Online Business Management Economics Degree :: Accredited Universities

Develop your management skills and prepare to become a leader with an education from Ottawa University. Our Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics with a Leadership and Management concentration will introduce you to contemporary issues in business leadership and teach you to create more value for a business through your leadership. Upon completing our management and leadership development courses, you’ll be well-versed in leadership principles and prepared to seek a wide range of careers in any number of industries.

Entry Requirements

• A completed application for admission (you can apply online and at our campus locations).
• $50 application fee.
• Official transcripts from all previous colleges and universities attended. Transcripts should be mailed to the campus registrar.
o No previous college experience? Submit official documentation/self-certification of high school or GED completion instead.
• You can be admitted conditionally with unofficial copies of transcripts.
International High School Students
• A U.S.-Equivalent GPA of 2.5 or above (above-average grades in secondary school)
• Successful completion of a high school or secondary school diploma or certificate
International Transfer Students
• A U.S.-Equivalent GPA of 2.0 or above (passing grades in college)
• A course completion rate (Earned-to-Attempted Percentage) of 70 percent. (You need to have completed 70 percent of the courses you have started)
All International Students
• Meet any program specific admission criteria
• An affidavit of financial support showing the ability to pay for one full year
• Submit a maximum two-page, double-spaced essay describing your "Sense of Purpose at Ottawa University." Please organize your thoughts around one of the following three components using specific experiences from your life: Personal, Intellectual and Civic/Social
• Established English Proficiency. This can be established by taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). TOEFL scores required:
Paper-based test: 550
Computer-based test: 213
Internet-based test: 79

Other Fees

• Application Fee - Bachelor's program $50

• Conferral Fee $175

• Capstone Course Proficiency Exam Fee $15

Notes

• The admissions committee evaluates all applications on the basis of academic background, work experience, recommendation letters, and your personal statement on career development. GMAT and GRE scores are not required.
• Some Master's degree programs may have additional application requirements. If you are applying without a Bachelor's degree in a closely related field, some additional coursework may be required.

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As a student of business, management and economics you will investigate the world of accounting, business administration, economics, finance, human resources, information systems, international business, labor relations, management, marketing and public administration.
As a student in this area, you will develop analytical, management, communication and quantitative skills, increase your understanding of economic principles and disciplinary methods and learn about the effective use of information technologies to support your career or personal goals and aspirations as, together with a faculty mentor, you create a program to meet your specific needs and goals.

The practical skills and breadth of knowledge you obtain through your degree can prepare you for:
entry to or advancement in a business career
international business
graduate school
entrepreneurship
teaching
government service
banking
finance
accounting
human resources
labor relations
marketing
management.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have completed a diploma from a U.S. high school or equivalent program.

Other Fees

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his course has been designed to create contemporary professionals with a solid grounding in the core business fields of accounting, economics, finance, organisational development, management and marketing needed for organisational survival and success. This business expertise is combined with an equal component of Chinese Language (Mandarin) and Chinese culture units to prepare students for a career conducting business in or with China. Further, the course provides a year of study in China at a UNE Partner institution, in which students study Chinese business and markets in the Chinese language. This unique combination of in-country study, business, language and culture will prepare you to take on a role as a future manager with leadership responsibilities and provide you with a valuable qualification in the Asian business world.

Entry Requirements

N/A

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Incidental unit costs

Notes

Mandatory intensive schools may be a requirement of some of the units in this course. See Unit Catalogue for specific requirements.

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CQUniversity’s Bachelor of Agribusiness and Food Security will provide well-trained agricultural and horticultural graduates with a nationally recognised qualification that integrates knowledge and skills science as well as business.

As climate change, challenges in food production, and rapid urban growth place an ever-increasing pressure on agricultural industries, food security has now emerged as a global issue. These challenges have created a demand for skilled professionals and there are excellent career prospects for students.

In your first year of study you will gain the basic science and business knowledge and skills required to understand agricultural based enterprises. Advanced level courses in the second year provide you with knowledge of sustainable food and fibre production, the food production chain and value adding for agricultural products, the economics of primary production industries, managing water resources, and the use of technology in agriculture. Final year courses look at business finance, ensuring the security of food production systems, how plants function in the environment and precision livestock management. You can then choose from a range of electives in business, science or geography to provide in-depth knowledge of factors that affect agricultural businesses and the provision of a secure food supply.

Benefit from the flexibility to study on-campus or by distance education. The option to study part-time enables you to take advantage of the many employment opportunities in the agriculture industry while you study.

Entry Requirements

N/A

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

Notes

Many courses have compulsory residential schools throughout the duration of the program.

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This combined program offers graduates the opportunity to pursue careers in agriculture and business related areas. Students can achieve disciplinary depth as well as the breadth of learning expected in agriculture and business degrees.

This combined program provides the opportunity to study in areas such as animal production systems and products, crop and pasture management, animal health and welfare, feedlot management, cotton crop protection, grains crop protection, poultry and sheep production, business information technology, micro and macroeconomics, economic perspectives of environment and food, farm and resource management, agribusiness marketing, commodity markets and banking and finance.

Entry Requirements

Assumed knowledge is any two units of Mathematics and English.

Recommended studies: Biology and/or Chemistry.

For students without the recommended background knowledge, the Faculty offers Foundation units in Chemistry and Mathematics.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Incidental unit costs

Notes

Mandatory intensive schools may be a requirement of some of the units in this course. See Unit Catalogue for specific requirements.

12 weeks of approved practical industry experience during university vacation periods. For further information contact UNE Career Development through AskUNE.

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