Management, Business Management Concentration (BS)

Management Curriculum (BS)

Designed for the student who desires training in general business management, the Business Management concentration allows a student to take courses from a broad array of management topics, including human resource management, leadership, negotiations, and industrial management. The Entrepreneurship concentration prepares a student to own his or her own business, through coursework in small business management, new venture research, and business plan development. The Human Resource Management concentration focuses on personnel issues such as employment law, compensation, and staffing.

Graduates of this program often seek management trainee positions with established firms or governmental bodies. Others use their training to become entrepreneurs and start their own businesses.

Program Objectives

1. Students will be able to assess current organizational and environmental realities and to anticipate future challenges and opportunities in order to accomplish organizational objectives.
2. Students will understand organizational structure and process, be able to facilitate the development of a strategic perspective, be able to manage the processes of an existing enterprise, and to design the processes and structures needed for a new enterprise.
3. Students will be able to work in a culturally diverse environment and to manage contemporary organizations effectively.

Program Requirements

A grade of “C” or better must be earned in all management courses.

Business Management Concentration

• MGMT 360: Int To LeadershipandLeadership Dev 3 Semester Credit Hours  or
• MGMT 415: Negotiation 3 Semester Credit Hours  or
• MGMT 419: Collective Bargaining 3 Semester Credit Hours  or
• MGMT 440: Adv Bus Leadership Theory and Res 3 Semester Credit Hours

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• MGMT 468: Hum Res Mgmt for Entrepreneurs 3 Semester Credit Hours  or
• MGMT 470: Human Resource Management 3 Semester Credit Hours

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• MGMT 460: Strategic Sourcing 3 Semester Credit Hours  or
• MGMT 474: Logistics Technology, Innovation and Management 3 Semester Credit Hours  or
• MGMT 477: Supply Chain Management 3 Semester Credit Hours

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• 9 hours of Management or Entrepreneurship electives at the 300- or 400-level