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Management (120 Credits)
The Management major has been developed for students interested in pursuing a career as a professional manager. In addition to learning vital management skills such as planning, organizing, leadership, and controlling, students will gain marketable skills by choosing one of two tracks. The Human Resource Management (HRM) track provides skills in areas such as selection, training, motivating, evaluating, and compensating employees. The Innovation and Change (I&C) track provides skills in areas such as managing innovation in networks and teams and managing organizational change processes.
Graduation Requirements
To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a major in Management, students are required to complete all admission and graduation requirements listed in the Carson College of Business (CCB) section of this catalog and the coursework included in the sample 4-year plan listed below.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| B A 100 | 3 |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] or Physical Sciences [PSCI] 1 | 3 |
| ECONS 101 [SSCI] or 102 [SSCI]2 | 3 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| MATH 201 3 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| B A 102 | 1 |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] or Physical Sciences [PSCI] (with lab)1 | 4 |
| ECONS 101 or 1022 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] or 105 [WRTG]2 | 3 |
| HBM 1012 | 1 |
| MATH 202 [QUAN]4 | 3 |
| Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 1 | |
| Apply for Admission into the Major | |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 2302 | 3 |
| B A 201, 202, and 203, or B A 211 | 3 |
| B LAW 210 | 3 |
| COM 102 [COMM], H D 205 [COMM], or MKTG 279 [COMM]2 | 3 or 4 |
| MIS 250 | 3 |
| Consider studying abroad this summer5 | |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ACCTG 2312 | 3 |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| B A 204, 205, and 206, or B A 212 | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| MGTOP 2156 | 4 |
| Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 2 | |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| FIN 325 | 3 |
| I BUS 380 | 3 |
| MGMT 401 | 3 |
| Social Science or Humanities Elective7 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ENGLISH 402 or 403 | 3 |
| MGMT 485 [M] | 3 |
| MGTOP 340 | 3 |
| MKTG 360 | 3 |
| Track Electives8 | 3 |
| Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 3 | |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| MGTOP 470 | 3 |
| International Experience Requirement or Electives 5 | 3 |
| Social Science or Humanities Elective7 | 3 |
| Track Electives [M]8 | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| MGMT 491 [CAPS] or ENTRP 492 [CAPS] | 3 |
| International Experience Requirement or Electives | 3 |
| Track Electives8 | 3 |
| Electives9 | 5 |
| Complete Carson Career Amplifier Program Tier 4 | |
Footnotes
| 1 | For a total of 7 credits—one Biological Sciences [BSCI] and one Physical Sciences [PSCI] course, including one lab course. |
| 2 | For students in the Honors Program: ECONS 198 is an approved substitute for ECONS 101 and 102; COM 102/H D 205/MKTG 279 requirement is waived; HONORS 198 is an approved substitute for HBM 101; ENGLISH 198 is an approved substitute for ENGLISH 101; ACCTG 298 is an approved substitute for ACCTG 230 and 231. Honors students may need to enroll in elective coursework to meet University requirement of 120 credits. |
| 3 | MATH 201 will be waived with an ALEKS score of 80% or higher, or the completion of MATH 202 or equivalent. MATH 106 will be accepted as an alternative to MATH 201 for transfer students. |
| 4 | Alternative to MATH 202 is MATH 140 or 171. |
| 5 | All students must complete the International Experience Requirement. Options for completing the requirement can be found in the Carson College of Business Academic Unit section of the catalog under Business or Business Administration (Vancouver). Students should consult with their advisor to determine the best option. |
| 6 | STAT 212 will be accepted as alternative to MGTOP 215 for transfer students. |
| 7 | Social Science or Humanities Electives (6 credits): Any courses with the [SSCI] or [HUM] designation (excluding courses in ACCTG, B_A, B_LAW, ENTRP, FIN, HBM, I_BUS, MGMT, MGTOP, MIS, and MKTG), or courses in ANTH, ART, ASIA, CES, CRM J, DTC, ECONS, ENGLISH (excluding ENGLISH 402 or 403), FOR LANG, HISTORY, HONORS 270, 280, 370, 380, H D, HUMANITY, PHIL, POL S, PSYCH, SOC, and WGSS not used to fulfill other (including UCORE) requirements. |
| 8 | Track Electives: Students must complete one of two tracks for the management major. A total of 9 credits are required for each track. The requirements for each track are as follows. Innovation & Change Track: required MGMT 483 [M], 487, and MIS 448; Human Resource Management Track: required MGMT 450, 455, 456 [M]. |
| 9 | Electives: 300-400-level coursework as needed to meet University requirements of 120 credits and 40 upper-division credits. |