Management Major Tracks

Within the management major there are three tracks that a student can pursue:

Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurship Track is designed for business students interested in developing new business initiatives and in acquiring self-reliance in the business world. Students must take seven (7) of the following courses (21 credit hours) and receive a minimum grade of "C" in each course.

Students must take the following required courses (12 credit hours):

Three of the following elective courses (9 credit hours):


PLAN OF STUDY: Entrepreneurship Track

Traditional
Junior Year
Semester Course   Credits Done
FALL CGS 3300 Introduction to Information Systems 3  
  COM 3150 Advanced Communication for Business 3  
  FIN 3403 Financial Management
 3  
  MAN 3025 Organization and Management 3  
SPRING ECO 3202 Applied Macroeconomics 3  
  MAN 4151 Organizational Behavior 3  
  ENT 4113 Entrepreneurship 3  
  MAR 3023 Marketing Management 3  
SUMMER QMB 3200 Applications of Quantitative Methods 3  
    Business Elective 3  
Senior Year
Semester Course   Credits Done
FALL GEB 4110 Business Plan Development 3  
  MAN 4301 Human Resource Management 3  
    Track Elective 3  
    Track Elective 3  
SPRING BUL 4310 Legal Environment of Business 3  
  MAN 4504 Operations Management 3  
    Track Elective 3  
    Business Elective 3  
SUMMER MAN 4720 Strategic Management 3  
    Business Elective 3  
* All prerequisites are strictly enforced by the College of Business Administration.

Green Management

Going green is part of the challenge of managing the interface between organizations and their social, economic, political, technological and ecological environments. Courses in this track build valuable skills in business-community leadership, global environmental and stakeholder management, ethics and innovative project design.

Students must take seven of the following courses (21 credit hours) and receive a grade of "C" or higher in each course.

Three required courses (9 credit hours)

Management Tools: One Course Required

Social Environment: Two Courses Required

  • MAN 4028 Community Service Program Management
  • MAN 4064 Crisis Management
  • MAN 4065 Business Ethics
  • MAN 4701 Business & Society
  • MAN 4702 Emergency and Disaster Management
  • MAN 4711 Business-Community Leadership
  • MAN 4948  Service Learning

Political, Legal and Economic Environment: One Course Required

  • MAN 4602 International Business
  • MAN 4672 International Business Regulation and Ethics
  • MAN 4707 Managing Organizational Reputations
  • MAN 4712 International Business-Government Regulations
  • ENV 4411 Human Organizations & Ecosystem Management
  • HFT 3701 Sustainable Tourism Practices

PLAN OF STUDY: Green Management Track

Traditional
Junior Year
Semester Course   Credits Done
FALL CGS 3300 Introduction to Information Systems 3  
  COM 3150 Advanced Communication for Business 3  
  FIN 3403 Financial Management

3

  
  MAN 3025 Organization and Management 3  
SPRING ECO 3202 Applied Macroeconomics 3  
  MAN 4151 Organizational Behavior

3

  
  ENT 4742 Environmental Management 3  
  MAR 3023 Marketing Management 3  
SUMMER QMB 3200 Applications of Quantitative Methods

3

  
    Elective - Upper Division 3  
Senior Year
Semester Course   Credits Done
FALL   Social Environment Management Course 3  
    Political, Legal and Economic Environmental Course 3  
    Management Tools Course 3  
    Business Elective 3  
SPRING BUL 4310 Legal Environment of Business 3  
  MAN 4504 Operations Management 3  
  MAN 4787 Green Management 3  
    Social Environment Course 3  
SUMMER MAN 4720 Strategic Management 3  
    Business Elective 3  
* All prerequisites are strictly enforced by the College of Business Administration.

Leadership and Change Management

This track offers a selection of courses designed to develop key skills necessary for future success in organizational leadership roles. Increasingly in demand among employers, these skills include leading groups and teams, managing change in organizations, managing organizational reputations, crisis/emergency management, and navigating ethical challenges in today's complex business environment.

Students are required to obtain a minimum grade of "C" in each of the seven (7) courses to successfully complete track requirements.

Management courses required for track:

Seven courses are required to complete the track. All students must complete the first four courses, as well as selections from the three menus below.

Professional Responsibility (one of the following):

Crisis/Disaster Management (one of the following):

Track Electives (one of the following):

To earn this track all required courses require a grade of "C" or higher.


PLAN OF STUDY (Suggested)

Traditional
Junior Year
Semester
Course
   Credits Done
FALL CGS 3300 Introduction to Information Systems 3  
  COM 3150 Advanced Communication for Business 3  
  FIN 3403 Financial Management
 3  
  MAN 3025 Organization and Management 3  
SPRING ECO 3202 Applied Macroeconomics 3  
  MAN 4151 Organizational Behavior 3  
  MAN 4164 Leadership 3  
  MAR 3023 Marketing Management 3  
SUMMER QMB 3200 Applications of Quantitative Methods 3  
    Business Elective 3  
Senior Year
Semester
Course
   Credits Done
FALL MAN 4741 Managing Change In Organizations 3
  MAN 4707 Managing Organizational Reputations 3
    Professional Responsibility Course 3
    Business Elective 3
SPRING BUL 4310 Legal Environment of Business 3
  MAN 4504 Operations Management 3
    Track Elective 3
    Crisis/Disaster Management Course 3
SUMMER MAN 4720 Strategic Management 3
    Business Elective 3
* All prerequisites are strictly enforced by the College of Business Administration.

Marketing Major Tracks

Marketing majors also have the opportunity to select a track in Logistics.

Logistics

The Ryder Center for Logistics offers this track to students pursuing their BBA. Students study a wide range of topics, including distribution channels, materials planning, purchasing, warehousing, inventory management, transportation, global sourcing and logistics, and strategic logistics management.

Track courses (3 credit hours each):

Electives: Please consult with your advisor about recommended electives.

Example of a Sales Management Concentration

Example of an Export/Import Concentration

Example of a Distribution Management Concentration