Management

Faculty

Delia A. Sumrall, D.B.A., Chair
Gerald Biberman, Ph.D.
Alan L. Brumagim, Ph.D.
Cynthia W. Cann, Ph.D.
Satya P. Chattopadhyay, Ph.D.
Jafor Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Irene Goll, Ph.D.
Robert L. McKeage, Ph.D.
Abhijit Roy, Ph.D.
Len Tischler, Ph.D.
John M. Zych, D.B.A.

Overview

Management involves getting things done through people. The Management major provides students with a broad-based, generalist background that is designed to provide graduates with the skills and tools needed to cope successfully with the challenging roles and expectations that are sweeping through organizations. “Getting things done” involves analyzing, designing and continuously improving an organization’s structure and processes. “Through people” involves leading, motivating, and working effectively with other people in teams and other settings. Management courses use a variety of teaching techniques that involve a high degree of student/faculty interaction – including experiential exercises, student presentations, simulations and team activities – to develop self-analytic skill, team and communication skills. Students working with their faculty and advisors can choose from a variety of courses to design a program of study that will prepare them to enter a variety of positions in private industry and other organizations.

Tracks for Majors in Management

Management majors may choose either of two tracks if they wish.

Management of Structures and Systems: This track focuses on the skills a successful manager needs to plan, organize, maintain and improve an organization’s structures and systems. In addition to the required Business core courses, each student will take MGT 460, 461, 462 and any three other upper-level management electives.

Management of People and Teams: This track focuses on the skills a successful manager needs to meet the management challenges of people and teams in today’s workplace. In addition to the required Business core courses, each student will take at least three of the following four courses: MGT 361, 362, 471 or 474. In addition, the student will take other upper-level Management electives to complete 18 credit hours of electives in Management.

Minors in Management

A minor in Management requires MGT 351, MGT 352, and four upper-level electives in Management (not including MGT 455). A student may choose to focus these electives in one of the tracks above.

Management Curriculum
Dept. and No.				Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
				FIRST YEAR	FALL	SPRING
GE S/BH		ECO 153-154		Prin. of Micro-Macro Economics	3	3
GE SPCH- WRTG		COMM 100- WRTG 107		Public Speaking - Composition	3	3
GE PHIL-T/RS		PHIL 120 - T/RS 121		Introduction to Philosophy - Theology I	3	3
GE C/IL		C/IL 104		Computing & Information Literacy		3
GE QUAN		MATH ELECT 1		Math Option (2 Courses)	3-4	3-4
GE HUMN		HUMN ELECT 2		Humanities Elective	3
FSEM		INTD 100		Freshman Seminar	1
GE PHED		PHED ELECT		Physical Education		1
					16-17	16-17
				SECOND YEAR
BUS CORE		ACC 253-254		Financial-Managerial Accounting	3	3
BUS CORE		STAT 251-252		Statistics for Business I-II	3	3
BUS CORE		MGT 251		Legal Environment of Business	3
GE PHIL-T/RS		PHIL 210- T/RS 122		Ethics-Theology II	3	3
GE NSCI		NSCI ELECT		Natural Science Electives	3	3
GE HUMN		HUMN ELECT		Humanities Electives	3	3
GE ELECT		FREE ELECT3		Free Elective		3
					18	18
				THIRD YEAR
MAJOR		MGT ELECT4		Management Electives		6
BUS CORE		MGT 351-352		Principles of Management I-II	3	3
BUS CORE		MKT 351 - FIN 351		Intro. to Marketing - Intro. to Finance	3	3
BUS CORE		OIM 351 - OIM 352		Intro. to Mgt. Science - Intro to Oper Mgt.	3	3
BUS CORE		ECO 351/IB 351		Environment of Intl. Business	3
GE PHIL-T/RS		PHIL or T/RS ELECT		Philosophy or T/RS Elective	3
					15	15
				FOURTH YEAR
MAJOR		MGT ELECT 4		Management Electives	6	6
BUS CORE		MGT 455		Business Policy & Strategy	3
BUS CORE		OIM 471		Business Information Management		3
GE HUMN		HUMN ELECT		Humanities Elective	3
GE ELECT		FREE ELECT		Free Electives	3	6
GE PHED		PHED ELECT		Physical Education	1	1
					16	16
					Total: 130-132 Credits
1 Students are tested for math placement during summer orientation. On the basis of these tests and their high school background it will be recommended that some students take Option II, especially if they expect to pursue graduate studies. The majority of students will be placed in Option I, and may also be required to take MATH 106: Quantitative Methods I as a prerequisite to taking MATH 107.
2 If EDUC 113 is required in the first semester, it is taken in place of a humanities elective and is counted as a GE free elective. One GE free elective in the fourth year must then be taken as a humanities elective. 3 If a third math course is required, it replaces this GE elective. 4 In consultation with their advisors, Management majors may choose either of the two following tracks: People and Teams (at least three courses from MGT 361, 362, 471, 474) or Structures and Systems (MGT 460, 461, 462). A total of 18 credits must be taken in Management electives.