2008-2009 Management

Program Requirements | Bachelor of Science | Bachelor of Arts | Plan of Study | Course Descriptions

Department Chair: Kirk Wessel
Faculty: Shannon Bellamy, Michael Glauser, Stephen Hurlbut, Melissa Koerner, Ken Meland, Alysse Morton, Mike Sutton, Kirk Wessel, Georgia White, Vicki Whiting

Students can complete either the Bachelor of Science in Management, or the Bachelor of Arts in Management. All students completing the Management major meet educational requirements for the Accelerated MBA Program for Westminster Graduates.

Program Goals

The Management major is designed to prepare students to manage effectively in a wide variety of business organizations. The purposes of the major are to ensure that students (1) understand the field of management and the environmental and organizational context in which managers operate, and (2) master the fundamental management principles and tools needed to assure their success as managers. Students majoring in Management will:

Understand the factors affecting an organization’s competitive environment and strategic choices, and be able to use this information to make effective strategic decisions.
Know the basic tools for analyzing an organization’s manufacturing and service operations and be able to use them effectively.
Understand the principles associated with motivating, coordinating, leading, and managing people, and be able to use these principles to elicit excellent performance from individuals.
Know how to establish and use measuring and monitoring systems to ensure that organizations achieve their goals.

Program Requirements

To fulfill the requirements for a Management major, students must complete the courses outlined below. Students must maintain a minimum 2.3 GPA in business program coursework.

Bachelor of Science in Management

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Undergraduate Business Core	50
	Please refer to the Undergraduate Business Core page for requirements.
II.	Major Requirements	24
	The following courses are required: MGMT 309 Operations Management MGMT 410 Managing People MGMT 460 Organizational Change & Advanced Management MGMT 490 International Management Eight hours of electives are required from the following: MGMT 420 Communication and Interpersonal Skills (2) MGMT 433 Organizational Behavior (4) MGMT 450 New Product Development (4) MGMT 462 Leadership (2) MGMT 470 Service Management and Marketing (4) MGMT 474 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship (4) Or other upper division electives as approved by advisor	4 4 4 4 8
III.	Practice/Experience Courses	2-4
	MGMT 440* Internship or MGMT 441* Practicum or MGMT 442* Professional Portfolio *Note to transfers: all internships (440) must be taken at upper division level. For transfer of credit for 441 or 442, please see the Practice Experience Coordinator.	2-4 4 2
TOTAL HOURS FOR B.S. MANAGEMENT PROGRAM		76-78

Note: All students must complete 124 hours of coursework to graduate, 40 hours of which must be upper division (300 level or above). Students may need to take other courses to complete the college hours requirement.

Bachelor of Arts in Management

Requirement Description

Credit Hours

Undergraduate Business Core

Please refer to the Undergraduate Business Core page for requirements.

II.

Bachelor of Arts Requirements

Students completing the Bachelor of Arts option (B.A.) must complete either:

a.	A declared academic minor other than the Business Minor;
b.	Twelve credit hours of foreign language in one of the following ways:
	Eight credit hours of a foreign language, and either: four credit hours of a Westminster May term/summer international study tour, or four credits of an international study tour transferred from an accredited college or university. Twelve credit hours of a single foreign language.

See Foreign Language Requirement for equivalencies, AP and CLEP credit policy.

III.

Upper Division Required Courses

The following courses are required:

MGMT 309 Operations Management
MGMT 410 Managing People
MGMT 460 Organizational Change & Advanced Management
MGMT 490 International Management

Four hours of electives are required from the following:

MGMT 420 Communication and Interpersonal Skills (2)
MGMT 433 Organizational Behavior (4)
MGMT 450 New Product Development (4)
MGMT 462 Leadership (2)
MGMT 470 Service Management and Marketing (4)
MGMT 474 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship (4)
Or other upper division electives as approved by advisor

4
4
4
4

8

IV.

Practice/Experience Courses

2-4

MGMT 440* Internship
or
MGMT 441* Practicum
or
MGMT 442* Professional Portfolio

*Note to transfers: all internships (440) must be taken at upper division level. For transfer of credit for 441 or 442, please see the Practice Experience Coordinator.

2-4

4

2

TOTAL HOURS FOR B.A. MANAGEMENT

84-86

Note: All students must complete 124 hours of coursework to graduate, 40 hours of which must be upper division (300 level or above). Students may need to take other courses to complete the college hours requirement.

Recommended Plan of Study for Management

	Fall Semester	Spring Semester
Freshman Year	ECON 253 MATH 141 Language I (B.A.)	MATH 150 Language II (B.A.) PHIL 206
Sophomore Year	ACCT 213 ECON 263 Language III (B.A.) MGMT 305	FINC 300 IRM 200 MGMT 230
Junior Year	MGMT 325 MGMT 490 MKTG 300	MGMT 309 MGMT 460 MGMT Elective
Senior Year	MGMT 410 MGMT Elective (B.S.)	MGMT 475 MGMT 440/441/442