Bachelor Degree in Business Management - Washington DC and Northern Virginia

Potomac College’s Bachelor Degree program in Business Management provides college students with the solid, theoretical foundation that is required to successfully accomplish the standard career objectives of an organization or company.

Our business management degree students are given in-depth and comprehensive class that teaches them how to effectively manage a company’s scarce resources - capital, human, and physical.

Having two school locations, one in northern Virginia and one in Washington, D.C., Potomac College’s Bachelor degree in Business Management focuses on utilizing information as a resource for a company or organization. It also deals with the manager's important role in collecting, analyzing, recording and presenting the necessary market data during the corporate decision making process. Students are prepared to manage and succeed in a variety of industries such as healthcare, hospitality, telecommunications, finance, government, education or the nonprofit sector.

General Management

Our school’s business management degree specialization education courses are designed to provide students with a broad, comprehensive and detailed background of managerial techniques and processes that are applicable to virtually any type of organization. Through the combination of theory courses and appropriately selected application classes, students may tailor this degree specialization to their personal career needs.

Program Information

Program Length - Potomac College students can earn a bachelor's degree within 4 years.

On-Time Graduation Rate - 100% of our students who graduated from this program between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010, did so within 6 years.

Median Loan Debt - For all students completing this program between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010, the median cumulative loan debts for each of the following are:

  • Federal student loans: $31,161
  • Private loans: $0
  • Institutional finance plans: $0

    Note: This preliminary median loan data is pending confirmation from the U.S. Department of Education. It reflects total debt, including costs of living, while the median loan amount prescribed under the Department’s gainful employment regulations excludes such costs of living.

Program Costs - Cost information for Potomac College programs is available at http://www.potomac.edu/financial-aid/tuition. The tuition and fees for the entire program, at current full-time tuition rates, are $58,400. The total estimated cost for books and supplies for the entire program is $5,000.

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Program Mission

The mission of the Bachelor of Science degree in Management is to provide students with the foundation of managerial techniques, processes and experiential management skills for success in managerial positions in public and private companies and in non-profit organizations.

The General Management concentration provides a broad background of managerial techniques and processes applicable to any business organization.

The Health Systems Management concentration provides management of human, information and physical resources in a healthcare environment.

Program Learning Goals

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Management with a concentration in General Management are able to:

  • Evaluate ethical issues affecting management functions and their implications in organizational decision making.
  • Working in teams, use critical thinking to analyze and solve problems and effectively communicate to various stakeholders in any organization.
  • Demonstrate the use of effective written and oral business communication skills.
  • Demonstrate synthesis of managerial concepts, principles and theories by developing solutions to complex managerial and leadership problems.
  • Apply technology to analyze problems, develop business analysis and recommend management decisions and actionable strategies.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Management with a concentration in Health Systems are able to:

  • Evaluate ethical issues affecting management functions and their implications in organizational decision making.
  • Working in teams, use critical thinking to analyze and solve problems and effectively communicate to various stakeholders in any organization.
  • Demonstrate the use of effective written and oral business communication skills.
  • Demonstrate synthesis of managerial concepts, principles and theories by developing solutions to complex managerial and leadership problems specific to the healthcare industry.
  • Apply technology to analyze problems, develop business analysis and recommend management decisions and actionable strategies in a healthcare industry context.

Prerequisites for Major Courses

  • Successful completion of general education and lower division core course requirements

Program Outline

To receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Management, students must earn 120.0 semester credit hours. Program requirements are as follows.

General Education Requirements (36.0 semester credit hours required) (30 hours are required as indicated; students may choose the remaining 6 credits from the offered courses)
Arts and Humanities (3.0 semester credit hours required)
Credits
3 COMM101 Principles of Public Speaking
3 HIST112 World Civilization (required)
Behavioral/Social Sciences (9.0 semester credit hours required)
3 ECON201 Principles of Economics (required)
3 GNED112 Student Success Strategies (required)
3 PSYC201 Principles of Psychology
Computers (3.0 semester credit hours required)
3 COMP125 Computer Fundamentals
English (9.0 semester credit hours required)
3 ENGL101 English Composition I (required)
3 ENGL102 English Composition II (required)
3 ENGL295 Research and Report Writing
Mathematics (6.0 semester credit hours required)
3 MATH106 College Mathematics
3 MATH110 College Algebra
Natural/Biological/Physical Science (3.0 semester credit hours required)
3 SCIE112 Environmental Science
Lower Division Courses (24.0 semester credit hours required)
Lower Division Required Core Courses (24.0 semester credit hours required)
3 ACCT101 Accounting I
3 BUS120 Business Law
3 BUS240 Business Ethics
3 MGMT221 Contemporary Management Practices
3 MGMT230 Organizational Behavior
Upper Division Courses (60.0 semester credit hours required)
Upper Division Core Courses (30.0 semester credit hours required) Choose (1) or (2)
(1) GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION
3 MCAP303 Organization and Technology of Information Systems
3 MCAP351 Management Support Systems
3 MGMT315 Managerial Accounting and Financial Analysis
3 MGMT321 Principles of Management and Supervision
3 MGMT411 Performance Measurement and Evaluation
3 MGMT417 Human Resources Management
3 MGMT427 Operations and Project Management
3 MGMT435 Strategic Management and Planning
3 MRKT319 Principles of Marketing and Advertising
3 STAT323 Research and Statistical Analysis
(2) HEALTH SYSTEMS CONCENTRATION
3 HLTH303 Information Technology for Health Systems
3 HLTH401 Societal Health and Policy Issues
3 HLTH403 Global Health Administration
3 HLTH421 Healthcare Organization and Finance
3 MCAP351 Management Support Systems
3 MGMT315 Managerial Accounting and Financial Analysis
3 MGMT417 Human Resources Management
3 MGMT427 Operations and Project Management
3 MGMT435 Strategic Management and Planning
3 STAT323 Research and Statistical Analysis
Accounting Specialization (12.0 credits required)
3 ACCT304 Intermediate Accounting I
3 ACCT306 Intermediate Accounting II
3 ACCT308 Auditing
3 ACCT315 Non-Profit Accounting
3 ACCT402 Corporate Tax
3 ACCT408 Fraud Examination
Cyber Security Specialization (12.0 credits required)
3 CBSC345 Network Security Management I









 
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