Welcome to the Department of Management

Managers play a crucial role leading effective and efficient organizations in today’s global, dynamic business environment. Our department prepares students for this challenge by training and education in fundamental concepts and practices across a variety of management disciplines. We also offer degree concentrations that provide students with an exciting and diverse range of opportunities to focus their studies.  These include concentrations in entertainment and tourism, entrepreneurship, general management, human resources management, legal studies, and operations and supply chain management.

Our faculty have advanced degrees from some of the most respected business schools including Arizona State, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Michigan State, Northwestern, UC Berkeley, UCLA, USC, Indiana University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Texas. They also bring state-of-the-art research, practices, concepts and technologies to the curriculum and classroom. In addition, many faculty members bring first-hand management experience to their classes through their involvement in consulting and executive training. These activities contribute to a leading-edge curriculum that is updated regularly to maintain relevance.

Why should I study management at the College of Business and Economics at Cal State Fullerton? 

Managers give direction to organizations by developing goals and objectives, providing leadership and deciding how to use organizational resources to accomplish those goals. Managers perform four vital activities : planning – the formulation of goals and strategies; organizing – arranging and structuring organizational resources; leading – motivating and inspiring the organization's human resources; and controlling – measuring and maintaining progress toward organizational goals. To provide all of our business students an overview of these vital activities , the department of management offers required core courses in business law, organizational behavior, operations and supply chain management, and strategic management that are foundational components of our AACSB-accredited undergraduate and graduate programs.