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The Management Program

Within the Management Area, five options are offered which permit students to direct their studies toward specific management career fields: Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Information Systems, Marketing and Production Systems. The above programs prepare students for both beginning work experiences and for graduate study in business. Today's manager must combine sophisticated decision making ability with the ability to lead and to develop the competency of students for careers in the management of business and economic affairs of modern business organizations. 
Why management?
Prepare to be the leader. (The boss always makes the most money.)
Pursue an established career path in a large company.
Become an entrepreneur. (Manage your own small business.)
Work for international companies.
Obtain a multidimensional perspective of business.
Prepare for various management certifications examinations. (i.e. PHR: Professional of Human Resources.)
Jobs for the 21st Century
A sample of the types of jobs for which a Management Degree prepares you are:

Compensation Specialist
Human Resource Management
Production and Operations Management
Corporate Planning and Development
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Purchasing
Distribution and Logistics
International Corporate Assignments
Quality Assurance
Management of Technology
Management of Information and Telecommunications Systems
Banking 

Entrance Standards for Business Programs
To make the management program more attractive to businesses, students must meet certain standards to take upper-level courses. Upon completion of at least 20 courses (60 semester hours) a student may be eligible to be admitted to the program. The student must have a 2.3 GPA for these courses.
Program Requirements
University Studies  64-70 hrs
Business Core      33 hrs
Required Courses       21 hrs
Business Electives   4-10 hrs

 

 


 
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