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Management
In business, resources are utilized to provide a product or service to the marketplace. Management consists of the movement and deployment of those resources to achieve efficient and effective outcomes. Good managers learn to measure, manage, and monitor such activity to support the growth and success of a business unit or organization.
Leading to one of the most diverse career paths available, an education in management includes aspects of all areas in business. From analyzing operations, to managing materials and employees, to strategic planning, a student of management learns what makes organizations and business tick.
Programs Offered
Management
Bachelor of Science
Quick Facts
Level
Undergraduate
Location
La Sierra Campus
Duration
69-72 Units
Accreditation
WASC
- Curriculum Sheet
Description:
Management is an essential element to the success of any business. In a business, work is used to convert resources and materials into products and/or services, but competition in the marketplace creates a need for this process to become increasingly efficient and effective. This is accomplished through proper management practices. Due to the broad opportunities in management, it has quickly become one of the most popular college degree choices for students in the United States.
| Upper-division MGMT courses or others with department approval. |
Human Resources Management
Bachelor of Arts
Quick Facts
Level
Undergraduate
Location
La Sierra Campus
Duration
69-72 Units
Accreditation
WASC
- Curriculum Sheet
Description:
Essential to the success of any growing business, human resource management can mean the difference between a motivated and productive workforce and a loss of competitive advantage in the marketplace. Students graduating with a degree in Human Resource Management are prepared to pursue careers that require a broad understanding of business practices, a current knowledge of legal requirements, and the developing of other employees. Such careers include human resources specialists, human resources managers, training and development specialists, labor relation specialists, and compensation/benefits specialists.
| FNCE365 | Investment Analysis | 4 |
| PSYC474 | Industrial and Personnel Psychology | 4 |
| MGMTANY | Any upper-division MGMT course not used to fulfill another requirement. | 4 |
International Business Management
Bachelor of Arts
Quick Facts
Level
Undergraduate
Location
La Sierra Campus
Duration
69-72 Units
Accreditation
WASC**
- Curriculum Sheet
Description:
The Bachelor of Science in Business with a concentration in International Business is designed for students who wish to understand and engage with business challenges. Students will complete an international internship or tour course offered by the Zapara School of Business. The fact that La Sierra University lies in the fastest-growing county in the state and a city known for its affinity to business provides our students with excellent prospects for local work and internship opportunities.
| Selected with the approval of the department from courses outside ZSB in Anthropology, Sociology, Literature, History, Politics, and related fields. |
Management
minor
Quick Facts
Level
minor
Location
La Sierra Campus
Duration
28 Units
Accreditation
WASC
- Curriculum Sheet
Description:
The management minor provides the students who aspire to advance to a managerial role within their given field with foundational managerial knowledge. A minor typically consists of taking a portion of the classes required for a major in that same subject. To get an idea of what you would be studying, check out the corresponding major. The requirements for your minor will differ by program, so be sure to ask a counselor to know exactly what courses are in store for you.
Human Resource Management
Master of Business Administration
Quick Facts
Level
Graduate
Location
La Sierra Campus
Duration
48 Units
Accreditation
WASC
- Curriculum Sheet - Coming Soon!
Description:
The MBA program is designed to educate leaders who will simultaneously create value and make a difference. La Sierra trains students motivated by a commitment to integrity, compassion, and social justice who will use their skills in nongovernmental organizations, corporations, government agencies, church institutions, or community organizations as social entrepreneurs: people who expand economic opportunity and grow wealth in underdeveloped communities by promoting the creation of innovative enterprises that in turn make tangible, positive social change happen. While the School equips students with business skills they can use in any morally appropriate business environment, it concentrates its educational efforts on training them to be social entrepreneurs. The MBA program builds on La Sierra’s distinctive strengths: a multicultural student body, opportunities for interdepartmental and interinstitutional cooperation, special resources in the areas of social entrepreneurship and ethics, and links with an international church community that is serious about cross-cultural understanding and global service.
| MGMT624 | Strategic Compensation Management | 4 | ||||||||||||
| MGMT644 | Employment Law | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Career Outlook
10% Job Market Growth
$99,410 Median Salary
The median annual wage for management analysts was $99,410 in May 2023. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $57,840, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $172,280.
In May 2023, the median annual wages for management analysts in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
- Professional, scientific, and technical services $104,400
- Management of companies and enterprises $99,730
- Finance and insurance $96,450
- Government $92,310
Program Stats
Our Alumni Work in these Occupations
- Accountants and Auditors12
- General and Operations Managers8
- Office Managers and Administrative Supervisors6
- Social and Human Service Specialists6
- Human Resources Managers6
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants4
- Product and Marketing Specialists4
Our Alumni Work Here
- Loma Linda University6
- Nike, Inc.3
- Adventist Health3
- Enterprise Holdings, Inc.2
- University of California2
- Pasadena Cyto Pathology Laboratory Inc2
- Altamont Capital Partners LLC1
Student Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate understanding of key issues and the acquisition of key skills related to:
- accounting
- business ethics
- finance
- management
- marketing
- quantitative business tools
- the economic environment of business
- the international environment of business
- the legal environment of business
- the social environment of business
Integrate understandings of and skills related to functional business areas and relevant environmental contexts in the course of strategic business decision making.
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Partial information in this page was retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Social and Community Service Managers, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/management-analysts.htm (visited April 17, 2024).
