Bachelor of Arts in
Manufacturing Management
College of Business &
Public Administration
You’ve earned your A.A.S. in a manufacturing discipline and have completed at least
27 hours of technical coursework. Now take your education and your career to the next
level with a Bachelor of Arts in Manufacturing Management.
Foundation for Success
Employers have a growing need for workers who possess high levels of both technical and
managerial skills. The manufacturing sector today is a cutting edge, technology-driven industry in
need of a new generation of workers who are capable of operating complex machines, leading
others effectively, thinking critically and solving problems creatively.
Outstanding Preparation
The Bachelor of Arts in Manufacturing Management is the perfect next step for students who
graduate from a manufacturing program at community colleges. The Bachelor of Arts in
Manufacturing Management is a career-oriented program that prepares students to become
industry professionals capable of successfully managing human, mechanical, technological and
financial resources in a manufacturing environment.
Facts
U.S. companies can’t fill an estimated 600,000 positions in the manufacturing sector that require postsecondary education (The Manufacturing Institute, 2011). Due to this growing skills gap, the number of
unfilled manufacturing jobs may reach 3 million by 2015 (The Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2012).
Accessible Program
Convenience is key to a successful education in today’s world. Courses in this degree
program are offered online and on campus, making it easy to complete your bachelor’s
degree on your schedule.
Assurance of Quality
Business accreditation creates the impetus for relevancy and currency of our
faculty, programs and courses to best serve our students.
Learn More!
Take the next step. Contact an academic advisor today.
Stacy Amedeo (A-L)
708.534.4395
[email protected]
Visit www.govst.edu/cbpa.
Jennifer Taylor (M-Z)
708.534.4931
[email protected]
Bachelor of Arts in
Manufacturing Management
Special Admission Requirements
In addition to the university criteria, applicants
must have earned an associate’s degree in a
manufacturing program. Students without an
associate’s degree must have completed 60
credit hours from a regionally accredited
institution, have earned 27 hours in specialized
manufacturing-related courses and have met
other university admission criteria.
Degree Requirements
Students must meet all university and college
requirements for a bachelor’s degree as specified
in the GSU catalog: www.govst.edu/catalog
I. General Education Requirements
(37 Hours)
Communications (9 Hours)
 Written Communication (6)
 Oral Communication (3)
Mathematics (3 Hours)
 Elementary Statistics (3)
Social and Behavioral Science (9 Hours)
 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
 One non-economics social science course (3)
Humanities and Fine Arts (9 Hours)
 One Humanities course (3)
 One Fine Arts Course (3)
 One additional Humanities or Fine Arts
Course (3)
Physical and Life Sciences (7 Hours)
[One science must include a lab]
 Life Science Course (3-4)
 Physical Science Course (3-4)
College of Business &
Public Administration
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Additional CBPA Requirements (9 hours)
Basics of Information Technology (3)
Business Communications (3)
Statistics for Management II (3)
MIS Collegial Proficiency Exams (70% or
higher score on all prior to 2nd semester)
III. Advanced Manufacturing Requirements
(27 Hours)
Technical manufacturing courses transferred from
community college
IV. Business Core Courses (30 Hours)
 Financial Accounting (3)
 Managerial Accounting (3)
 Principles of Financial Management (3)
 Introduction to Management Strategies (3)
 Introduction to Marketing Management (3)
 Management Information Systems (3)
 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (3)
 Production and Operations Management (3)
 Organizational Behavior (3)
 Globalization of Business (3)
V. Specialization Courses (15 Hours)
 Human Resource Management (3)
 Quality Management (3)
 Production and Inventory Control Systems (3)
 Lean Manufacturing (3)
 Supply Chain Management (3)
VI. Capstone (3 Hours)
Project Management for Adv. Manufacturing (3)
Total - 121 Hours