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
Choose two of the following:
MGMT568 Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice 4
MGMT625 Talent Acquisition, Management, and Development 4
MGMT697 Practicum in Human Resource Management 4

Career Outlook

 


14% Job Market Growth

$82,450 Median Salary

 

Most management analysts have at least a bachelor’s degree. The Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designation may improve job prospects. Employment of management analysts is projected to grow 14 percent from 2016 to 2026, faster than the average for all occupations. Demand for the services of these workers should grow as organizations continue to seek ways to improve efficiency and control costs. The median annual wage for management analysts was $82,450 in May 2017.

Program Stats

Our Alumni Work in these Occupations

  • Accountants and Auditors
    12
  • General and Operations Managers
    8
  • Office Managers and Administrative Supervisors
    6
  • Social and Human Service Specialists
    6
  • Human Resources Managers
    6
  • Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
    4
  • Product and Marketing Specialists
    4

Our Alumni Work Here

  • Loma Linda University
    6
  • Nike, Inc.
    3
  • Adventist Health
    3
  • Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
    2
  • University of California
    2
  • Pasadena Cyto Pathology Laboratory Inc
    2
  • Altamont Capital Partners LLC
    1

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. 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
  2. Integrate understandings of and skills related to functional business areas and relevant environmental contexts in the course of strategic business decision making.