Management

Management includes business administration courses that provide understanding of general business operations, preparation for careers in administration in business and other organizations, and preparation for graduate study. Management majors choose a concentration in organizational management, nonprofit leadership, global business, or entrepreneurship.

Major (55 hours)

Required courses:

• Prerequisite of one course from:
  • Finite Mathematics — MATH 1300
  • Applied Calculus — MATH 1400
  • Calculus I — MATH 2010
• 37-hour business core
• Business Communications — BSNS 2550
• Human Resource Management — BSNS 3230
• Organizational Behavior and Theory — BSNS 4010

Choose one of the following concentrations:

• Organizational Management
  • Operations Management — BSNS 3240 
  • 6 hours from the following (at least 3 hours must be from BSNS courses):
    • Global Business — BSNS 3120
    • Introduction to Nonprofit Leadership — BSNS 3300
    • eBusiness/eCommerce — BSNS 3400
    • Topics in Business and Economics — BSNS 4240**
    • Business Plan Development — BSNS 4310
    • Business Internship — BSNS 4800
    • Interpersonal Relationships — PSYC 2100
    • Public Relations Foundations — COMM 2240


• Nonprofit Leadership
  • Introduction to Nonprofit Leadership — BSNS 3300
  • Planning and Fund Development in Nonprofit Organizations — BSNS 4300
  • 3 hours from:
    • Business Internship — BSNS 4800
    • Financial Management of Nonprofit Organizations — ACCT 3300


• Global Business
  • Global Business — BSNS 3120
  • International Management — BSNS 4120
  • 3 hours from:
    • Global Finance and Accounting — ACCT 3210
    • Global Marketing — BSNS 4250
    • Practicum in Service Experiences — INED 3500* or IBI Program


• Entrepreneurship
  • Opportunity Recognition and New Venture Feasibility — BSNS 3100
  • Business Plan Development — BSNS 4310
  • 3 hours from:
    • Global Business — BSNS 3120
    • Operations Management — BSNS 3240
    • eBusiness/eCommerce — BSNS 3400
    • Law for Entrepreneurs — BSNS 3440
    • Social Entrepreneurship: Building an Organizaiton to Create Social Change — BSNS 3450
    • Topics in Business and Economics — BSNS 4240*
    • Funding New Ventures — BSNS 4320
    • Business Internship — BSNS 4800


• Event Planning
  • Event Planning and Management — COMM 3250
  • Managing Effective Events — BSNS 3340
  • Event Strategies and Tactics — BSNS 4340
  • Business Internship — BSNS 4800

*Specific trip must have the approval of the Dean of the Falls School of Business.
**When taken to fulfill a requirement for a major or minor, BSNS 4240 must have the prior approval of the student's advisor.

View the Undergraduate Catalog for full course descriptions.