The Business Administration program with a specialization in Management is designed to provide students the necessary basic understanding of management and the managerial role.
Graduates in the management specialization area will possess knowledge and skills necessary to fill professional management positions in corporate, government, or small business in an ever-changing, globally competitive business environment. This program also provides a solid background for students who may want to pursue graduate work in management or related areas. Graduates should be able to:
Work effectively with others and lead others in a common mission.
Demonstrate analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, communication, quantitative, and information technology skills.
Students who successfully complete the management specialization have the choice of immediately beginning with a professional career, entrepreneurial ventures or continuing with graduate study. Professional careers beginning at the management-trainee or entry level may be pursued in the private or public sectors as well as in the profit or not-for-profit organizations. In the case of graduate study, students may elect a general degree program, such as the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), leading to an advanced degree, and the Ph.D. or D.B.A. with a major in management or other business disciplines.
Track Courses – Management – 24 credit hours
MGT 352 Supply Chain Management (3 cr. hr.) MGT 355 Production Management (3 cr. hr.) MGT 433 Human Resource Management (3 cr. hr.) MGT 460 Human Behavior in Organizations (3 cr. hr.)
MGT 465 Entrepreneurship (3 cr. hr.) Management Elective*** (3 cr. hr.) Management Elective*** (3 cr. hr.) Professional Elective** (3 cr. hr.)
** Professional Elective must be Internship, International Experience in Business or ACC, ECO, FIN, MGT, MIS, MKT, SCM course at the 300 level or higher ***Management Elective must be MGT or SCM course at 300 level or higher
The Marketing curriculum provides a specialization of study for students planning careers in marketing research, advertising, retailing, or sales management.
Graduates in the marketing specialization will possess the communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills required for filling professional marketing positions in corporate, government, or small business organizations in an ever-changing, and globally competitive business environment. This program also provides a solid background for students who may want to pursue graduate work in business or related areas. Graduates should be able to:
Understand basic marketing principles and apply them effectively in their professional lives;
Design and manage programs that create and deliver the organization's products and services to its various markets; and
Demonstrate analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, communication, quantitative and information technology skills.
Students who successfully complete the marketing track may either join the workforce immediately upon graduation