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Meet Your Concentration
Managers know how to get things done. Ensuring an organization runs smoothly requires a diverse skill set, from interpreting data — like sales forecasts, corporate budgets, and advertising campaign results — to making effective decisions.
With the management concentration, you’ll develop the communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills you need to succeed in today’s competitive corporate environment. Through exposure to a range of courses — from organizational studies to information systems to operations management — you’ll gain a comprehensive view of what it takes to be an effective manager.
What You’ll Learn
By specializing in management, you will:
- Gain the versatility and value of a business degree while keeping your professional options open to a range of industries.
- Develop strategies for fostering teamwork and building an inclusive environment.
- Improve your ability to respond to complex business challenges.
- Enhance your capacity to solve problems, allocate resources, and manage staff.
- Explore specialized human-resource and operations-management courses that connect with meaningful career paths.
Hands-on Learning
You’ll have the opportunity to take part in semester-long internships. It’s your chance to gain real-world experience at industry leaders like Berkshire Hathaway, Putnam Investments, and W.B. Mason Co.
Career Options
Your degree will provide you with the flexibility to chart your course across any number of industries, ranging from healthcare, financial services, hospitality, retail management, or manufacturing. Career paths may include:
- Account management
- Information systems management
- Product or sales management
- Project management
- Supply chain management
What You’ll Take
Business Requirements
All business administration majors must satisfy the college’s general education requirements and the following business requirements*:
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BUS 1100 |
Introduction to Business |
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BUS 2203 |
Accounting for Business |
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BUS 2205 |
Principles of Marketing |
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BUS 2210 |
Management Information Systems |
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BUS 2213 |
Business Statistics |
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BUS 2215 |
Managerial Finance |
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BUS 2220 |
Operations Management |
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BUS 4402W |
Strategic Analysis and Decision-Making |
* ECO 1203 and MTH 1003 or MTH 1115 are prerequisite courses that must be completed by all business administration majors
Management Requirements (complete both)
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MGT 3310 |
Organizational Behavior |
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MGT 3330 |
Legal Environment of Business |
Electives (choose three; only one non-MGT course can count toward the elective requirements)
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MGT 3308 |
Quality Management |
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MGT 3320 |
Employment Law and Labor Relations |
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MGT 3325 |
Ethics and Social Responsibility |
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MGT 3350 |
Sustainable Business Practices |
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MGT 3351 |
Human Resource Management |
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MGT 3355 |
Diversity in the Workplace |
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MGT 3357 |
International Management |
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MGT 3360 |
Advanced Human Resource Management |
| MGT 3370 | International Entrepreneurship |
| MGT 3375 | Doing Business in Emerging Markets |
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MGT 4900 |
Special Topics in Management |
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BUS 4850 |
Business Internship |
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FIN 3500 |
Fieldwork in Financial Coaching |
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MKT 3315 |
Entrepreneurship |
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SPM 3000 |
Introduction to Sport Management |