Major in Management

A student majoring in management may choose from four areas of specialization:

1. Entrepreneurship
2. Human Resource Management
3. Operations Management
4. General Management

Each area of specialization requires students to take five courses in addition to the Business Core curriculum.

1. Entrepreneurship

Required:

• BUS 352 Entrepreneurship
• BUS 491 Small Business Institute
• BUS 453 Organization Behavior

And two of the following courses:

• BUS 331 Sales
• BUS 336 Market Research
• BUS 350 Managing Diversity
• BUS 365 Business Law
• BUS 454 Leadership
• BUS 458 Management and Society
• BUS 468 Internship
• BUS 470 Special Topics

2. Human Resource Management

Required:

• BUS 354 Human Resource Management
• BUS 453 Organization Behavior
• BUS 457 Compensation Management or ECO 312 Economics of Labor

And two of the following courses:

• BUS 350 Managing Diversity
• BUS 355 Negotiations: Theory and Practice
• BUS 365 Business Law
• BUS 454 Leadership
• BUS 458 Management and Society
• BUS 468 Internship
• BUS 470 Special Topics
• SOC 315 Complex Organizations

3. Operations Management

Required:

• BUS 356 Operations Management
• BUS 301 Logistics Management
• BUS 357 Operations Research I

And two of the following courses:

• BUS 350 Managing Diversity
• BUS 354 Human Resource Management
• BUS 355 Negotiations: Theory and Practice
• BUS 358 Operations Research II
• BUS 360 Cost Accounting
• BUS 365 Business Law
• BUS 453 Organization Behavior
• BUS 454 Leadership
• BUS 458 Management and Society
• BUS 468 Internship
• BUS 470 Special Topics

4. General Management

Required:

• BUS 354 Human Resource Management
• BUS 453 Organization Behavior

And three of the following courses:

• BUS 350 Managing Diversity
• BUS 352 Entrepreneurship
• BUS 355 Negotiations: Theory and Practice
• BUS 365 Business Law
• BUS 454 Leadership
• BUS 457 Compensation Management or ECO 312 Economics of Labor
• BUS 468 Internship
• BUS 470 Special Topics
• BUS 491 Small Business Institute
• SOC 315 Complex Organizations

Major in Management with an Accompanying International Business Minor

Courses in addition to the business administration Core and CBE subject major requirements for a concentration in international business would include the following:

• ECO 314 International Economics
  or ECO 316 Comparative Economic Systems
• BUS 375 International Marketing Management
• BUS 376 International Finance and Accounting

Note: Course majors in non-CBE areas, such as political science or geography, who wish to have a concentration in international business will need to take specific CBE-required prerequisites equivalent to a minor in business administration.