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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 same course cannot be applied to both a student's major and minor.
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 complete nine credits of electives, at least six of which must come from the following list. For the remaining three credits, students may choose from this same list, or students may choose any 3-credit 3000-level or 4000-level course from the Marxe, Weissman, or Zicklin Schools by submitting thejustification for an identified course to the Entrepreneurship AreaCoordinator, who will notify the Registrar, if the course isapproved. | ||
| An Entrepreneurial Pre-Launch Journey | 3 credits | |
| Family Enterprise Dynamics | 3 credits | |
| The Art of Persuasion | 3 credits | |
| Multicultural Entrepreneurial Experiences | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 1.5 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 | |
| Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 1.5 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 (course title change to "Organizational Behavior: Understanding People at Work" effective Fall 2023) | 3 credits | |
Management and Society | 3 credits | |
Course no. change to MGT 3400 effective Fall 2023 | 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 Behavior: A Micro Perspective | 3 credits | |
Organizational Change | 3 credits | |
Management of Compensation (course title change to "Performance Management and Total Rewards" effective Fall 2023) | 3 credits | |
Employee Development and Training | 3 credits | |
Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (course title change to "Employee & Labor Relations" effective Spring 2023) | 3 credits | |
| Human Resource Metrics | 3 credits | |
Conflict Management Procedures (course title change to "The Psychology of Negotiation" effective Fall 2023) | 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 |
Operations Management and Consulting Track
| Required Courses (21 Credits) | ||
| Business Decision Models | 3 credits | |
| Supply Chain Management | 3 credits | |
| Business Process Analysis | 3 credits | |
| Project Management | 3 credits | |
Improving Business Processes with Lean and Six Sigma | 3 credits | |
| Cases in Operations Management | 3 credits | |
| Operations Management Consulting | 3 credits | |
Elective Courses (3 credits) Choose one course from the following: | ||
| Management and Society | 3 credits | |
| Conflict Management Procedures | 3 credits | |
Operations Management and Analytics Track
| Required Courses (15 Credits) | ||
| Business Decision Models | 3 credits | |
| Supply Chain Management | 3 credits | |
| Business Process Analysis | 3 credits | |
| Cases in Operations Management | 3 credits | |
| Operations Management Consulting | 3 credits | |
Elective Courses (9 credits) Choose any three courses from the following: | ||
| Project Management | 3 credits | |
Improving Business Processes with Lean and Six Sigma | 3 credits | |
Advanced Managerial Decision Making with Analytics | 3 credits | |
| Programming for Analytics | 3 credits | |
| Data Mining for Business Analytics | 3 credits | |
Quantitative Decision Making for Business II | 3 credits | |
| System Simulation | 3 credits | |
| Statistical Computing | 3 credits | |
| Business Statistics II | 3 credits | |
Regression and Forecasting Models for Business Applications | 3 credits | |
| Advanced Data Mining | 3 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 (course title change to "Organizational Behavior: Understanding People at Work" effective Fall 2023) | 3 credits | |
Course no. change to MGT 3400 effective Fall 2023 | Human Resource Management | 3 credits |
| plus any other 3-credit MGT course | ||
Operations Management (OM)
| Choose any three courses from the following (9 credits) | ||
| Business Decision Models | 3 credits | |
| Supply Chain Management | 3 credits | |
| Business Process Analysis | 3 credits | |
| Project Management | 3 credits | |
Improving Business Processes with Lean and Six Sigma | 3 credits | |
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:
Fundamentals of Management | 3 credits | |
Course no. change to MGT 3400 effective Fall 2023 | Human Resource Management | 3 credits |
plus one of the following elective courses:
The Management of Compensation (course title change to "Performance Management and Total Rewards" effective Fall 2023) | 3 credits | |
Employee Development and Training | 3 credits | |
Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (course title change to "Employee & Labor Relations" effective Spring 2023) | 3 credits | |
Conflict Management Procedures (course title change to "The Psychology of Negotiation" effective Fall 2023) | 3 credits |
Other non-business majors take:
Fundamentals of Management | 3 credits | |
Management: A Behavioral Approach (course title change to "Organizational Behavior: Understanding People at Work" effective Fall 2023) | 3 credits | |
Course no. change to MGT 3400 effective Fall 2023 | 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 | |
| Managing Environmental Sustainability Challenges | 3 credits | |
Management: A Behavioral Approach (course title change to "Organizational Behavior: Understanding People at Work" effective Fall 2023) | 3 credits | |
Developing Your Leadership Potential | 3 credits | |
Leadership Through Improvisation | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Human Resource Management | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Human Resource Management | 1.5 credits | |
Management and Society | 3 credits | |
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset | 3 credits | |
Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 3 credits | |
An Entrepreneurial Pre-Launch Journey | 3 credits | |
(formerly MGT 4962) | Family Enterprise Dynamics | 3 credits |
(formerly MGT 4968) | The Art of Persuasion | 3 credits |
Multicultural Entrepreneurial Experiences | 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 Behavior: A Micro Perspective | 3 credits | |
Organizational Change | 3 credits | |
Course no. change to MGT 3400 effective Fall 2023 | Human Resource Management | 3 credits |
The Management of Compensation (course title change to "Performance Management and Total Rewards" effective Fall 2023) | 3 credits | |
Employee Development and Training | 3 credits | |
Strategic Talent Acquisition | 3 credits | |
Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (course title change to "Employee & Labor Relations" effective Spring 2023) | 3 credits | |
| Human Resource Metrics | 3 credits | |
Conflict Management Procedures (course title change to "The Psychology of Negotiation" effective Fall 2023) | 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 | |
Designing for Innovation | 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 | |
| Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 1.5 credits | |
Management Internship | 3 credits | |
Evidence-based HR Management | 3 credits | |
Entrepreneurship in the Wild | 3 credits | |
Hon Fund of Mgt | 3 credits | |
Hon Serv Opr Mgt | 3 credits | |
Hon Management I | 3 credits | |
Hon Management II | 3 credits |
Courses in Operations Management (OPM)
| Service Operations Management | 3 credits | |
| Business Decision Models | 3 credits | |
Special Topics in Operations Management | 3 credits | |
Special Topics in Operations Management | 1.5 credits | |
| Supply Chain Management | 3 credits | |
| Business Process Analysis | 3 credits | |
| Project Management | 3 credits | |
Improving Business Processes with Lean and Six Sigma | 3 credits | |
| Cases in Operations Management | 3 credits | |
Advanced Managerial Decision Making with Analytics | 3 credits | |
| Operations Management Consulting | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Operations Management | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Operations Management | 1.5 credits |