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Liberal Arts and Management Program

Certificate in Liberal Arts and Management

Students on Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 requirements LAMPACRT

Requirements

The certificate requires at least 35 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Foundations Courses.
    1. Introduction to Microeconomics. One (1) course:
      • ECON-B 251 Fundamentals of Economics for Business I
      • ECON-E 251
    2. Introduction to Macroeconomics. One (1) course:
      • ECON-B 252 Fundamentals of Economics for Business II
      • ECON-E 252 Fundamentals of Economics II
    3. Mathematics. One (1) course:
      • MATH-B 110 Mathematics for Business and Public Affairs
      • MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics
      • MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I
      • MATH-M 211 Calculus I
      • MATH-M 212 Calculus II
      • MATH-S 118 Honors Finite Mathematics
      • MATH-S 211
      • MATH-S 212 Honors Calculus II
      • MATH-V 118 Finite Mathematics with Applications (Approved topics: "FINITE MATH FOR SOCIAL & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES" (TPC 1))
  2. Kelley School of Business Courses.
    1. Accounting. One (1) of the following options (i, ii, or iii):
      1. One (1) of the following courses:
        • BUS-A 200
      2. Both of the following courses:
        • BUS-A 100 BASIC ACCOUNTING SKILLS
        • BUS-A 304 FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
      3. Both of the following courses:
        • BUS-A 100 BASIC ACCOUNTING SKILLS
        • BUS-A 306 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING AND ANALYSIS
    2. Computer Skills. One (1) course:
      • BUS-K 201 THE COMPUTER IN BUSINESS
      • CSCI-A 110 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS AND COMPUTING
    3. Business Law. One (1) course:
      • BUS-L 201 LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
    4. Management. One (1) course:
      • BUS-X 333 MANAGING BUSINESS FUNCTIONS
    5. Elective. One (1) of the options:
      • Single Course Option. One (1) course:
        • BUS-D 301 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
        • BUS-F 300 INTRODUCTORY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
        • BUS-J 306 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
        • BUS-L 312 THE ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF BUSINESS
        • BUS-L 406 LAW & ETHICS AT WORK
        • BUS-Z 302 MANAGING AND BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATIONS
        • BUS-Z 304 LEADERSHIP-HONORS
        • ANTH-E 383 A World of Work
        • ANTH-E 420 Economic Anthropology
        • CJUS-P 457 Seminar on White-Collar Crime
        • EALC-E 395 Japan in World Trade and Politics
        • HIST-J 300 Seminar In History (Approved topics: "HISTORY OF CAPITALISM" (TPC 134))
        • HIST-W 330 Money and History
        • MHO-M 302
        • MHO-M 303
        • POLS-P 302 The Politics of Economic Crisis and Reform
        • POLS-Y 376 International Political Economy
        • PSY-P 323 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
        • SOC-S 315 Work in the New Economy
      • Global Business*. Two (2) courses:
        • BUS-D 270 THE GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
        • BUS-D 271 GLOBAL BUSINESS ANALYSIS-INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
      • Investment Banking*. Two (2) courses:
        • BUS-F 428 WORKSHOPS IN FINANCE I
        • BUS-F 429 WORKSHOPS IN FINANCE II
      • Consulting*. Two (2) courses:
        • BUS-J 420 ADVANCED CASE ANALYSIS AND EFFECTIVE CONSULTING PRESENTATION
        • BUS-X 403 THE CONSULTING INDUSTRY
  3. LAMP Seminars.
    1. Sophomore Seminar. One (1) course:
      • LAMP-L 216 Sophomore Seminar: Business and the Humanities
    2. Junior Seminar. One (1) course:
      • LAMP-L 316 Junior Seminar: Analytical Problem Solving
    3. Senior Seminar. One (1) course:
      • LAMP-L 416 Senior Seminar: Liberal Arts and Management
    4. Challenges of Life and Work. One (1) course:
      • LAMP-X 298 Challenges of Life and Work in the Twenty-First Century
  4. GPA Requirement.
    • Students must maintain a College GPA of 3.300 or higher
  5. Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Certificate GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Certificate Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
    3. Certificate Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Certificate Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

Certificate Area Courses
  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course at the 100–499 level with the LAMP subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Management and Human Organization (MGTHORGBA)

Exceptions to and substitutions for certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.