Management Major, B.A./B.S.

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55 hours (31 hours of Business Core + 24 hours of management and business coursework)

The management major is designed to prepare students for careers as managers in for-profit or not-for-profit organizations, private sector, or public sector. Managers set the goals of their organizations and decide how best to achieve them. They direct activities and allocate financial, physical, and information resources. They lead members of the organization to work together, and they monitor progress toward achieving the organization’s goals. The management major provides broad coverage of the technical, interpersonal, conceptual, and analytical skills necessary to specialize in a particular concentration such as human resource management or change/innovation management.

Romain College of Business Degree Requirements

Students seeking a bachelor’s degree with a major from the Romain College of Business must satisfy all business degree requirements and Core 39 requirements listed in the Romain College of Business section of the bulletin.

Business Core for All Business Majors (31 hours)

The following required core courses provide breadth in a college education for business and a foundation for specialization in a major:

CIS 201 - Business Processes and Information Systems Credits: 3
ACCT 201 - Accounting Principles I Credits: 3
ACCT 202 - Accounting Principles II Credits: 3
BCOM 231 - Business Communication Credits: 3
BLAW 263 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
ECON 265 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 3
FIN 305 - Business Finance Credits: 3
MNGT 305 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
MKTG 305 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
BCOM 401 - Business Career Planning and Professional Development Credits: 1
MNGT 452 - Policy Formulation and Implementation Credits: 3

Business Major Requirements (21-33 hours)

Specific upper-division course requirements for the various business majors are listed under each program. These upper-level major course requirements should be completed during the junior and senior years.

Management Major

Required Courses (12 hours)

MNGT 315 - Leadership and Project Management Credits: 3
MNGT 341 - Human Resource Management Credits: 3
MNGT 354 - Strategic Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
MNGT 361 - Business Environmental Factors Credits: 3

Electives (12 hours) Choose 4 courses from:

MNGT 352 - Entrepreneurship Ideation and Innovation Credits: 3
MNGT 353 - Entrepreneurship Feasibility Analysis and Business Plan Development Credits: 3
MNGT 408 - Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations Credits: 3
MNGT 441 - Wage and Salary Administration Credits: 3
MNGT 442 - Training and Development Credits: 3
MNGT 443 - Organizational Theory and Design Credits: 3
MNGT 444 - Managing Diversity in Organizations Credits: 3
MNGT 445 - International Business Credits: 3
MNGT 455 - Small Business Consulting Credits: 3
CIS 305 - Management Information Systems Credits: 3
DSCI 351 - Introduction to Operations Research Credits: 3
DSCI 445 - Operations Management Credits: 3
BUAD 499 - Business Professional Practice Credits: 1-3