This is an unofficial description for this program. For official information check the Academic Catalog.
A minor is not required with this major.
School of Business Admission Requirements
Requirements
Students in the management major must complete the 27-credit common business core requirements and 30 credits of management major requirements:
Common Business Core:
AC 211 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Credits
AC 212 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 Credits
FIN 295 Managerial Finance 3 Credits
LAW 250 The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3 Credits
MC 207 Managerial Communication I 3 Credits
MGT 295 Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior 3 Credits
MIS 201 Introduction to Management Information Systems 3 Credits
MKT 295 Fundamentals of Marketing 3 Credits
Additional Requirements
The management major includes four options:
- Management major with a specialization in general management
- Management major with a specialization in human resource management
- Management major with a specialization in entrepreneurship
- Management major with a specialization in international business (suspend concentration for 3 years)
Management Major with a Specialization in General Management:
General Management Core:
General Management Electives:
Students choose three courses after meeting with a Department of Management faculty advisor and adopting a planned program. Courses are selected from the following list to fashion a management curriculum that will satisfy career interests, such as international management, healthcare management, non-profit management, or advanced study in the discipline.
MGT 305 Human Resource Management 3 Credits
MGT 321 International Management 3 Credits
MGT 390 Management Topics 3 Credits
MGT 403 Ethical and Social Issues for the Manager 3 Credits
MGT 425 Labor/Management Relations 3 Credits
MGT 431 Compensation and Benefits 3 Credits
MGT 470 Organizing and Managing for Quality 3 Credits
MGT 471 Managing Knowledge for Business Performance 3 Credits
MGT 473 Organizing and Managing for Innovation 3 Credits
ENT 330 Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation 3 Credits
ENT 350 Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures 3 Credits
ENT 355 Managing a Growing Business 3 Credits
ENT 475 New Venture Challenge: Lean Launch Methodology 3 Credits
MGT 432 Human Resource Development and Training 3 Credits
MGT 497 Internship in Management and Organization 1-3 Credits
MGT 499 Independent Study in Management and Organization 1-3 Credits
Note: MGT 295 must be completed with a C- or better before students can take upper-level management courses.
Business Electives:
Students must select 9 credits of 300- or 400-level School of Business courses in consultation with a Department of Management faculty advisor. These 9 credits are selected from courses in AC, ENT, FIN, LAW, MGT, MIS, and MKT courses. These courses are completed after satisfying all course prerequisites for each course.
Management Major with a Specialization in Human Resource Management:
For students interested in preparing for careers in human resource management or personnel administration in a variety of business and non-business settings.
All students who choose the human resource specialization may take courses only after meeting with a Department of Management faculty advisor and adopting a planned program.
Human Resource Management Core:
Human Resource Specialization Courses:
Business Electives:
Students must select 9 credits of 300- or 400-level School of Business courses in consultation with a Department of Management faculty advisor. These 9 credits are selected from AC, ENT, FIN, LAW, MGT, MIS, and MKT courses. Courses are completed after satisfying all course prerequisites for each course.
Management Major with a Specialization in Entrepreneurship:
Prepares students for entrepreneurial careers in new venture creation, managing family-owned or other small business enterprises, or working in an entrepreneurial capacity (product development, business development, cross-discipline leadership, etc.) for existing firms. This specialization provides a basic foundation in the knowledge necessary to search for and evaluate new venture opportunities, and to finance, operate, and manage new or growing businesses. Students are required to complete a field study experience.
Students must complete the School of Business 27-credit common business core plus the following 30 credits. Students should meet with a faculty advisor before declaring a Specialization or Minor in Entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship Core:
Directed Entrepreneurship Electives:
Select three courses (9 credits) from the following:
AC 301 Cost Management Systems 3 Credits
AC 311 Accounting Applications 3 Credits
AC 404 Taxation of Business Pass-Through Entities 3 Credits
AC 420 Managerial Analysis & Cost Control 3 Credits
AC 421 Accounting for Lean Enterprises 3 Credits
ENT 350 Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures 3 Credits
ENT 390 Topics in Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
ENT 475 New Venture Challenge: Lean Launch Methodology 3 Credits
FIN 300 Personal Financial Planning 3 Credits
FIN 301 Intermediate Managerial Finance 3 Credits
FIN 310 Principles of Investments 3 Credits
FIN 320 Financial Markets and Institutions 3 Credits
LAW 400 Advanced Business Law 3 Credits
MGT 305 Human Resource Management 3 Credits
MGT 326 Business Organizational Behavior 3 Credits
MGT 473 Organizing and Managing for Innovation 3 Credits
MKT 305 Consumer Behavior 3 Credits
MKT 350 Social Media Marketing 3 Credits
MKT 360 Brand Marketing 3 Credits
MKT 373 Marketing Research 3 Credits
Business Electives:
Students must complete 9 credits of 300- or 400-level courses offered by the School of Business courses, to be determined in consultation with a Department of Management faculty advisor. These courses are selected from AC, ENT, FIN, LAW, MGT, MIS, and MKT courses.
Management Major with a Specialization in International Business:
Concentration is suspended for 3 years
The Management Major with a Specialization in International Business prepares its graduates for advanced graduate study and for entry-level positions in global and international business enterprises. The program provides students with a broad general education which includes language, culture and international courses and, at the same time, provides students with a core of international business courses and selected specializations in the functional business areas. Students will be provided with study abroad opportunities.
Students are required to take the general education requirements, free elective requirements, and the business core requirements as all management majors. In addition, the students are required to complete:
Required core courses:
Functional Specialization:
Three courses (9 credits) from one of five functional specialization areas:
Accounting:
AC 300 Intermediate Accounting I 3 Credits
AC 301 Cost Management Systems 3 Credits
AC 312 Intermediate Accounting II 3 Credits
or
AC 300 plus two additional courses selected after consulting a faculty advisor in accounting
Finance:
Management Information Systems:
Marketing:
MKT 305 Consumer Behavior 3 Credits
MKT 373 Marketing Research 3 Credits
and any other MKT electives (3 cr)
Management/Entrepeneurship:
(From recommended. not required, lists)
Business electives:
Two courses from among upper-division Business School courses, or, with Management Department advisor's approval, I-designated courses.
Total Credit Hours: 30