Academics

The mission of the Department of Management is to educate students to function and grow in a dynamic business world. To accomplish this mission, faculty combine effective teaching with scholarship and professional service. Faculty strive for quality in all department course offerings and undertakings to help prepare students for leadership and service in private and public organizations.

Programs prepare students for challenging careers in a variety of business and governmental organizations, and secondary education. The management major prepares students for a broad range of positions, including personnel management, industrial relations, production management, hospital administration, office management, and sales management. Students choosing teacher certification pursue careers as secondary education teachers or in the private sector.

The Concentration in Entrepreneurial Studies is designed for students who wish to start, operate, or expand their own businesses or family-owned businesses. It consists of 12 hours of undergraduate coursework including: MGT 3340, 4336, 4350, and 4351. The coursework may be accommodated within the 128 hours required in the undergraduate business curriculum. More information is available in the McCoy College of Business Administration Advising Center.