 - Foundations of Accounting Credit Hours: 3
- ACCT 1020 - Decision Making with Accounting Credit Hours: 3
- BA 1500 - Introduction to Business Communication and Professional Skills Credit Hours: 3
- BA 2000 - Career Management Strategies Credit Hours: 1
- BUSL 2550 - The Legal Environment of Business Credit Hours: 3
- FIN 3000 - Introduction to Corporate Finance Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 3200 - Operations Management Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 4800J - Business Strategy Credit Hours: 3
- QBA 1720 - Introduction to Information Analysis and Descriptive Analytics Credit Hours: 3
- QBA 2720 - Business Analytics Credit Hours: 3
Copeland Core
Complete the following courses:
- BA 1000 - Introduction to the College of Business Credit Hours: 1
- BA 1100 - Introduction to Business and Ethical Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
- UC 1500 - Student Transition Seminar Credit Hours: .5 - 1
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- UC 1900 - Learning Community Seminar Credit Hours: 1
Business Cluster Requirements
Complete the following courses:
- BA 2500 - Strategic Business Communication Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 2100 - Introduction to Management and Organization Credit Hours: 3
- MIS 2020 - Business Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
- MKT 2400 - Introduction to Marketing Management Credit Hours: 3
Non-Business Required Hours
Every COB major must complete a minimum of 30 hours of classwork outside of the College of Business. The remaining hours consist of elective classes taken outside of the College of Business.
Individual Non-Business Required Courses
Complete the following courses:
- ECON 1030 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 1040 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
- MATH 1350 - Survey of Calculus Credit Hours: 4
Cultural Perspectives
Cultural Perspectives courses prepare you for active participation in multicultural business contexts in the US and globally. Through these courses, you will learn cultural self-awareness, cultural frameworks, empathy, communications, curiosity, and openness.
B.B.A. candidates are required to complete a minimum of six total credit hours of coursework designated as:
- BRICKS Intercultural Explorations and/or
- BRICKS Diversity & Practice
Students who complete one of the following College of Business international experience programs will fulfill the Cultural Perspectives requirement:
- Global Consulting Program
- Ohio International Consulting Program
Ethical Perspectives
Ethical Perspectives courses prepare you to make difficult decisions when ethical considerations are involved and when the answers are not straightforward. Through these courses, you will learn to recognize and evaluate ethical issues and use ethical self-awareness, perspectives, and concepts to make ethical decisions.
B.B.A. candidates are required to complete a minimum of four total credit hours of coursework designated as BRICKS Ethics & Reasoning .
Internship Requirement
Complete 1 hour of internship credit from the following:
- ACCT 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- BA 3500 - Ohio International Consulting Program Credit Hours: 6
- BA 3910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- BA 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- BA 4920 - International Business Experience Credit Hours: 6
- FIN 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- MGT 3730 - Entrepreneurial Business Consulting Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- MIS 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- MKT 4910 - Sales Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- MKT 4919 - Marketing Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- SASM 3910 - Internship in Sport Management Credit Hours: 1 - 12
Management and Strategic Leadership Requirements
Complete the following:
- MGT 3400 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 4590 - Strategic Business Leadership Credit Hours: 3
Management Electives
Complete 12 credit hours of electives from one of the following tracks: Supply Chain Management, Human Resource Management, or Consulting.
Supply Chain Management Track
Complete 12 hours from the following:
- MGT 3500 - Theories of Organizational Effectiveness Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 3250 - Project Management Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 3270 - Sustainable Supply Chain Management Credit Hours: 3
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Choose one course from the following:
- MGT 3100 - Values, Business Ethics, and Corporate Responsibility Credit Hours: 3 or
- MGT 4580 - Managing Transformations and Organizational Change Credit Hours: 3 or
- MKT 4040 - Logistics and Supply Chain Management Credit Hours: 3 or
- Another three-hour, 3000-level or 4000-level MGT course
Human Resources Management Track
Complete 12 credit hours from the following:
- MGT 3300 - Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 4300 - Legal Aspects of Employment and Labor Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 4370 - Strategic Talent Management Credit Hours: 3
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Complete one course from the following:
- MGT 3100 - Values, Business Ethics, and Corporate Responsibility Credit Hours: 3 or
- MGT 4580 - Managing Transformations and Organizational Change Credit Hours: 3 or
- Another three-hour, 3000-level or 4000-level MGT course
Consulting Track
Complete 12 hours from the following:
- MGT 3500 - Theories of Organizational Effectiveness Credit Hours: 3
- MGT 4580 - Managing Transformations and Organizational Change Credit Hours: 3
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Choose one course from the applied consulting experiences following:
- BA 4920 - International Business Experience Credit Hours: 6 or
- BA 3500 - Ohio International Consulting Program Credit Hours: 6 or
- MGT 3730 - Entrepreneurial Business Consulting Credit Hours: 3 or
- MKT 4680 - Consultative Sales Credit Hours: 3
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Choose one course from the following:
- MGT 4430 - Managerial Decision Making Credit Hours: 3 or
- MGT 3550 - Creativity and Innovation Management Credit Hours: 3 or
- MGT 3100 - Values, Business Ethics, and Corporate Responsibility Credit Hours: 3 or
- Another three-hour, 3000-level or 4000-level MGT course