Management Major & Options

Administrative Management

It is the name for the option designed to prepare managers in the broadest sense. It is the most popular option as the courses required are designed to provide a solid management foundation and the greatest degree of flexibility in career choice. Majors completing this option are exposed to all areas of management theory and practice without focusing extensively on any one area. It provides a launching platform into managerial jobs in almost all industries as well as a solid foundation for graduate school.

Production and Operations Management

It is an option designed for those students interested in the design and manufacture of a company's goods or services. Courses in purchasing, materials management, and management decision making are designed to prepare graduates who aspire to positions such as plant managers, production controllers or schedulers, inventory managers, and purchasing and materials managers.

Human Resource Management

It is the option selected by students who are interested in pursuing careers in an organization's human resources area. Majors in this option take some general management courses as well as a number of classes designed to provide expertise specific to managing human resources. These students typically find employment related to the recruitment, selection, training, development, and compensation of a company's employees. Union and industrial relations are also addressed.

International Business Administration

It is an option for those interested in working for a multinational corporation. This option has seen rapid growth in the past few years as more and more students seek positions that will take them to other parts of the globe. Competence in a second language as well as knowledge of foreign cultures and business practices is acquired in this option to complement basic management and international management courses.

Entrepreneurship

It is the option for students who dream of owning their own company. Courses in entrepreneurship and new venture management inform students on the process of designing new ventures or obtaining franchises, preparing complete business plans, acquiring starting capital, working in a family owned business, as well as the daily running of operations.

Entertainment Management

The Entertainment Management major was developed in response to national and regional growth in the entertainment sector of the economy. The program is interdisciplinary in nature with a focus on the management of entertainment artists, events, venues, and sports.  The program is designed to provide future managers with a solid business foundation as well as a knowledge of the unique facets of the entertainment industry.

Degree Requirements

The Degree Requirements for the each program can be found at the Business Advisement Center, located in Glass Hall 106.