The Department of Management offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management. The BBA Management (MGMT) major equips students with the academic knowledge and professional skills they need to pursue rewarding careers in a variety of industries. Students select from one of four specializations, or tracks, which provide academic focus and career direction for student interests.
The BBA MGMT-Human Resource Managementtrack is designed for students interested in learning how HR professionals develop and implement workplace policies and initiatives regarding employee recruiting, selection, compensation, training & development, performance management, career planning, and employee & labor relations. A career in human resources allows HR professionals to engage in the strategic management of an organization’s human capital.
Upper-Level Entry Requirements
Admission to the upper-level major of management (MGMT) requires satisfactory completion of specific coursework. To review requirements and application procedures see Upper-Level Entry Requirements and Application Procedures.
Lower-Level Business Program (BUAD)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| BUSN101 | Freshman Business Initiative 1 | 3 |
| MATH140 | Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences 2 | 3 |
| American history 3 | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Communication | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECON202 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| MATH142 | Business Calculus 4 | 3 |
| American history 3 | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Social and behavioral sciences | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT229 | Introductory Accounting | 3 |
| ECON203 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| ISTM210 | Fundamentals of Information Systems | 3 |
| POLS206 | American National Government 3 | 3 |
| Communication 1 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT230 | Introductory Accounting | 3 |
| BUSN203 | Statistical Methods for Business 5 | 3 |
| Creative arts 1 | 3 | |
| Language, philosophy and culture | 3 | |
| Life and physical sciences | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 60 | |
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Refer to the specific major notes below for variations from the Business (lower level) requirements.
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MATH148, MATH152, MATH168 and MATH172 will be accepted in lieu of MATH140.
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For those students under ROTC contract, see Requirement 7 of the "Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree."
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MATH147,MATH151 and MATH171 will be accepted in lieu of MATH142.
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STAT211 will be accepted in lieu of BUSN203.
Management Information Systems: Students intending to major in Management Information Systems must addISTM250 Business Programming Logic and Design (3 credits) to second year fall curriculum in Business (lower level). The communication elective can be taken during the third year fall.
Business Honors: Students admitted to Business Honors take BUSN125Business Learning Community I (3 credits) in place of BUSN101 in the first year fall curriculum and must add BUSN225 Business Competency (3 credits) to the second year spring curriculum in Business (lower level). The creative arts elective can be taken during the third year fall.
Finance: Students intending to major in Finance must add FINC210 to freshman year curriculum in Business (lower-level). The general elective taken in the fourth year can be reduced by 1 credit.
Upper-Level Management Program
| Third Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| FINC341 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MGMT311 | Legal and Social Environment of Business | 3 |
| MGMT363 | Managing People in Organizations | 3 |
| MKTG321 | Marketing 1 | 3 |
| International elective 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGMT373 | Managing Human Resources | 3 |
| MGMT421 | Management Data Analytics and Visualization | 3 |
| MGMT450/IBUS450 | International Environment of Business 2 | 3 |
| POLS207 | State and Local Government 3 | 3 |
| SCMT364 | Operations Management | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGMT425 | Human Resource Selection 4 | 3 |
| MGMT430/WGST430 or MGMT435 | Employment Discrimination Law 4 or Labor Law and Policy | 3 |
| MGMT439 | Negotiations | 3 |
| Business elective 5 | 3 | |
| General electives 6 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGMT466 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MGMT directed electives 4 | 6 | |
| General electives 6 | 6 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 60 | |
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This course is an approved writing-designated (W) or oral communication (C) business course. See your academic advisor for additional information.
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Six hours required. Management majors must take MGMT450/IBUS450 as three of these required credit hours. A complete list of approved courses is available in the Undergraduate Advising Office. Three of the six required hours simultaneously fulfill the university's International and Cultural Diversity Graduation requirement.
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For those students under ROTC contract, see Requirement 7 of the "Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree."
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Select in consultation with a management academic advisor. A list of acceptable courses is available in the Undergraduate Advising Office.
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Any 300- or 400-level business course (ACCT, FINC, IBUS, ISTM, MKTG, SCMT) except MGMT 300-499, ACCT484, ACCT485, FINC341, FINC409, FINC484, FINC485, IBUS301, IBUS450/MGMT450, IBUS452/MGMT452, IBUS457/MGMT457, IBUS484, IBUS485, ISTM484, ISTM485, MKTG321, MKTG409, MKTG484, MKTG485, SCMT309, SCMT364, SCMT484, SCMT485.
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Elective courses are open to any course offered for university credit, except ACCT209, ACCT210, FINC409, IBUS301, ISTM209, KINE198,MGMT209, MGMT309, MKTG409, SCMT309. Additional restrictions may apply; see academic advisor for information. May be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
