2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

Management

The mission of the Management program is to provide an academic curriculum necessary to enable students to pursue a successful career in management or graduate school. Through exposing the business management student to a rigorously integrated sequence of upper level coursework which builds on the core body of general business studies, the program of study in the major provides students with a solid grasp and appreciation of the dynamic nature of management thought and action, together with a systematic conceptual framework for understanding both the role of a modern complex organization and for evaluating the effectiveness of managerial actions in the control of these organizations.

A foundation of principles and framework by which the functioning of organizations can be analyzed is established to facilitate the graduating management student's continuing success in his or her chosen managerial career.

 

Degree Requirements

Area I - Foundation Skills - 2 hours

FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

2

FSL 101 is required only for new and transferring freshmen with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101.

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

ENG 101English Composition I

3

ENG 102English Composition II

3

SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3

SPAN 111Elementary Spanish I

3

SPAN 112Elementary Spanish II

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101, ENG 102, and SPAN 111.

Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3 or 4 hours

MATH 110Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

3

MATH 111College Algebra

3

MATH 121Calculus I

4

Students must earn a "C" or higher in MATH 110, MATH 111, and MATH 121.

Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours

Choose one from the following:

ART 191Enhancing Art Understanding

3

ENG 210Introduction to Film Studies

3

MU 129Music Listening

3

PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3

THR 100Introduction to Theatre

3

Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3

ENG 216Topics in Literature

3

Area II - The Social Sciences - 6 hours

ECON 241Principles of Macroeconomics

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ECON 241

AND Choose one of the following:
ANTH 210/SOC 210Cultural Anthropology

3

PSY 201General Psychology

3

PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3

SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3

Area II - History - 6 hours

Choose one of two sequences:
HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3

and

HIS 192World Civilization since 1500

3

or

HIS 201History of the United States I

3

and

HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours

Choose one:

BIO 100Principles of Biology

4

BIO 111General Biology I

3

AND Choose one of the following:
CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3

and

CHEM 103LFundamentals of Chemistry Lab

1

or

CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3

and

CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1

or

PS 100Physical Science

4

 

Required Business Core Courses - 48 hours

ACC 211Principles of Accounting I

3

ACC 212Principles of Accounting II

3

BUA 101Introduction to Business

3

BUA 251/ENG 351Business Communications

3

BUA 340Legal Environment of Business

3

BUA 365/ENGR 365Quantitative Methods I

3

BUA 496Business Policy

3

CIS 170Intro to Microcomputer Applications

3

CIS 300Principles of Information Systems

3

ECON 242Principles of Microeconomics

3

FIN 301/ECON 301Money and Banking

3

FIN 449Business Finance

3

MGT 363Principles of Management

3

MGT 460/BUA 460Business and Society

3

MGT 485/BUA 485International Business

3

MKT 362Principles of Marketing

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in Business Core Courses.

Required Management Courses - 18 hours

BUA 465/CIS 465Decision Analysis

3

MGT 364/HCA 364Organizational Structure & Behavior

3

MGT 368/HCA 368Human Resources Management

3

MGT 447Operations Management

3

MKT 490/MGT 490Marketing Management

3

MGT 499Management Internship

1-3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in Management courses.

Required Business Electives - 6 hours

Choose three courses designated as ACC, BUA, CIS, CST, ECON, FIN, IT, MGT, or MKT at the 300 level or above. The following specific courses are also accepted as business electives when not used in the GEC: BUA 200, CIS 220, CIS 225, CIS 240, MATH 121, and MATH 122. Students must earn a "C" or higher in Business electives.

General Electives - 1-5 hours

Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120 hours.

Total GEC Credit Hours (43-47 hours)
Total Required Business Core Courses (48 hours)
Total Required Management Courses (18 hours)
Total Required Business Electives (6 hours)
Total General Electives (1-5 hours)

120 minimum hours required for graduation.