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Note: This page contains 2007/08 Undergraduate Catalog Data.
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Department of
Management, Operations, & Marketing
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Concentration in
Management

The Management concentration curriculum enables the student to obtain both a managerial perspective and a functional background suitable for entry-level management positions in a variety of organizations.
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Requirements
  1. Complete University General Education requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree (51 units minimum).
  2. Complete the following prerequisites (21 units) to the business administration degree with a letter grade of C– or better in each course:
    ACC 2110 Financial Accounting, 3 units
    ACC 2130 Managerial Accounting, 3 units
    BLW 2060 Law, Environment, and Ethics, 3 units
    ECON 2500 Principles of Macroeconomics, 3 units
    ECON 2510 Principles of Microeconomics, 3 units
    MATH 1500 Finite Mathematics, 3 units
    MATH 1610 Statistics for Decision Making, 3 units
  3. Complete BUS 3100 Business and Technical Writing Communication (WP) (English proficiency requirement), 3 units.
  4. Complete 24 units of coursework in the business administration core with a letter grade of C– or better in each course:
    CIS 3700 Information Technology for Management, 3 units
    FIN 3220 Business Finance, 3 units
    MGT 3310 Management Theory and Practice, 3 units
    MGT 3400 Seminar in International Business, 3 units
    MGT 4900 Business Policy, 3 units
    MKT 3410 Principles of Marketing, 3 units
    OM 3010 Operations Management, 3 units
    OM 3020 Management Science, 3 units
  5. Complete the concentration requirements for the selected track.

All Management students must select one of the following three tracks: Human Resource, International Business, or Strategy/Entrepreneurship.


Human Resource Track
The Human Resource track provides students with opportunities for learning a mixture of courses oriented around a general theme of interpersonal relations and dynamics of organizing to achieve common goals. This includes teamwork, working effectively with others, and interacting productively with an increasingly diverse body of co-workers. This track will emphasize courses in organizational behavior, human resource management, small business management, and communication skills. Many of these courses include “involved student learning,” in which students are asked to take an active role in the classroom in various activities and exercises.

Requirements (15 units)

  1. Complete the following courses (6 units):
    MGT 4360 Organizational Behavior, 3 units
    MGT 4610 Seminar in Human Resource Management, 3 units
  2. Complete two of the following courses (6 units):
    MGT 4000 Organization and Environment, 3 units
    MGT 4340 Executive Leadership, 3 units
    MGT 4540 Entrepreneurship and Venture Initiation, 3 units
    MGT 4560 Seminar in Small Business Management, 3 units
    MGT 4620 Seminar in Labor Management Relations, 3 units
    MGT 4950 Selected Topics in Management, 3 units
    OM 4570 Quality and Productivity Management, 3 units
  3. Complete one of the following courses, or as approved by adviser (3 units):
    COMM 3120 Management Communication, 3 units
    COMM 4110 Organizational Communication Diagnosis and Design, 3 units
    COMM 4170 Professional Interviewing, 3 units
    ECON 4100 Labor Economics, 3 units
    GEND 4305 Gender Politics at Work, 3 units
    GEOG 3020 Human Ecology, 3 units
    PSYC 3310 Introduction to Social Psychology, 3 units
    PSYC 4820 Group Dynamics: Theory and Application, 3 units
    SOCL 3310 Social Inequalities (WP), 4 units
    SOCL 3530 Self and Social Behavior, 3 units


International Business Track
The International Business Track is designed to provide students with the business competencies and skills essential for careers in international business. Courses will enable students to understand the global business environment, analyze global business opportunities, develop global strategies, and perform global business activities.

Requirements (16-17 units)

  1. Complete the following courses (7 units):
    MGT 4920 Global Competitive Strategy, 3 units
    MKT 4470 Global Marketing, 4 units
  2. Complete two of the following courses (6 units):
    MGT 4000 Organization and Environment, 3 units
    MGT 4950 Selected Topics in Management, 3 units
    FIN 4330 International Finance, 4 units
    ECON 4415 International Economics, 3 units
    OM 4590 Global Operations Strategies, 3 units
  3. Complete one of the following courses, or as approved by adviser (3-4 units):
    ANTH 4170 Business, Economics, and Anthropology, 3 units
    COMM 4160 Intercultural Communication, 3 units
    ECON 4335 Political Economy (WP), 4 units
    ECON 4401 Third World Economics, 3 units
    ECON 4455 U. S. and World Trade, 4 units
    HIST 3880 Contemporary Africa: 1945 to the Present, 3 units
    PSCI 3410 Comparative Politics: Latin America, 4 units
    PSCI 3430 Comparative Politics: Middle East, 3 units
    PSCI 3470 Comparative Politics: Asia, 3 units


Strategy/Entrepreneurship Track
The Strategy/Entrepreneurship Track provides students with the opportunity to focus on the process of guiding the future direction of their business organizations. Courses are designed to help students make key business decisions, including how to start a business, grow a business, and guide a business in an uncertain and changing business environment.

Requirements (15-16 units)

  1. Complete the following courses (6 units):
    MGT 4540 Entrepreneurship and Venture Initiation, 3 units
    MGT 4920 Global Competitive Strategy, 3 units
  2. Complete two of the following courses (6 units):
    MGT 4000 Organization and Environment, 3 units
    MGT 4340 Executive Leadership, 3 units
    MGT 4560 Seminar in Small Business Management, 3 units
    MGT 4950 Selected Topics in Management, 3 units
  3. Complete one of the following courses, or as approved by adviser (3-4 units):
    COMM 4210 Public Relations, 3 units
    ECON 4331 Managerial Economics, 3 units
    ECON 4455 The U. S. and World Trade, 4 units
    FIN 4820 Seminar in Financial Management, 4 units
    MKT 4490 Strategic Marketing Management, 4 units
    OM 4570 Quality and Productivity Management, 3 units
    PSCI 4315 Public Policy Making, 3 units
    PSCI 4350 Government, Business, and the Economy, 3 units
    SOCL 4800 Formal Organizations in Modern Society, 3 units

Note: All courses in the management concentration must be completed with a letter grade of C– or better.

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