BSE 3520 – Principles of Management and Leadership
This course addresses the principles of management and leadership and their historical underpinnings. The course scope includes managerial (i.e., planning, organizing, leading, and controlling) and leadership (i.e., process, influence, context, attainment, shared experience) functions and responsibilities; effective and ethical manager and leader characteristics. Particular attention is paid to issues of gender and cultural diversity. The above theory is applied throughout the course through project-based teams, self-management activities, assessments, authentic leadership development, presentations, and introductory-level scholarly research using APA (American Psychological Association) style for research writing.

While working on your Bachelor of Science in Business with a management concentration, you’ll have the option to complete an internship in a professional setting. Students have interned at places including WGN-TV, Chicago Cultural Alliance, Executives’ Club of Chicago, and the Women’s Business Development Center.