MANAGEMENT

The Management major focuses on acquiring those competencies that constitute the accepted body of knowledge within the discipline as those competencies apply to management of small businesses and not-for-profit organizations (including governmental entities).

The competencies achieved in the Management major are the ability to:

• Analyze, within the context of the environment within which an organization operates, complex business problems, and apply appropriate techniques to solve these problems
  
• Evaluate and understand complex ethical issues and develop appropriate policies to address these
  
• Conduct quantitative analysis and research appropriate for management of organizations
  
• Understand and apply general management principles and skills, including organizational behavior and interpersonal communication, to engage in effective group work
  
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
  

The course sequence for a major in management is as follows:

Freshmen

MN 110S Principles of Management and Leadership
MN 272S Management Information Systems
MN 271S Principles of Accounting

Sophomores

EC 281S Microeconomics
EC 282S Macroeconomics (Micro and Macro may be taken in any sequence)
MN 260M Statistical Methods in Management and Economics

Juniors

MN 220 Quantitative Methods for Management and Economics (prerequisites: statistics, MN 272S, MN 271S, and EC 281S).
IB 369S Principles of Marketing
MN 371 Organizational Behavior and Leadership (prerequisites: Statistics and SO 101S)
MN 377 Introduction to Business Finance (prerequisites: MN 272S, MN 271S, and one of either EC 281S or 282S) OR
IB 378 Investment Finance (prerequisites: MN 271S and either EC 281S or 282S )
Two Management Electives

Seniors

Two Management Electives
MN 498 Business Policy and Strategic Management (comprehensive in management) Fall or Spring Term of Senior year. Prerequisite: Senior standing and successful completion of the writing portfolio.

Management majors are required to complete each course with a grade of C- or better. Management majors are encouraged to minor in one of the traditional liberal arts.

MANAGEMENT

A minor in management consists of six courses

MN 110S Principles of Management and Leadership
MN 260M Statistical Methods in Management & Economics
EC 281S Microeconomics or EC 282S Macroeconomics
MN371 Organizational Behavior and Leadership

and two of the following:

MN 271S Principles of Accounting
MN 377 Introduction to Business Finance
IB 369S Principles of Marketing

All courses for the minor must e passed with a grade of C- or better.