Program Highlights
A bachelor’s degree in management and an MBA degree lets you be the boss of your own future.
Management degrees are extremely versatile, especially when you have a strong understanding of how businesses operate. With our 4+1 BBA/MBA Management program, you can learn the skills and concepts you need to start or excel in multiple business careers in many different types of environments, including nonprofit organizations, privately held companies, large corporations and small businesses.
- This 4+1 program provides an exciting pathway for you to gain a BBA in management degree and an MBA degree in five years.
- With a combination of academic and applied learning, you’ll gain a strong understanding of the business world.
- Classes in this well-rounded program are led by professional experts who focus on helping you learn all of the most valuable management, administrative and leadership skills you’ll need to succeed on the job.
- The Management 4+1 BBA/MBA program at Baker College is accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE).
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Learn Your Way
Management classes are taught through Baker Online as well as Online Live. Plus, general education and prerequisite courses are typically available through Baker Online, Online Live, and on all campuses throughout Michigan.
Learn MoreWhy Study Management?
The objective of this program is to train broadly competent managers for leadership roles in a wide variety of organizations, public or private, product or service-oriented and profit or not for profit. To accomplish this basic objective, this program offers students the opportunity to acquire knowledge about the management of human and physical resources and to acquire skills useful in the management of any organization.
This program emphasizes the importance of effective oral and written communication, teamwork, decision-making, entrepreneurial management and diversity in the business environment. In addition, it introduces students to the application and strategic use of the acquired knowledge and skills in areas such as personnel management, organizational behavior, production management, international business and small business.
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Curriculum
The Baker College 4+1 BBA/MBA Management program is a 5-year, IACBE-accredited program consisting of 141 credit hours (36 hours of major courses and 54 hours of business requirements). Our curriculum includes 30 general education credit requirements, applied leadership and strategy in a global environment (capstone).
Additional Requirements
Assuming a student will choose the MBA Business Administration major, upon completing a BBA in management degree, he/she will need to complete additional courses to receive an MBA degree. Students will have the option of choosing another major upon admission into the MBA program. If so, the academic plan will change accordingly.
Once admitted, you will be allowed to take up to 15 MBA credit hours in your junior and senior years to fulfill the Business Elective courses requirements. The MBA credit hours will apply toward both the BBA and MBA degree requirements. Please contact the Enrollment Department for admission criteria and submit applications to the Center for Graduate Studies upon completion of 60 credits toward your BBA in management degree. A minimum 3.0 GPA is required.
Outcomes & Performance
Our quality-focused, market-driven and rigorous program curricula will establish and enhance core business knowledge and the ability to anticipate and react to societal changes, as well as provide students with technological proficiency, the ability to make ethical decisions and the communication skills that embody the professional acumen graduates need to make positive contributions to their chosen fields.
Accreditation
External peer review is the primary means of assuring and improving the quality of higher education institutions and programs in the United States. This recognition is accomplished through program accreditation, approval or certification.
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 11374 Strang Line Road in Lenexa, Kansas, USA. List of accredited programs.
Classes Available Anywhere
This program is offered in-person on our campuses in Auburn Hills, Cadillac, Jackson, Muskegon, and Owosso. Baker College online programs are available to students across the country. In Michigan our students come from Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Cadillac, Dearborn, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Owosso, Traverse City, and many other locations. Beyond Michigan, our online graduates hail from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and other states.
On Campus Unavailable
Core courses for this degree program are not offered on campus.
For those interested, a selection of general education and prerequisite courses are available on campus each semester.
View campus locationsAvailable on Baker Online
Courses for this degree program are available through Baker Online.
100% online, this format offers flexible scheduling with 8-week semesters
Baker OnlineAvailable on Online Live
Courses for this degree program are available through Online Live.
100% online with set class times, this format offers live, real-time virtual learning.
Online Live