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Curriculum Requirements
The management major program is designed to help the student develop a conceptual and analytical framework basic to the effective management of businesses and other organizations. The suggested electives in the human resources management track are especially relevant for those individuals who desire career fields in personnel administration, labor relations, organization development, and related fields. The suggested electives in systems and operations management are especially relevant for those individuals who desire career fields in production and operations management, information systems, and related fields. Students should consult their advisers or a faculty member in management when selecting management electives.
All course work for the major must be taken for a grade (no Pass/No Pass).
Given the major courses are completed during the junior and senior year, CBA students are also expected to have completed the following general college requirements before enrolling in the major course work: Module 0, Module 1 (Areas A and B), Module 2 (Area A) and all Module 3 course work.
The requirements for the major (Module 5), in addition to the general College requirements, consists of 21 hours of course work from the following:
Many students choose to pursue an emphasis in one of four areas of management, although it is not noted on the transcript or diploma. The major will be listed as “management”, regardless of the emphasis pursued.
Human Resource Emphasis
Students who wish to emphasize human resources management for the major are encouraged, but not required, to choose their seven management elective (Module 5) courses from the following list:
The following courses should be considered when selecting elective courses (not applicable to Module 5) for students wishing to emphasize human resources management:
Entrepreneurship Emphasis
Students who wish to emphasize entrepreneurship for the major are encouraged, but not required, to choose their seven management elective (Module 5) courses from the following list:
The following courses should be considered when selecting Module 6 or 8 elective courses for students wishing to emphasize entrepreneurship:
Management Information Systems Emphasis
Students who wish to emphasize management information systems and operations management for the major are encouraged, but not required, to choose their seven management elective (Module 5) courses from the following list:
The following courses should be considered when selecting elective courses (not applicable to Module 5) for students wishing to emphasize management information systems and operations management:
Strategic Management Emphasis
Students who wish to emphasize strategic management for the major are encouraged, but not required, to choose their seven management elective (Module 5) courses from the following list:
The following courses should be considered when selecting elective courses (not applicable to Module 5) for students wishing to emphasize strategic management.
With any of the four plans, courses may only be selected from the approved list. MNGT and/or MIST 121, 150, 331, 350, 360, 398, 399 (Independent Study), 499 and 475 may not be counted toward the major. The only exception is MNGT 398 and BSAD 491, which may be counted if they were taken as part of the Pan Pacific Study Tour.
Management Minor Requirements
The management minor is available to College of Business Administration students only. Management course work used for this minor cannot be double counted toward business degree requirements (with the exception of business electives), major, or other business minor requirements.
To fulfill the requirements for a management minor, students must complete twelve graded hours of management course work (no Pass/No Pass) at the 300/400 level.
