Bachelor of Science
Management Studies

Total Credits Required: 120

• Required Major Courses: 33
• Minor and Elective Courses: 46
• General Education Courses: 41

Required Major Courses

• Principles of Management(3 Credits, BMGT 160)
• Accounting for Nonaccounting Managers(3 Credits, ACCT 301) or Principles of Accounting I(3 Credits, ACCT 220)
• Management and Organization Theory(3 Credits, BMGT 364)
• Organizational Leadership(3 Credits, BMGT 365)
  or any upper-level ACCT, BMGT, FINC, HRMN, or MRKT course
• Organizational Behavior(3 Credits, BMGT 464)
  or Organizational Change Management(3 Credits, BMGT 465)
• Methods of Decision-Making and Problem-Solving(3 Credits, BMGT 317)
• Knowledge Management(3 Credits, BMGT 305)
• Managing E-Commerce in Organizations(3 Credits, BMGT 304)
  or any upper-level ACCT, BMGT, FINC, HRMN, or MRKT course
• Organizational Collaboration(3 Credits, BMGT 484)
• Business Ethics(3 Credits, BMGT 496)
• Applied Management(3 Credits, BMGT 485)

Related Required Courses

Note: The following related required courses for the major are listed under general education courses and may be applied to general education or elective requirements.

• Principles of Macroeconomics(3 Credits, ECON 201) or Principles of Microeconomics(3 Credits, ECON 203)
• Information Systems in Organizations(3 Credits, IFSM 300)
• Introduction to Statistics(3 Credits, STAT 200)

A degree with a major in management studies requires the successful completion of 120 credits of coursework, including 33 credits for the major; 41 credits in general education requirements; and 46 credits in the minor, electives, and other degree requirements. You must also complete all related required coursework, which may be applied to general education or elective requirements, as part of the 120 credits required for the degree. At least 17 credits in the major must be earned in upper-level courses (numbered 300 or above). See overall degree requirements.

Research and Computer Literacy Courses

• Program and Career Exploration in Multidisciplinary Studies(3 Credits, PACE 111M) or Program and Career Exploration in Business(3 Credits, PACE 111B) or other PACE 111 course
  (to be taken in first 6 credits)
• Introduction to Research(1 Credit, LIBS 150) or Career Planning Management(1 Credit, CAPL 398A)
  or other general education elective
• Information Systems in Organizations(3 Credits, IFSM 300)
  (related requirement for the major)

Communications Courses

• Academic Writing I(3 Credits, WRTG 111) or Research Writing(3 Credits, WRTG 291) or other writing course
• Academic Writing II(3 Credits, WRTG 112)
• Foundations of Oral Communication(3 Credits, SPCH 100) or other communication, writing, or speech course
• Advanced Business Writing(3 Credits, WRTG 394) or other advanced upper-level writing course

Math Course

• Introduction to Statistics(3 Credits, STAT 200) (related requirement for the major)

Arts and Humanities Courses

• Western Civilization II(3 Credits, HIST 142) or History of the United States Since 1865(3 Credits, HIST 157) or other arts and humanities course
• Film and American Culture Studies(3 Credits, ARTH 204) or foreign language course or other arts and humanities course

Behavioral and Social Science Courses

• Principles of Macroeconomics(3 Credits, ECON 201) or Principles of Microeconomics(3 Credits, ECON 203)
  (either course meets requirement for the major)
• American Government(3 Credits, GVPT 170) or other behavioral and social science course

Biological and Physical Sciences Courses

• Concepts of Biology(3 Credits, BIOL 101) and Laboratory in Biology(1 Credit, BIOL 102) or other paired science lecture and laboratory courses
• Elements of Nutrition(3 Credits, NUTR 100) or Human Biology(3 Credits, BIOL 160) or other science lecture course