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:
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 effective use of human resources.

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.

 

Management majors may pursue a track in leadership or in human resource management.

Human Resource Management Track

Management majors interested in course work related to human resource management may pursue a Human Resource Management track by meeting the following requirements within the management major:

• Complete MANA 4330 (Introduction to Human Resource Management) and MANA 4347 (Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility).

• Select 12 semester hours from the following:
  
  • MANA 4336 (The Legal Environment of Management)
  • MANA 4338 (Performance Management Systems)
  • MANA 4353 (Management Training and Career Development)
  • MANA 4354 (Issues in Equal Employment Opportunity)
  • MANA 4355 (Selection and Staffing)
  • Other approved 4000-level management courses related to human resource management (consult the management advisor for an approved list).

• Select 6 hours of approved advanced business electives.

 

Leadership Track

Management majors interested in course work related to leadership may pursue a Leadership track by meeting the following requirements within the management major:

• Complete MANA 4346 (Leadership Development) and MANA 4347 (Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility).
• Select 12 semester hours from the following:
  • MANA 4330 (Introduction to Human Resource Management)
  • MANA 4336 (The Legal Environment of Management)
  • MANA 4341 (Leading Organizational Change)
  • MANA 4385 (Introduction to Strategic Management)
  • MANA 4348 (Global Leadership)
  • Other approved 4000-level management courses related to leadership (consult the management advisor for an approved list).

• Select 6 hours of approved advanced business electives.

 

Majors list
Required Hours

Catalog Publish Date: August 18, 2011
This Page Last Updated: October 3, 2011
Effective Date of Archive: August 20, 2012