Management, Entrepreneurship 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.

Entrepreneurship Concentration

• MGMT 340: Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship 3 Semester Credit Hours
• MGMT 400: Entrepreneurship/New Venture Creation 3 Semester Credit Hours
• MGMT 468: Hum Res Mgmt for Entrepreneurs 3 Semester Credit Hours
• ENTR 402: Business Design Project I 1 Semester Credit Hours
• ENTR 403: Business Design Project II 1 Semester Credit Hours
• ENTR 404: Business Design Project III 1 Semester Credit Hours
• ENTR 460: Innovative Venture Research 3 Semester Credit Hours

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• ENTR 430: Innovative Product Design 3 Semester Credit Hours  or
• MGMT 360: Int To LeadershipandLeadership Dev 3 Semester Credit Hours  or
• MGMT 415: Negotiation 3 Semester Credit Hours  or
• MGMT 440: Adv Bus Leadership Theory and Res 3 Semester Credit Hours