MANAGEMENT

Management is the art and science of coordinating and administering tasks to achieve goals. Management researchers apply basic social science disciplines and research methods to management and leadership problems in the public and private sectors. We provide an academic experience where learners explore how to bring management perspectives to their technical and quantitative expertise. Our program is designed to provide learners with a deep understanding of management theory and practice grounded in the scientific method. We prepare our learners for success in their choosing professions, arming learners with foundational insights of best practices across a multitude of domains.

We prepare future leaders to respond to challenges associated with creating a successful business in today's global economy while shaping management knowledge and practices for the contemporary organizations. We teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the fields of strategy, organization behavior, leadership, strategy formulation, management of innovation, organization design, developing teams, decision-making, and motivating employees. Our faculty research covers a broad range of topics within the management disciplines, and we are dedicated to teaching students the skills they need to succeed in management careers. We accomplish great things with talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT

To succeed in a fast-changing and complex global economy, managers at all levels must navigate the total enterprise and understand the forces shaping the organization’s direction, policies, goals, and, at the same time, exercise personal leadership in managing employees. Our management coursework training prepares learners to tap into the power of management principles and accumulative expertise to improve lives, benefit society, and drive powerful yet positive change. Our learners will explore why diverse perspectives are critical to organizations. Our learners will analyze strategy, apply business concepts, oversee projects, and build connections between business and the world.

The Bachelor of Science in management provides a solid foundation for initial placements in organizations of all types and signals our learner’s future managerial interests to employers in all sectors. Our learners will develop a skill set to anticipate, address, and resolve the central challenges of navigating and running organizations in a fast-changing society. Our learners will identify and implement the best strategy for an organization. Our learners examine how people work as individuals, as team members, and as organizational members. Our learners will analyze the business as a whole and how to align all aspects of the business accordingly, evaluating the overall needs of an organization (for-profit, not-for-profit, and government), defining supporting objectives, and implementing optimal approaches and tactics to pursue those objectives.

COURSEWORK IN MANAGEMENT

Our courses are designed to teach learners the skills necessary to perform leadership roles in the business and corporate world. The courses allow learners to obtain the knowledge and skills needed to assume management positions in various organizations. Management program provides learners with a solid foundation in organizational behavior, human resources management, electives in labor-management relations, negotiation, conflict management, and organizational management. These courses will help learners to develop deeper knowledge in specific areas of interest. Our coursework will equip learners to understand how organizations work, how they are managed, and how they interact with other stakeholders to create value for the organization and the well-being of humanity.

The major in management requires 123 credit hours organized as the following.

27 credits required for a Major in Management
12 Program Electives
48 credits required for General Education.
33 Credits required for Professional Core in Business.

Management Major Required Courses

MGT 332 Organizational Behavior/Theory
MGT 352 Small Business Management
MGT 390 ELO in Management
MGT 397 Management Science
MGT 433 Human Resources Management
MGT 458 International Management
A flexible course in business recommended by the academic advisor

Management Electives (Management majors need to take 2 of the available management electives, course offerings vary from year to year)

MGT 320 Planning and Launching New Ventures
MGT 330 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
MGT 402 Independent Study
MGT 412 Principles of Insurance
MGT 427 Quality Management
MGT 431 Growing and Managing New Ventures
MGT 445 Senior Portfolio: Writing the Business Plan
MGT 450 Principles of Real Estate
MGT 458 International Business
MGT 473 Small Business Counseling

CAREER FIELDS IN MANAGEMENT

Management majors are prepared to work in a variety of business organizations. Graduates of management major have been successful in organizations in all industries, including manufacturing, health care, financial institutions, gaming and tourism, utilities, not-for-profit organizations, and governmental agencies.

Account manger
Banking manager
Compensation and benefits manager
Consulting
Corporate labor relations manager
CPA
Director of employee benefits and services
Employee relations manager
Employment and recruiting manager
Entrepreneurship
Financial analyst
General management
Human resources
Human resources director
Management consultant
Management consulting
Nonprofit management
Operations management
Payroll manager
Performance evaluation specialist
Project management
Sales
Senior employment analyst
Staffing manager
Strategic planning

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