- Faculty
- Field Description
- The Majors and Specializations
- The Minors and Courses
- Minors for Non-Business Major
- Courses
- Department of Management Site
Field Description
Management is the science and art of running an organization. It involves setting goals, planning, organizing human and other resources, implementing plans, and guiding the organization to achieve desired goals. Management applies to for-profit, not-for-profit, and governmental organizations; it applies to small and larger organizations, to family-owned and stockholder-owned firms, and to units within larger organizations. Management is interdisciplinary and integrates contributions from various fields of knowledge.
The Major and Specializations
The management major prepares the student for entry level positions in operations management or personnel administration; for the broader managerial responsibilities that usually come with promotion and continue to expand throughout ones career; or to start and manage an entrepreneurial venture. Courses are designed to develop the necessary skills, insight, and knowledge for dealing with the human and organizational aspect of management and also to develop the analytical, creative, and quantitative skills required for allocating and utilizing resources and for making managerial decisions.
The Department of Management (MGT) offers courses in the concepts and techniques for managing all kinds of organizations. The department offers three specializations: entrepreneurship (ENT), human resource management (HRM), and operations management (OM). Each is outlined in detail below.
Entrepreneurship
Program Learning Goals
| Operational Skills | Students will be able to Identify and respond to operational issues of entrepreneurial ventures |
| Strategy Skills | Students will be able to Identify, generalize and apply venture start-up and growth strategy issues |
| Business Opportunity Recognition Skills | Students will be able to analyze various business opportunities by applying systematic theoretical frameworks |
| Business Modeling and Planning Skills | Students will be able to develop a value proposition for a new or existing venture and embed it in a sustainable business model and plan |
| Required Courses (12 Credits) | ||
| Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset | 3 credits | |
| Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 3 credits | |
| Designing for Innovation | 3 credits | |
| Entrepreneurship in the Wild | 3 credits | |
Elective Courses (9 credits) Students must take three elective courses, at least two of which must come from the following list. For the third elective, students may choose from this same list, | ||
| An Entrepreneurial Pre-Launch Journey | 3 credits | |
| Family Enterprise Dynamics | 3 credits | |
| Entrepreneurial Teams, Networks, and Alliances | 3 credits | |
| The Art of Persuasion | 3 credits | |
| Multicultural Entrepreneurial Experiences | 3 credits | |
| New Venture Funding | 3 credits | |
| New Venture Management | 3 credits | |
| Technology and Innovation in Entrepreneurship | 3 credits | |
| Social Entrepreneurship | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 3 credits | |
Human Resource Management (HRM)
Program Learning Goals
| Organizational Behavior Proficiency | Students will comprehend concepts that help identify behavioral problems in work organizations |
| Human Resource Management Proficiency | Students will develop the capability to generate plans, programs, or systems for the Human Resource function |
Required Courses 9 credits
Management: A Behavioral Approach | 3 credits | |
Management and Society | 3 credits | |
Human Resource Management | 3 credits |
Specialization Courses 15 credits
Students must take five additional management courses, at least four of which are to be chosen from the following list:
Organizational Design | 3 credits | |
Organizational Behavior: A Micro Perspective | 3 credits | |
Organizational Change | 3 credits | |
Management of Organizational Productivity | 3 credits | |
Management of Compensation | 3 credits | |
Employee Development and Training | 3 credits | |
Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining | 3 credits | |
| Human Resource Metrics | 3 credits | |
Conflict Management Procedures | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Human Resource Management | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Human Resource Management | 1.5 credits | |
Management of Multinational Corporations | 3 credits |
The fifth specialization elective can be any Department of Management course or another course approved by a department advisor.
Operations Management (OM)
Program Learning Goals
| Technical Skills | Students will be able to demonstrate technical competence with Operations Management techniques |
| Interpretive Skills | Students will be able to interpret results of Operations Management techniques and make relevant recommendations |
| Integrative Problem Solving Skills | Students will be able to integrate more than one Operations Management technique to solve a problem |
| Contextual Skills | Students will be able to identify and explain broad issues affecting Operations Management such as strategy and globalization |
Required Courses 21 credits
Management: A Behavioral Approach | 3 credits | |
Business Decision Models ( ) | 3 credits | |
Introduction to Supply Chain Management | 3 credits | |
Business Process Analysis | 3 credits | |
Management and Society | 3 credits | |
Cases in Operations Management | 3 credits | |
Service Operations Strategy | 3 credits |
Specialization Elective 3 credits
Students must take one elective course, to be selected in consultation with an advisor.
| Special Topics in Operations Management | 1 credit | |
| Special Topics in Operations Management | 2 credits | |
| Special Topics in Operations Management | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Operations Management | 1.5 credits |
The Minors*
*Optional second minors open only to students pursuing a major within the Zicklin School of Business.
Each minor consists of 9 credits.
Entrepreneurship (ENT)
| Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset | 3 credits | |
| Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 3 credits | |
| Designing for Innovation | 3 credits |
Social Innovation
| Required Courses (capstone) | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | 3 credits | |
Elective Courses (Students must take one course from the following list:) | ||
| / | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 credits |
| Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 credits | |
| Global Ecology | 3 credits | |
| Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development | 3 credits | |
| Ethics, Economics, and the Business System | 3 credits | |
| Environmental Ethics | 3 credits | |
| Social Welfare Policy | 3 credits | |
| Immigration and Integration in the U.S. | 3 credits | |
| Urban Public Policy | 3 credits | |
| Urban Sociology | 3 credits | |
| Social Inequality | 3 credits | |
| Social Movements | 3 credits | |
| Students must take one course from the following list: | ||
| Ethics and Civic Engagement | 3 credits | |
| Models of Service Delivery | 3 credits | |
| Building Cities: Markets and Government | 3 credits | |
| Housing and Community Development Policy | 3 credits | |
| Cities and Sustainability | 3 credits | |
| Reforming Education | 3 credits | |
Human Resource Management (HRM)
Management: A Behavioral Approach | 3 credits | |
Human Resource Management | 3 credits | |
| plus any other 3-credit MGT course | ||
Operations Management (OM)
Business Decision Models ( ) | 3 credits | |
Introduction to Supply Chain Management | 3 credits | |
| plus any other 3-credit MGT course | ||
Minors for Non-Business Major
Students in the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences or in the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs who wish to take business courses may do so by declaring a minor in entrepreneurship or in human resources. Before declaring the minor, they must either complete BUS 1001 (1 credit) or have previously completed BUS 1011 (3 credits). To be awarded the minor, students must have a GPA of 2.0 or more in the courses included in the minor. Eligibility to declare such a minor is restricted to students who have an overall GPA of 2.0 or more at the time they declare the minor. Courses that apply to the minor may not be used for any other requirement. This minor does not fulfill the requirement to complete a Tier III minor.
Students must choose three courses (9 credits) from the following:
Entrepreneurship
| Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset | 3 credits | |
| Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 3 credits | |
| Designing for Innovation | 3 credits |
Social Innovation
| Required Courses (capstone) | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | 3 credits | |
Elective Courses (Students must take one course from the following list:) | ||
| / | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 credits |
| Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 credits | |
| Global Ecology | 3 credits | |
| Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development | 3 credits | |
| Ethics, Economics, and the Business System | 3 credits | |
| Environmental Ethics | 3 credits | |
| Social Welfare Policy | 3 credits | |
| Immigration and Integration in the U.S. | 3 credits | |
| Urban Public Policy | 3 credits | |
| Urban Sociology | 3 credits | |
| Social Inequality | 3 credits | |
| Social Movements | 3 credits | |
| Students must take one course from the following list: | ||
| Ethics and Civic Engagement | 3 credits | |
| Models of Service Delivery | 3 credits | |
| Building Cities: Markets and Government | 3 credits | |
| Housing and Community Development Policy | 3 credits | |
| Cities and Sustainability | 3 credits | |
| Reforming Education | 3 credits | |
Human Resources
Psychology majors must take:
plus one of the following elective courses:
The Management of Compensation | 3 credits | |
Employee Development and Training | 3 credits | |
Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining | 3 credits | |
Conflict Management Procedures | 3 credits |
Other non-business majors take:
Fundamentals of Management | 3 credits | |
Management: A Behavioral Approach | 3 credits | |
Human Resource Management | 3 credits |
Courses in Management (MGT)
| Special Topics in Management | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Management | 1.5 credits | |
Fundamentals of Management | 3 credits | |
Service Operations Management | 3 credits | |
Management: A Behavioral Approach | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Human Resource Management | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Human Resource Management | 1.5 credits | |
Business Decision Models | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Operations Management | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Operations Management | 1.5 credits | |
Introduction to Supply Chain Management | 3 credits | |
Business Process Analysis | 3 credits | |
Management and Society | 3 credits | |
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
Entrepreneurship Management
Course title change to: An Entrepreneurial Pre-Launch Journey (effective Fall 2020) | 3 credits | |
Entrepreneurial Teams, Networks, and Alliances starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
Multicultural Entrepreneurial Experiences starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 1.5 credits | |
Special Topics in Management | 3 credits | |
Special Topics in Management | 1.5 credits | |
Organizational Design | 3 credits | |
Organizational Behavior: A Micro Perspective | 3 credits | |
Organizational Change | 3 credits | |
The Management of Organizational Productivity | 3 credits | |
Human Resource Management | 3 credits | |
The Management of Compensation | 3 credits | |
Employee Development and Training | 3 credits | |
Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining | 3 credits | |
| Human Resource Metrics | 3 credits | |
Conflict Management Procedures | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Human Resource Management | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Human Resource Management | 1.5 credits | |
Cases in Operations Management | 3 credits | |
Managerial Decision Making | 3 credits | |
Service Operations Strategy | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Operations Management | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Operations Management | 1.5 credits | |
Management of Multinational Corporations | 3 credits | |
Designing for Innovation starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
New Venture Funding starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
New Venture Management starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
Entrepreneurial Experiences
No longer offered starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
Family Business Management
Course number and title change to: MGT 3962 Family Enterprise Dynamics (effective Fall 2020) | 3 credits | |
Entrepreneurial Startups
No longer offered starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
Leadership Development and Entrepreneurial Applications
No longer offered starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
Social Business: Social Networking for Entrepreneurs
No longer offered starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
Technology, Innovation, and Design in Entrepreneurship
Course title change to: Technology and Innovation in Entrepreneurship (effective Fall 2020) | 3 credits | |
Critical Conversations for Entrepreneurs: Selling and Negotiating
Course number and title change to: MGT 3968 The Art of Persuasion (effective Fall 2020) | 3 credits | |
Social Entrepreneurship | 3 credits | |
Creating Entrepreneurial Communities
No longer offered starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
Women and Entrepreneurship
No longer offered starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
Entrepreneurship: Managing Ventures Within the Corporation
No longer offered starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 1.5 credits | |
Management Internship | 3 credits | |
Entrepreneurship in the Wild starting Fall 2020 | 3 credits | |
Hon Fund of Mgt | 3 credits | |
Hon Serv Opr Mgt | 3 credits | |
Hon Mgt Behavior | 3 credits | |
Entrepreneurship Management Honors
Course title change to: An Entrepreneurial Pre-Launch Journey (effective Fall 2020) | 3 credits | |
Hon Management I | 3 credits | |
Hon Management II | 3 credits |