Management Concentrations

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Students may pursue a variety of academic and career interests through six different management concentrations. Details are available on the Management Course Catalog Page. All students with a management concentration must choose one of the following concentrations:

  • General Management

  • Human Resources Management

  • Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Legal Studies

  • Entertainment and Hospitality Management

  • Entrepreneurship

General Management        (18 units)

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 functions: planning-the formulating goals and strategies; organization-arranging and structuring organizational resources; leadership-motivating and leading the human resources; and control-measuring the progress toward the goals. A key focus in management is on managing people, the core of any organization.

MGMT 343 OR
Human Resource Management (3) OR
MGMT 443 Team Leadership Skills (3)
MGMT 425 Quality Management (3)
MGMT 440 Business and Society (3)
and 9 units of elective course work to be chosen in consultation with a departmental advisor.

 

 

Human Resources Management        (18 units)

 Human Resources Management (HRM) has become viewed as highly critical to organizational success. HRM deals with the effective utilization of people for attaining the goals of the organization. Management of human resources means that people must be recruited, compensated, trained and developed.
MGMT 343
Human Resource Management (3)
MGMT 432
Staffing (3)
MGMT 434
Compensation (3)
MGMT 436
Training and Development (3)
MGMT 445
Employment Law (3)
and 3 units chosen from the following:
MGMT 425
Quality Management (3)
MGMT 435
Management of Service Organizations (3)
MGMT 440
Business and Society (3)
MGMT 441 Labor-Management Relations (3)
MGMT 443
Team Leadership Skills (3)
MGMT 464
Entrepreneurial Leadership (3)
MGMT 474 Healthcare Management (3)

 

 

Operations and Supply Chain Management

(18 units)

 Operations and Supply Chain Management focuses on design, operation and control of processes that transform input into finished goods or services. Operations management allows students to quickly understand the critical processes within an organization and make improvements. Through the operations function, graduates are able to have a significant impact on the organization's profitability.
MGMT 423 Purchasing and Supply Management (3)
MGMT 425 Quality Management (3)
MGMT 430 Integrated Supply Chain Management (3)
MGMT 444 Project Management (3)
and 6 units chosen from the following:
MGMT 422 Operations Planning and Control (3)
MGMT 435 Management of Service Organizations (3)
MGMT 443 Team Leadership Skills (3)
MGMT 474  Healthcare Management (3)

 

 

Legal Studies

(18 units)

  
MGMT 348 Commercial Law (3)
MGMT 445 Employment Law (3)
and 12 units chosen from the following:
MGMT 346 International Law for Business (3)
MGMT 349 Law for Small Business (3)
MGMT 440 Business and Society (3)
MGMT 446 Entertainment Business Law (3)
MGMT 447 Internet Legal Issues (3)
 

Entertainment and Hospitality Management 

(18 units)

  
BUAD 360 Entertainment Money Management (3)
MGMT 365 Entertainment Business (3)
MGMT 446 Entertainent Business Law (3)
MGMT 470 Entertainment Operations (3)
MGMT 471 Hospitality and Tourism Management (3)
and 1 elective (3 units) chosen from consulation with department advisor. 
 
 

Entrepreneurship

(18 units)

 
MGMT 465A New Venture Creation and Funding (3)
MGMT 465B New Venture Launch (3)
and 12 units chosen from the following:
ACCT 463 Financial Controls for Entrepreneurs (3)
MGMT 460 Lean Startup Entrepreneurship (3)
MGMT 461 Entrepreneurial Management (3)
MGMT 464 Entrepreneurial Leadership (3)
MKTG 462 Marketing for Entrepreneurs (3)