Bachelor of Business Administration in Management
University of Akron Online
Key Information
Campus location
Akron, USA
Languages
English
Study format
Distance learning
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
USD 11,880 / per year
Application deadline
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Introduction
Get the business career you want with the flexibility that you need.
A major in Business Management at The University of Akron College of Business is designed to provide adult learners with a degree that is inclusive of prior learning, offers great flexibility in terms of course and program content, and allows you to complete your business degree in a highly flexible online environment. Students who intend to pursue careers in small business management, whether by creating or acquiring a business or perhaps taking over a family business enterprise, will appreciate the flexibility of this degree program. Students with more full-time professional experience may prefer the broader course selection available in this degree program.
Why Akron?
You will earn a degree from a globally recognized business school where the programs are taught by an accomplished and dedicated faculty and are supported by a network of business executives. As a graduate, you will have leadership and collaboration competencies and be a data-savvy, globally aware, enterprise thinker.
Accredited
Since 1966, the College of Business has been accredited by AACSB International, which is the hallmark of excellence in management education and represents the highest achievement for business schools worldwide. Less than 6 percent of business schools in the world – 716 out of 13,000 – have achieved this recognition. Furthermore, the College is one of only 181 business schools that have attained additional specialized accreditation for their accounting programs.
Schools are accredited based on 21 standards relating to faculty qualification, strategic management of resources, interactions of faculty and students, as well as a commitment to continuous improvement and achievement of learning goals in degree programs.
Curriculum
1st Year
Fall Semester
- English Composition I
- Algebra for Calculus 1
- Spreadsheet Modeling & Decision Analysis
- Introduction to Public Speaking
- or Effective Oral Communication
- Social Science Requirement
Spring Semester
- English Composition II
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Arts Requirement
- Natural Science Requirement with Lab
- Free Elective
2nd Year
Fall Semester
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Business Communication
- Accounting Principles I
- Business Statistics
- Humanities Requirement
Spring Semester
- Accounting Principles II
- Business Analytics
- Principles of Supply Chain and Operations Management
- Marketing Principles
- Arts or Humanities Requirement
3rd Year
Fall Semester
- Legal & Social Environment of Business
- Principles of Finance
- Management: Principles & Concepts
- International Business
- Natural Science Requirement
Spring Semester
- Organizational Behavior & Leadership Skills
- Human Resource Management
- Elective for Major
- Complex Issues Requirement
- Free Elective
4th Year
Fall Semester
- Elective for Major
- Elective for Major
- Domestic Diversity Requirement
- Free Elective
- Free Elective
Spring Semester
- Strategic Management
- Elective for Major
- Elective for Major
- Global Diversity Requirement
- Free Elective
English Language Requirements
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