BA in Liberal Studies: Business and Management Studies
Location: AU Los Angeles
Credits for Degree: 180 quarter credits
Standard Mode of Instruction: Classroom
Standard time to completion: 36 months
*Actual time to completion ranges from 9 to 36 months, depending on the number of transfer credits.
Program Description
Business professionals must meet the challenge of understanding the complex technological, social, political, ethical, and ecological issues in the global economy. Critical thinking and problem solving skills in broad interdisciplinary frameworks are essential. Diversity in the workforce, economic and environmental sustainability, the role of capital in the global economy, the role of information and technology are among the pressing issues addressed in the curriculum. AULA’s Business and Management Studies Concentration (BMS) is designed to help students develop the knowledge to succeed in and critique the professions they will enter and lead. Interdisciplinary course work in the theory and practice of socially responsible business management prepares students for careers as entrepreneurs and managers of small businesses and corporations, as well as public and non-profit organizations.
BMS provides two emphasis options to tailor the degree in this concentration: Nonprofit Studies and Social Entrepreneurship. The courses on social entrepreneurship and nonprofit management highlight the potential for business to contribute to the work of social change. BMS students examine the strategies of nongovernmental organizations and nonprofits, the individuals and organizations that foster entrepreneurial change in the social sector and the innovative business practices that affect positive social outcomes.
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