Management

Offered on the Crete campus and Online to Non-Residential students.

Do you see opportunities where others see obstacles? Are you the person others turn to when decisions need to be made? If you are driven to lead, innovate, and create meaningful impact, Doane’s B.A. in Management will transform your natural abilities into professional excellence. In today’s dynamic business landscape, organizations need managers with leadership capabilities who can think strategically, act decisively, and inspire teams to achieve extraordinary results. Our coursework in management, leadership, organizational behavior, human resources, and strategy provides you with both the intellectual foundation and real-world skills to excel in managerial roles across any industry - from Fortune 500 companies to innovative startups.

Beyond key organizational and management competencies, you will customize your path by choosing an emphasis that aligns with your unique ambitions. With a management major, you will have the opportunity to focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, business analytics, or project management, where you will develop the expertise required in today’s complex business environment. You will graduate not just with a degree, but with the confidence and competence to lead with purpose and succeed with impact.

Students who complete the B.A. in Management will be able to: 

1. Exhibit general knowledge of theories and practices in the core areas of business.
2. Critically analyze and apply knowledge across business disciplines to solve complex situations. 
3. Demonstrate effective professional communication skills.
4. Collaborate effectively in teams.
5. Develop decisions informed by ethical values.
6. Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of management knowledge.
7. Apply management theory to execute an organizational project.

Students who complete an emphasis in Business Analytics will be able to: 

1. Apply data visualization to a data set.

Students who complete an emphasis in Innovation & Entrepreneurship will be able to:

1. Develop a startup pitch based on entrepreneurship methodologies. 

Students who complete an emphasis in Project Management will be able to:

1. Develop project initiation and planning documents using project management fundamentals.

Accreditation

Doane’s Bachelor’s degree program in Management is currently not accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). New degree programs must be in effect for at least two years and have had graduates before accreditation will be granted.