Management

Meet Your Major: Management

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 major, 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 get 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

All business administration majors must satisfy the college’s general education requirements and the following business requirements*:

BUS 1100	Introduction to Business
BUS 2203	Accounting for Business
BUS 2205	Principles of Marketing
BUS 2210	Management Information Systems
BUS 2213	Business Statistics
BUS 2215	Managerial Finance
BUS 2220	Operations Management
BUS 4402W	Strategic Analysis and Decision-Making

* ECO1201 and MTH1003 or MTH1115 are pre-requisite courses that must be completed by all business administration majors.

In addition to the core courses in business administration, listed above, management majors must also complete the following five courses:

Required: Complete Both

MGT 3310	Organizational Behavior
MGT 3330	Legal Environment of Business

Electives: Choose Three

MGT 3308	Quality Management
MGT 3320	Employment Law and Labor Relations
MGT 3325	Ethics and Social Responsibility
MGT 3350	Sustainable Business Practices
MGT 3351	Human Resource Management
MGT 3355	Diversity in the Workplace
MGT 3357	International Management
MGT 4415	E-Business
MGT 4900	Special Topics in Management
BUS 4850	Business Internship
MKT 3315	Entrepreneurship
SPM 3000	Introduction to Sport Management