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Management Studies

Major in Management Studies

The management studies major is based on the premise that many for-profit, nonprofit, and governmental organizations require a knowledge of management principles best gained from a holistic approach to decision making. Using a multidisciplinary approach to management and problem solving, the management studies major prepares students for a variety of management-related careers. Th e curriculum includes a foundation in business, accounting, economics, statistics, communications, and management theory and focuses on analysis and decision making across a wide spectrum of management activities.

Objectives

The student who graduates with a major in management studies will be able to

• Use a multidisciplinary approach in researching organizational problems, issues, and opportunities.
• Analyze information, solve problems, and make decisions from a holistic, global perspective.
• Apply important management concepts and theories from several disciplines.
• Evaluate various strategies and operations for business, not-for-profit, and governmental organizations to determine the best approach.
• Examine the global dimensions involved in managing business, not-for-profit, and governmental organizations.
• Analyze global competition and competitive strategies.
• Assess important trends in international ventures, marketing, financing, and human resource management.
• Integrate the emerging online marketplace into overall organizational strategies.
• Assess the significance of a multicultural, multinational organization.
• Apply appropriate information technology to analyze problems and issues, develop business research, report key data, and recommend management strategy and action plans.
• Describe the history and development of theories and concepts in management and related fields (such as accounting, economics, statistics, finance, marketing, human resource management, business law, and strategic management), and their application to various management situations.
• Develop effective written and oral communication consistent with the management and professional environment.
• Evaluate ethical, social, civic, cultural, and political issues as they relate to the environment of organizational management, operations, human resources and human factors, information systems, governmental regulation, and domestic and international ventures.

Degree Requirements

A degree with a major in management studies requires the successful completion of 120 credits of coursework including 36 credits for the major (indicated by ); 41 credits in general education requirements (GERs); and 43 credits in the minor, electives, and other requirements. At least 18 credits in the major must be earned in upper-level courses (numbered 300 or above).

Requirements for the Management Studies Major

Coursework for a major in management studies includes the following:

Recommended Sequence

The following course sequence will fulfill all of the requirements for the BS in management studies. Since some recommended courses fulfill more than one requirement, substituting courses for those listed may make it necessary to take additional courses to meet degree requirements. Students should consult an academic advisor whenever taking advantage of other options.
Information on alternate courses (where allowable) to fulfill general education requirements (in communications, arts and humanities, behavioral and social sciences, biological and physical sciences, mathematics, and interdisciplinary issues) and cross-curricular requirements (in civic responsibility, historical, and international perspectives) may be found on the GER page.

First Courses
(to be taken within the first 18 credits)

Note: Placement tests are required for math and English composition courses.

LIBS 150 Information Literacy and Research Methods (1)

ENGL 101/101X Introduction to Writing (3)

MATH 107 College Algebra (3)
or a higher-level math course

BMGT 110 Introduction to Business and Management (3)
(students with business experience should substitute supplemental major course in last 60 credits of study)

Introductory Courses
(to be taken within the first 30 credits)

GVPT 170 American Government (3)
or other ANTH, BEHS, ECON, GEOG, GVPT, PSYC, SOCY, or eligible AASP, CCJS, GERO, or WMST course to fulfill the first general education requirement in behavioral and social sciences

NSCI 100 Introduction to Physical Science (3)
and NSCI 101 Physical Science Laboratory (1)
or other course(s) to fulfill the general education requirement in biological and physical sciences with related laboratory

ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
or ECON 203 Principles of Microeconomics

ENGL 291 Expository and Research Writing (3)
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in communications/writing

IFSM 201 Introduction to Computer-Based Systems (3)

PHIL 140 Contemporary Moral Issues (3)
or other ARTH, ARTT, HIST, HUMN, MUSC, PHIL, THET, dance, literature, or foreign language course to fulfill the first general education requirement in arts and humanities

Foundation Courses
(to be taken within the first 60 credits)

STAT 230 Business Statistics (3)
or STAT 200 Introduction to Statistics

ACCT 220 Principles of Accounting I (3)

PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology (3)
or SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology
or other course to fulfill the second general education requirement in behavioral and social sciences (discipline must differ from first)

BIOL 101 Concepts of Biology (3)
or ASTR 100 Introduction to Astronomy or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in biological and physical sciences

HIST 142 Western Civilization II (3)
or HIST 157 History of the United States Since 1865
or other course(s) to fulfill the second general education requirement in arts and humanities (discipline must differ from first) and the cross-curricular requirement for historical perspective

SPCH 100 Foundations of Speech Communication (3)
or COMM 390 Writing for Managers or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in communications/ writing or speech

IFSM 300 Information Systems in Organizations (3)
or ACCT 326 Accounting Information Systems to fulfill the second general education requirement in interdisciplinary issue/ computing (students should note prerequisite)

BMGT 364 Management and Organization Theory (3)

Additional Required Courses
(to be taken after introductory and foundation courses)

COMM 394/394X Business Writing (3)
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in communications/ upper-level intensive writing

HRMN 302 Organizational Communication (3)

MRKT 310 Marketing Principles and Organization (3)
or other supplemental major course (see Requirements for the Major)

BMGT 380 Business Law I (3)
or other supplemental major course (see Requirements for the Major)

HRMN 300 Human Resource Management (3)
or other supplemental major course (see Requirements for the Major)

BMGT 392 Global Business Management (3)
or course(s) to fulfill the requirement for supplemental major coursework and the cross-curricular requirement in international perspective

BMGT 496 Business Ethics (3)
or course(s) to fulfill the requirement for supplemental major coursework and the cross-curricular requirement in civic responsibility

BMGT 495 Strategic Management (3)
or other supplemental major course (see Requirements for the Major)

Minor and/or Elective Courses
(to be taken in the last 60 credits along with required major courses) (43)

Total credits for BS in management studies (120)

 

Last updated: 13 August 2008