English 
Overview
Career Opportunities
Admissions/Requirements
Curriculum
The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Management features coursework in accounting and finance, marketing, organizational behavior, and management principles. Additionally, students in this program develop a specialized concentration in an area of interest under the guidance of their advisor and a faculty mentor.
This program is ideal for individuals who have started but not completed an undergraduate or associate degree and those who have completed an associate degree and wish to transfer their credits toward a bachelor’s degree. It offers a pathway to enhance managerial skills and prepare for supervisory roles in their careers.
Students will take part in a challenging business curriculum that includes talent management, career development, non-profit management, negotiations and adaptive leadership. The classes are taught by experienced faculty, committed to supporting students every step of the way. During the program, students have the opportunity to collaborate with peers to share learned techniques and skills that apply directly to managing a diverse workforce.
William Woods is frequently ranked among the nation’s top online learning programs. We combine rigorous coursework with a student-centered, service-oriented educational environment, and our convenient, 5-week courses offer start-and-stop flexibility and affordable tuition.
William Woods online graduate education programs are available to students across the country. In Missouri, our students come from Fulton, Columbia, Jefferson City, St. Louis, Kansas City, Moberly, Springfield, Ozark, Cape Girardeau, Rolla and many more locations. Beyond Missouri, our online graduates hail from California, Illinois, Kansas, Washington, Arkansas and other states.
Our graduate education programs are available online and are ranked among the best online programs in Missouri by US News and World Report.
Management (BAS) – 39 Credits
The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Management features coursework in accounting and finance, marketing, organizational behavior, and management principles. Additionally, students in this program develop a specialized concentration in an area of interest under the guidance of their advisor and a faculty mentor.
This program is best suited for those who have previous work experience, have begun but not completed or have completed their associate degree (AA, AS, AAS) and want to increase their managerial abilities and move into supervisory roles in their professions.
| An introduction to the principles underlying accounting information. The course will focus on the role that accounting information plays in planning, evaluating, and recording operating activities of businesses. An introduction to financial statements is also included. In this course students will summarize financial data and construct basic financial statements using various software tools such as Excel and QuickBooks. credits: | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| This course introduces students to fundamental concepts of financial management, which include basic financial statement and ratio analysis, leverage and capital structure, risk and return, time value of money and discounted cash flow valuation, working capital management, valuation of securities and capital budgeting. credits: | Introduction to Finance | 3 |
| An application of concepts from the field of marketing of consumer demand in relation to marketing procedures, functions, methods, policies, including issues of marketers from a marketing perspective. credits: | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Fundamental principles of law in relation to business including court systems, torts, contracts, and sales. credits: | Business Law | 3 |
| An investigation of management concepts with an emphasis on the four basic managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, including the application of decision making, group dynamics, communication, and the business environment. credits: | Principles of Management | 3 |
| This course will build on prior management and behavioral concept and theory to explore individual and group processes involved in management/employee relationship, group dynamics, conflicts management, change management, motivation, moral, job design, organizational culture and development. The course will provide a strong understanding for productive organizational results focusing on the interactions of employees, employers, and the organization. credits: | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| This is a senior capstone course which synthesizes the student’s academic experience in various professional business subjects taught in the business administration degree program. This course gives a special emphasis on the creative, analytical and critical challenges experienced by contemporary business managers. Students will connect their business knowledge to international and ethical issues in business. The course stresses a case study approach. Prerequistes: Senior Standing credits: | Business Policy and Procedures | 3 |
| This course is an introduction to the nature, method, and scope of economic analysis regarding the macroeconomic performance of nations. Indicators of a nation’s macroeconomic performance include the economic growth rate, the tendency toward inflation, and the level of unemployment. This course introduces students to the process of monetary and fiscal policy, and also introduces students to each policy’s impact on national economic performance. Students also are introduced to the nature of global trade and economic development. credits: | Macroeconomics -Q | 3 |
| This course is an introduction to moral issues in business. Students will be introduced to basic ethical theory and models for ethical decision-making. Students will look at case studies of both unethical and ethical performance by business. This course introduces students to a variety of business ethics problem areas which include: consumer rights, product safety, ethics in marketing and advertising, employment rights, affirmative action, corporate responsibility, regulation, ”whistle-blowing,” and environmental responsibility. In this course, students analyze, evaluate, articulate, and defend logical positions on business ethics issues. credits: | Business Ethics -U | 3 |
| This is a course designed to provide students with the reasoning skills for ethical decision making in business. Students will study the framework for the concepts, processes, and best practices associated with successful business ethics. The emphasis is on critical, informed, and systematic thinking about situations where good arguments can be made on both sides of a question. Students will study two major Western codes of ethical conduct from the field of normative ethics (teleology and deontology) and analyze and apply these to business situations and case studies. This course addresses the complex environment of ethical decision-making in any type of organization where the burden of ethical behavior relates to the organization’s values and traditions, not just to the individuals who make the decisions and carry them out. credits: | Managerial Ethics -U | 3 |
credits: | _________________________________ | 0 |
credits: | _________________________________ | 0 |
credits: | _________________________________ | 0 |
credits: | _________________________________ | 0 |