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Online Management Bachelor of Science Degree – Focused Program

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NAU FOCUSED bachelor’s degrees are designed for working adults who want a more efficient, career-focused path to completion.

Fully accredited.
Career-focused.
Designed for working adults.

Earn a Bachelor of Science in Management through a streamlined 30-course pathway built for adults who want practical business knowledge, career flexibility, and a more efficient path to completing their degree.

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Why Choose a FOCUSED Management Degree?

A more direct bachelor’s pathway built around business relevance, efficiency, and real life.

NAU’s FOCUSED degree structure reduces excess open electives and emphasizes career-relevant learning, helping adult students move more quickly through a bachelor’s program.

Fewer Courses

A streamlined 30-course structure designed to reduce unnecessary coursework.

Professional Field Focus Areas

Focused areas of study connected to finance, human resources, IT management, marketing, and operations management.

Adult Flexibility

Fully online coursework designed for students balancing school, work, family, and life.

Traditional vs. FOCUSED

A bachelor’s pathway redesigned around the needs of modern adult learners.

Traditional Bachelor’s Degree Modern FOCUSED Bachelor’s Degree
180 quarter credits 135 quarter credits
Approximately 40 courses 30 courses
More open elective coursework Reduced open electives
Designed for a traditional college experience Designed for working adult learners
Greater elective flexibility More intentional career focus

Choose Your Management Focus Area

Build your degree around the area of business that best fits your goals.

Finance

Learn how organizations manage budgets, analyze performance, and make financial decisions that support business success.

Potential pathways

  • Financial Analyst
  • Budget Coordinator
  • Corporate Finance Support

Human Resources

Build knowledge in hiring, employee development, compensation, workplace communication, and employee relations.

Potential pathways

  • HR Specialist
  • Recruiter
  • Talent Coordinator

IT Management

Learn how to connect business operations with technology, manage tech-related projects, and support systems planning.

Potential pathways

  • IT Project Coordinator
  • Systems Manager
  • Technology Operations Supervisor

Marketing

Explore branding, consumer behavior, social media marketing, and campaign strategy.

Potential pathways

  • Marketing Coordinator
  • Digital Marketing Specialist
  • Brand Coordinator

Operations Management

Study logistics, supply chain, purchasing, forecasting, and process improvement.

Potential pathways

  • Operations Coordinator
  • Logistics Coordinator
  • Production Supervisor

Ready for a Bachelor’s Degree Built Around Focus?

Earn a fully accredited Bachelor of Science in Management through a more efficient, career-focused pathway designed for working adults.

Important Information

  • Some employers may evaluate this reduced-credit bachelor’s degree differently than a traditional 180-credit bachelor’s degree.
  • This program may not satisfy admission requirements for some graduate degree programs.
  • Students may change programs prior to completion but may not convert this degree to a traditional 180-credit bachelor’s degree after graduation.
  • This program is not available in all states.

 

Course Listing (135 Credits)

Major Core (64.5)

Need courses

Focus in FINANCE

  • FN3100 Risk Management and Insurance
  • FN3200 Financial Statement Analysis
  • FN4055 Financial Institutions and Markets

Focus in HUMAN RESOURCES

  • MT3080 Compensation and Benefits
  • MT3100 Employee and Labor Relations
  • MT4050 Training and Development

Focus in IT MANAGEMENT 

  • CI1320 Computer Concepts
  • CI4220 Project Management
  • CI4221 System Analysis and Design

Focus in MARKETING

  • MG3050 Marketing Management
  • MG3350 Social Media Marketing
  • MG3500 Consumer Behavior

Focus in OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

  • OM1000 Introduction to Business Logistics
  • OM2300 Demand Forecasting and Inventory Management
  • OM3050 Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

 

 

General Education (31.5) Available for Block Transfer
Communications

EN1150 – Composition I

Science

SC – Science Elective

Humanities

HU2000 – Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Behavioral/Social Science

Behavioral/Social Science Elective

General Education

General Education Elective

General Education (25.5) Course-by-Course Transfer
Communications

EN1300 – Composition II

EN2100 – Speech OR
EN2150 – Interpersonal Professional Communication

EN3070 – Advanced Research and Writing

Mathematics

MA2000 – Quantitative Reasoning
MA3000 – Business Statistics

General Education

CS2080 – Career Management

Course availability is subject to minimum class size requirements.

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