Extended Accelerator - Bachelor of Science - Management

Program Description

Extended Accelerator Program (EAP) combines language, culture and academics to give students a deep understanding of life in and out of the American classroom and includes personalized English-language instruction and tutoring.

As a student in the Extended Accelerator, you’ll get:

• A contextual curriculum that mixes language, culture and academics
• Exclusive access to a course focusing on life in the U.S. and in the local community
• A full year’s worth of college credits
• Extensive English-language tutoring, academic advising and student support
• Personalized English-language support specific to the classes you take

Interested in a career directing and motivating others? The faculty of experienced managers of UIC Business brings you real-world knowledge at a campus in the heart of Chicago, an international business city. Management students enjoy special access to executives from across the Chicago business community, as well as practical learning opportunities grounded in critical and analytical approaches to organizational dynamics and human resources.

The Bachelor of Science in Management from UIC Business will equip you with the necessary skills to successfully lead and manage people and organizations. With a varied curriculum encompassing human resource management,  strategic management, leadership, managerial skills and managerial logistics, you’ll gain the skills to excel in and lead teams, negotiate conflict and develop strategy to help a business succeed.

Management students can opt for a concentration in human resource management, leadership and managerial skills, strategic management or managerial logistics.

With a degree in management from UIC Business, you’ll learn to:

• Develop personal leadership skills
• Manage and motivate people at work
• Apply management principles to business problems
• Employ conflict resolution skills within the workplace
• Recognize how global factors influence decision-making
• Understand how social responsibility relates to business
• Identify efficient distribution channels
• Analyze the competitive position of a company