Management Department

Chair: 
Leanne Atwater

Professors:
Leanne Atwater, Laura Cardinal, Robert T. Keller, J. Timothy McMahon, Carl C. Miller, James S. Phillips, Joseph Pratt, Andrew D. Szilagyi, Jr., Steve Werner, L. Alan Witt

Associate Professors:
Derek Avery, Roger N. Blakeney, Dennis Bozeman, Richard S. DeFrank, Teri Longacre, Dale E. Rude, Dusya Vera

Assistant Professors:
Barbara Carlin (Clinical), Abigail Hubbard (Clinical), Carla Jones, Yi Liu, Seemantini Pathak, William Walker (Clinical), Lori Whisenant (Clinical)

The Department of Management (MANA)
offers a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in management. This major is excellent preparation for students who wish to pursue graduate studies in administrative sciences or are interested in general management and management trainee positions. Elective courses in leadership, human resource management and strategic management are available to those interested in these specialized areas.

This major focuses on the behavior of individuals and groups within formal organizations, with particular emphasis upon the application of theory and research to management practice. Topics receiving primary emphasis include leadership and motivation, decision making, the adaptation of organizations to their environment, and the planning for and use of human resources in both the public and private sectors.

Management Requirements

Business majors must meet the business, nonbusiness, and elective requirements for a baccalaureate degree as well as the following for a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in management:

1. Select 18 semester hours from any 4000-level management electives.
2. Select six semester hours of approved advanced electives in business.

Majors list
Required Hours

Catalog Publish Date: August 19, 2010
This Page Last Updated: July 1, 2010
Effective Date of Archive: August 15, 2011