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 a analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, communication, quantitative, a nd information technology skills.

Students who successfully complete the management specialization have the choice of immediately beginning with a professional career, entire preneurial 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 (MBA), leading to an advanced degree, and the Ph.D. or DBA with a major in management or other business disciplines.

ACC 300: Managerial Accounting

ECO 424: Labor Economics

MGT 433: Human Resources Management

MGT 452: Transportation and Business Logistics

MGT 455: Operations Management

MGT 460: Human Behavior in Organizations

This curriculum provides students with high quality educational foundation for entry into management information systems related careers and will prepare students to pursue graduate or advanced professional education in business information systems and related fields.

This program provides a practical background for students interested in working in the management information system field. Graduates would possess basic knowledge of MIS, database, e-commerce, and other information system topics.

Graduates should be able to:

Understand the purposes a nd f unctioning of management information systems,

Participate in systems development teams.

Understand the importance of internal control for information systems.

Students who successfully complete the Ma nagement Information Systems specialization should be prepared for introductory-level positions in systems design, systems analysis, information systems control, and e-commerce. The curriculum also provides a sound background for graduate study in MIS.

MGT/MIS 360: A dvanced Management Information Systems

MGT/MIS 303: Business Database Systems

ACC 324: Accounting Information Systems

MIS/MKT 450: Electronic Commerce

MIS 460: Internet Application Development

MIS 497: Topics in Information Systems

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 a nde� the organization's products and services to its various markets;

● Demonstrate analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, communication, quantitative, and information technology skills.

Students who successfully complete the Marketing specialization may either join the workforce immediately upon graduation or pursue a graduate degree. Career marketing opportunities include positions at management-trainee level in corporate marketing, sales, account management,