Leadership 3+1 BBA/MBA

This program aims to equip students with essential skills and knowledge to become effective leaders in various organizational settings. This program emphasizes the importance of self-awareness, teamwork, critical thinking, decision-making, modern leadership theories, and organizational strategies to create transformative leaders who can significantly impact their organizations and the world.

Leadership Major - 27 hours

BUS 2810 - Business Ethics and Culture Credits: 3
LED 3200 - Self Leadership Credits: 3
LED 4100 - Stages of Organizational Leadership Credits: 3
LED 4200 - Systems Thinking and Decision-Making Credits: 3
LED 4300 - Diverse Leadership Credits: 3
MGT 2150 - Human Resources Management Credits: 3
MGT 3110A - Change Management Credits: 3
MGT 3310 - Applied Leadership Credits: 3
MGT 4310 - Strategic Management Credits: 3

3+1 Business Requirements - 33 Hours

ACC 1010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
ACC 1020 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
BUS 2010 - Business Law Credits: 3
BUS 3050 - Business Analytics Credits: 3
ECN 2010 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECN 2110 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
FIN 3010 - Principles of Finance Credits: 3
MGT 1010 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3
MGT 2020 - Organizational Behavior and Management Credits: 3
MGT 2310 - Management Information Systems Credits: 3
MKT 1110 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3

General Education - 30 Hours

COM 1010 - Composition and Critical Thinking I Credits: 3
COM 1020 - Composition and Critical Thinking II Credits: 3
COM 3150 - Advanced Business Communications Credits: 3
ELECTIVE - General Education Elective Credits: 3
ELECTIVE - Science Inquiry Elective Credits: 3
HUM 3910 - Integrated Seminar Credits: 3
MTH 1150 - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3
MTH 2750 - Statistical Methods Credits: 3
PSY 2050 - Self and Society Credits: 3
SOC 3050 - Personal, Civic and Global Perspectives Credits: 3

Electives - 15 hours

Select from any Baker College undergraduate-level courses.

MBA Leadership Studies Major - 12 Hours

This academic plan assumes that you will continue to the MBA Leadership Studies Major when you complete the BBA degree at the end of Year 3 and officially enter the MBA degree in Year 4. You will have the option of choosing another major upon admission into the MBA Program. If you change your MBA major, your Year 4 academic plan will change accordingly.

BUS 6150 - Human Behavior Management of Organizations Credits: 3
BUS 6810 - Leadership Communications Credits: 3
BUS 6850A - Dynamics of Leadership Credits: 3
BUS 6890 - Team Leadership and Group Dynamics Credits: 3

MBA Electives - 15 Hours

Select five courses from the following:

BUS 5720 - Human Resource Management Credits: 3
BUS 6300 - Accounting for the Contemporary Manager Credits: 3
BUS 6400 - The Financial Environment Credits: 3
BUS 6500 - The Economic Environment Credits: 3
BUS 6600 - The Marketing Environment Credits: 3
BUS 6780 - Research and Statistics for Managers Credits: 3
MIS 5110 - Management Information Systems Credits: 3

Business Requirements - 3 Hours

BUS 6900 - Strategy in a Global Environment Credits: 3

BBA Hours for Graduation - 120; MBA Hours for Graduation - 30; Total Hours for Graduation - 135 (Note: 15 credits are counted toward both the BBA degree and the MBA degree in this 3+1 program.)

The College of Business at Baker College has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a list of accredited programs click here.