Management, B.S.
[Management – 0506]
Management and entrepreneurial leaders play a special role in business. Why? Because they are strategic decision-makers, helping the organization prepare for the future. They understand the value of the people working in the company, the importance of relationships with others outside the company, and how to best use resources to build success.
The Management (General and Entrepreneurship) major prepares students to be effective leaders. Leaders have the opportunity to shape a company's culture: how it views its role in the community, the level of social responsibility it should have, and how to appreciate those who contribute to the company's success. It is both an exciting and courageous field of study.
The major builds on a strong general education foundation and course work in business disciplines (management, accounting, marketing, finance, economics, and information systems). Included is a core set of courses called the Nehemiah Project*, providing students with a unique learning community in which to develop critical business skills: creativity and problem solving, communication skills, the ability to initiate change, and expertise in leading projects. The Nehemiah Project also allows students to gain real-life experience through projects, community service, and an internship in management or entrepreneurship. It is a powerful setting to help students develop personally as well as professionally.
General or Entrepreneurship Management:
Students can tailor their programs toward general management or entrepreneurship based on their passions and interests through the internship experience and course projects they choose.
SPECIFICS OF THE MANAGEMENT B.S. DEGREE
Minimum Total Hours: 124
Total Liberal Arts Hours Required: 60
General Education Requirements: Per General Education list (see General Education Division). Exceptions: only one fine arts course is required (ART 101, MUS 104, OR FNA 102); must take PSY 260 for the behavioral science requirement; must take ECN 201 for the history, economics, or social sciences requirement; must take MTH 121 or MTH 185 to meet the mathematics proficiency requirement; must take the Business version of PHL 202.
Minimum Requirements: Overall and major GPA of 2.5; no grade less than C- in the major; minimum grade of C- in CMC 101, CMP 101, CMP 102, and MTH 121/185.
Transfer Requirements: See institutional transfer policies.
Application to Major: A special application packet is to be secured from the Undergraduate Business Department and submitted during the first semester of the sophomore year. (Note: The standard institutional major application is only part of the Undergraduate Business application packet.)
Major Requirements: 65 hours as follows:
- Common Professional Core (47 hours):
- ACC 201-Principles of Accounting I;
- ACC 201L-Principles of Accounting I Lab;
- ACC 202-Principles of Accounting II;
- ACC 202L-Principles of Accounting II Lab;
- BUA 101-Introduction to Business;
- BUA 210-Business Law I;
- BUA 321-Corporate Finance;
- BUA 380-International Business;
- CSC 130-Introduction to Management Information Systems;
- ECN 202-Principles of Macroeconomics;
- ECN 205-Personal Economics;
- MGT 201-Principles of Management;
- MGT 220-Introduction to Human Resources;
- MGT 420-Strategic Management;
- MKT 201-Principles of Marketing;
- MTH 200-Statistics;
- SOC 341-The Leadership Challenge;
- Management Requirements (18 hours):
- MGT 325-Management Internship Preparation;
- MGT 450-Internship Experience;
- Nehemiah Project* Courses:
- MGT 301-Organizational Development & Change;
- MGT 360-Creativity and Problem Solving;
- MGT 390-Project Management;
- MGT 402-Managerial Toolbox;
- MKT 395-Understanding Markets.
*Students concentrating in Entrepreneurship or General Management are asked to take the five "Nehemiah Project" courses in the fall semesters of their junior and senior year. The courses provide students with a chance to study in a learning community. The two semesters will include classroom learning as well as hands-on learning. Students will help operate a real business as part of the project and/or participate in the community through service projects to local businesses or non-profit organizations - enabling the student to learn by seeing, doing, and teaching.