Curriculum
BA in Management
The BA in Management with a selected concentration is comprised of 120 credit hours: 30 credit hours in the major, 9 credit hours of SCPS requirements, one of the following required concentrations below, 48 credit hours of University Core Requirements and 6-18 credit hours of Electives. The selection of concentrations are at the bottom of the page:
Management Major: 30 hours
COMM 237: Small Group Communication
COMM 273: Interpersonal Communication
ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 202: Principles of Macroeconomics
CPST 247: Computer Concepts and Application
CPST 250: Foundations of Organizations
CPST 310: Accounting Principles and Applications
CPST 340: Marketing Concepts and Strategies
CPST 349: Project Management
CPST 350: Human Resource Principles and Practices
SCPS School requirements: 9 hours
COMM 101: Public Speaking
COMM 150: Communication Processes
ENGL 310: Business and Professional Writing
The selection of Management concentrations are below. Please click on the concentration for the curriculum:
BA Management Concentrations
- Business Communication
COMM 103 Business and Professional Speaking
COMM 200 Communication & Technology
COMM 210 Public Relations
COMM 231Conflict Management Communication
COMM 268 Persuasion
COMM 277 Organizational Communication
- Communication
COMM 205 Reporting and Writing Across Platforms
COMM 206 Writing for the Web
COMM 312 Special Events Planning
COMM 313 Corporate and Organizational Communication
COMM 317 Media Planning
COMM 318 Public Relations Writing
COMM 321 Advertising Campaigns
COMM 327 New Media Campaigns
- Criminal Justice
CRMJ 101 The Criminal Justice System
CRMJ 201 Theories of Criminal Behavior
CRMJ 202 The Juvenile Justice System
CRMJ 203 Criminal Courts
CRMJ 204 Policing
CRMJ 205 Corrections
CRMJ 314 Popular Culture and the Criminal Justice System
Select one of the following courses (3 credit hours):
CRMJ 322 Criminal Law
CRMJ 323 Criminal Procedure - Finance/Economics
Required (12 credits):
FINC 215 Personal Finance
FINC 332 Business Finance
FINC 337 Banking, Money, Capital Markets
FINC 347 Financial InstitutionsChoose 4 (12 hours):
ECON 320 Urban Economics
ECON 323 International Economics
ECON 325 Economics of Development and Growth
ECON 328 Environmental Economics
ECON 329 Health Economics
ECON 330 Economics of Sport
ECON 355 Economics of Real Estate - Healthcare Emergency Management
HEM 201 Introduction to Emergency Management
HEM 240 Emergency Planning Public Health, Risk and Vulnerability
HEM 260 Integrating Emergency Services in the Community & Disaster Sociology
HEM 310 Introduction to Terrorism, Natural Disasters & Hazardous Materials: Managing Emergency Operations
HEM 320 Introduction to Homeland Security: Decision Making in Public Administration
HEM 340 Law and Ethics for the Emergency Manager
COMM 321 Conflict Management and Communication
- Integrated Marketing Communication
COMM 210 Public Relations
COMM 211 Principles of Advertising
COMM 314 Public Relations Cases (formerly Advanced Public Relations)
COMM 365 Naturalistic Methods of Communication Research
FNAR 132 Visual Communication
FNAR 383 Design for the Web
- Organizational Development and Leadership
COMM 231 Conflict Management and Communication
COMM 277 Organizational Communication
CPST 360 Organizational Development and Change
CPST 370 Leadership Theories and Applications
CPST 380 Leadership, Culture and Ethics
CPST 390 Organizational Theory and Practice
- Organizational Psychology
PSYC 273 Developmental Psychology
PSYC 275 Social Psychology
PSYC 338 Psychology of Personality
PSYC 353 Applied Social Psychology
PSYC 356 Consumer Psychology
PSYC 362 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Paralegal Studies Certificate
- Cumulative GPA of 2.5 with a minimum of 12 Loyola hours completed
- Within 44 hours of degree completion
- Integrating Emergency Services in the Community & Disaster Sociology
- A minimum of two completed courses total from the following:
- Any Literary Knowledge and Experience course
- ENGL 310 Business and Professional Writing
- At least three CPST-titled courses completed
- An interview with the director of the Institute for Paralegal Studies
- Public Policy
PPX XXX Public Policy Processes
PPX XXX Policy Analysis and Design
ECON 334 Economics of Government Expenditures and Taxation
Economics -- Select 1 (3 credits)
ECON 320 Urban Economics
ECON 327 American Economic and Business History
ECON 328 Environmental Economics
ECON 329 Health Economics
ECON 360 Labor Economics
HEM 340 Law and Ethics for the Emergency Manager
COMM 321 Conflict Management and CommunicationPsychology -- Select 1 (3 credits)
PSYC 253 Applied Social Psychology
PSYC 279 Judgement and Decision-Making
PSYC 373 Health Psychology
PSYC XXX Methods of Program Evaluation
PSYC 275 Social PsychologyPolitical Science -- Select 2 (6 credits)
PLSC 378 Introduction to Political Economy
PLSC 392 Environmental Politics
PLSC 381 The American Presidency
PLSC 379 The Legislative Process
PLSC 391 Chicago Politics - Social Services and Non-Profit Management
SOWK 200 Introduction to Social Work
SOWK 201 Social Welfare Policy and Services
ISOWK 301 Social Work Methods
ISOWK 307 Social Welfare Policy and Services II
COMM 231 Conflict Management
PSYC 362 Industrial/Organizational Psychology