Management

The Management major promotes the conceptual awareness and practical abilities needed to supervise personnel and help organizations run efficiently, effectively, and ethically. Students learn how to plan, budget, coordinate, and influence within an organizational setting. They develop ways to analyze systems; interpret data; set priorities; administer human resources; improve customer service; adapt to internal and external changes; and understand how a manager's personal responsibility, integrity, and empathy can help motivate a diverse workforce. Communication, problem-solving and decision-making are key skills that help students formulate strategic approaches to operational execution. Graduates are prepared for a wide range of leadership careers in business, government, and all types of organizations.

Curriculum

Liberal Arts Studies Courses

• LAS 30012 Writing and Critical Thinking in the Liberal Arts OR
  • LAS 20010 College Seminar I and LAS 20020 College Seminar II
• LAS 45012 Global Issues in the Liberal Arts (capstone)

Plus 6 credit-hours in each of the following Breadth Areas:

• Art/Expression
• Social/Civic
• Science/Description
• Value/Meaning

• ACC 20364 Accounting for Business Operations (or equivalent)
• MAT 20143 Business Math (or equivalent college-level math course) 
• OAD 30763 Business Statistics (or equivalent statistics course) 
• OAD 31664 Business Ethics (or equivalent)
• ECO 30564 Economics for Managers OR
  • Microeconomics and Macroeconomics 

Major Required Courses

• ACC 30664  Managerial Accounting OR
  • OAD 40264 Planning and Budgeting
• COM 30363  Organizational Communication OR
  • COM 32663 Business Communication
• OAD 30063  Behavior in Organizations
• OAD 30563  Management
• OAD 32563  Human Resources Administration 
• OAD 49300  Seminar in Applied Management (Capstone Course)