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Dr. Terence Holmes
Chair,
Department of Management, Marketing, and Business Administration
451 Business Building
Murray State University
Murray, KY 42071-3314
Ph.: (270) 809-6196
Fax: (270) 809-3740
Email: Dept. Management, Marketing, and Business Administration

Undergraduate Programs in Management

Within the management area, five options are offered which permit students to direct their studies toward specific management fields: entrepreneurship, human resources, information systems, marketing, and production systems. These 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 direct others. The curriculum in management is designed to provide professional training and to develop the competency of students for careers in the management of the business and economic affairs of modern organizations.

Management programs offered:
AREA IN MANAGEMENT
AREA IN MANAGEMENT/ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPTION
AREA IN MANAGEMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES OPTION
AREA IN MANAGEMENT/INFORMATION SYSTEMS OPTION
AREA IN MANAGEMENT/MARKETING OPTION
AREA IN MANAGEMENT/PRODUCTION SYSTEMS OPTION
 
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AREA IN MANAGEMENT
Course Work BSB Semester Hours BAB Semester Hours
University Studies Requirement 58-59 64-65
Business Core Requirements:
ACC 200 Principles of Accounting I (3 hrs.)
ACC 201 Principles of Accounting II (3 hrs.)
BPA 215 Business Communication (3 hrs.)
BPA 355 Information Systems and Decision Making (3 hrs.)
BPA 442 Business Ethics and Environment (3 hrs.)
FIN 330 Principles of Finance (3 hrs.)
LST 240 Legal Environment of Business (3 hrs.)
MGT 350 Fundamentals of Management (3 hrs.)
MGT 443 Management of Operations and Technology (3 hrs.)
MGT 590 Business Policy (3 hrs.)
MKT 360 Principles of Marketing (3 hrs.)
 33 33
Required Courses:
MGT 354 Techniques of Oral Reporting and Management Briefings (3 hrs.)
MGT 550 Human Resources Management (3 hrs.)
MGT 551 Organizational Behavior (3 hrs.)
MGT 552 Management of Operations and Technology II (3 hrs.)
MGT electives: 9 hrs approved by advisor
 21 21
Business Electives1: 9 3
Total Curriculum Requirements 121 121
 
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AREA IN MANAGEMENT/ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPTION
Course Work BSB Semester Hours BAB Semester Hours
University Studies Requirement 58-59 64-65
Business Core Requirements: 33 33
Required Courses:
MGT 354 Techniques of Oral Reporting and Management Briefings (3 hrs.)
MGT 550 Human Resources Management (3 hrs.)
MGT 551 Organizational Behavior (3 hrs.)
MGT 552 Management of Operations and Technology II (3 hrs.)
 12 12
Entrepreneurship Option1, select from the following courses:
MGT 358 Entrepreneurial Business Plan Development (3 hrs.)
MGT 420 Entrepreneurial Strategic Growth (3 hrs.)
MGT 488 Cooperative Education/Internship (3 hrs.)
MGT 490 Entrepreneurial Consulting (3 hrs.)
MKT 390 Entrepreneurial Marketing (3 hrs.)
 12 12
Business Electives1: 6 0
Total Curriculum Requirements 121 121
 
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AREA IN MANAGEMENT/HUMAN RESOURCES OPTION
Course Work BSB Semester Hours BAB Semester Hours
University Studies Requirement 58-59 64-65
Business Core Requirements: 33 33
Required Courses:
MGT 354 Techniques of Oral Reporting and Management Briefings (3 hrs.)
MGT 550 Human Resources Management (3 hrs.)
MGT 551 Organizational Behavior (3 hrs.)
MGT 552 Management of Operations and Technology II (3 hrs.)
 12 12
Human Resources Option1, select from the following courses:
MGT 488 Cooperative Education/Internship (3 hrs.)
MGT 553 Human Resource Selection (3 hrs.)
MGT 555 Training and Development (3 hrs.)
MGT 559 Compensation Management (3 hrs.)
MGT 572 Organization Development (3 hrs.)
MGT 575 Labor-Management Relations (3 hrs.)
MGT 577 Labor Law and Public Policy (3 hrs.)
OSH 192 Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health (3 hrs.)
OSH 550 Safety and Health Program Management and Training (3 hrs.)
 12 12
Business Electives1: 6 0
Total Curriculum Requirements 121 121
 
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AREA IN MANAGEMENT/INFORMATION SYSTEMS OPTION
Course Work BSB Semester Hours BAB Semester Hours
University Studies Requirement 58-59 64-65
Business Core Requirements: 33 33
Required Courses:
MGT 354 Techniques of Oral Reporting and Management Briefings (3 hrs.)
MGT 550 Human Resources Management (3 hrs.)
MGT 551 Organizational Behavior (3 hrs.)
MGT 552 Management of Operations and Technology II (3 hrs.)
 12 12
Information Systems Option1, select from the following courses:
CIS 304 Principles of Information Systems Analysis and Design (3 hrs.)
CIS 307 Database Design and Implementation (3 hrs.)
CSC 232 Visual Basic Programming I (3 hrs.)
GSC 521 Geographic Information Systems (3 hrs.)
MGT 488 Cooperative Education/Internship (3 hrs.)
MKT 475 Marketing Strategies for E-Commerce (3 hrs.)
 12 12
Business Electives1: 6 0
Total Curriculum Requirements 121 121
 
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AREA IN MANAGEMENT/MARKETING OPTION
Course Work BSB Semester Hours BAB Semester Hours
University Studies Requirement 58-59 64-65
Business Core Requirements: 33 33
Required Courses:
MGT 354 Techniques of Oral Reporting and Management Briefings (3 hrs.)
MGT 550 Human Resources Management (3 hrs.)
MGT 551 Organizational Behavior (3 hrs.)
MGT 552 Management of Operations and Technology II (3 hrs.)
 12 12
Marketing Option1, select from the following courses:
JMC 394 Introduction to Advertising2 (3 hrs.) OR
MKT 460 Principles of Advertising (3 hrs.)
MGT 488 Cooperative Education/Internship (3 hrs.) OR
MKT 488 Cooperative Education/Internship (3 hrs.)
MKT 361 Selling and Sales Management (3 hrs.)
MKT 369 Retailing Management (3 hrs.)
MKT 396 International Marketing Seminar (3 hrs.)
MKT 437 Senior Honors Thesis (3 hrs.)
MKT 461 Principles of Purchasing (3 hrs.)
MKT 462 Sales Management (3 hrs.)
MKT 463 Consumer Behavior (3 hrs.)
MKT 470 Logistics Management (3 hrs.)
MKT 475 Marketing Strategies for E-Commerce (3 hrs.)
MKT 489 Cooperative Education/Internship (3 hrs.)
MKT 499 Senior Seminar (3 hrs.)
MKT 564 Marketing Channels (3 hrs.)
MKT 565 Marketing Research (3 hrs.)
MKT 566 Marketing Management (3 hrs.)
MKT 567 Marketing Planning and Strategy (3 hrs.)
MKT 568 Global Marketing Management (3 hrs.)
MKT 595 Special Problems(3 hrs.)
 12 12
Business Electives1: 6 0
Total Curriculum Requirements 121 121
 
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AREA IN MANAGEMENT/PRODUCTION SYSTEMS OPTION
Course Work BSB Semester Hours BAB Semester Hours
University Studies Requirement 58-59 64-65
Business Core Requirements: 33 33
Required Courses:
MGT 354 Techniques of Oral Reporting and Management Briefings (3 hrs.)
MGT 550 Human Resources Management (3 hrs.)
MGT 551 Organizational Behavior (3 hrs.)
MGT 552 Management of Operations and Technology II (3 hrs.)
 12 12
Production Systems Option1, select from the following courses:
ACC 303 Cost Accounting (3 hrs.)
IET 591 Materials Management (3 hrs.)
IET 592 Productions Systems and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (3 hrs.)
IET 597 Quality Control (3 hrs.)
ITD 104 Computer-Aided Design (3 hrs.)
ITD 300 Industrial Product Design (3 hrs.)
ITD 420 Equipment Maintenance and Materials Processing (3 hrs.)
MGT 488 Cooperative Education/Internship (3 hrs.)
MGT 575 Labor-Management Relations (3 hrs.)
MKT 461 Principles of Purchasing (3 hrs.)
MKT 470 Logistics Management (3 hrs.)
 12 12
Business Electives1: 6 0
Total Curriculum Requirements 121 121
 
Important Note:
1 A maximum of three hours cooperative education credit counts toward the degree.
2 MKT 360 must be taken as prerequisite by all business program students.

 

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