Management
The Management option equips students with continuously in-demand skills to grow careers in the evolving global business landscape. Management option graduates are ready to make immediate impact in a variety of roles, such as management, sales, entrepreneurship, consulting, operations, product development, analytics, international business, project management, human resources, supply chain, and public administration. An academically and professionally experienced management faculty, whose priority is teaching excellence, seek to inspire the next generation of organizational leaders with contemporary insights and a focus on the practical application of knowledge. Our versatile curriculum emphasizes the development of personal capacity in leadership, communication, team management, innovative and strategic thinking, problem solving, and ethical decision making at all organizational levels, from first line supervision through middle management and executive levels. Our graduates pursue jobs in industries like technology, aerospace, startup entrepreneurship, healthcare, retail, government, non-profit, hospitality, and many others.
Management Option
| Freshman Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| BGEN 104US - First Year Business Seminar* | 3 | |
| M 121Q - College Algebra (Students with MSU Math Placement level 400+ are exempt from this requirement) | 3 | |
| ECNS 101IS - Economic Way of Thinking | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary electives, free electives or University Core | 6 | |
| BGEN 204 - Business Fundamentals | 3 | |
| BMIS 211 - Data Analytics I | 3 | |
| STAT 216Q - Introduction to Statistics | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary electives, free electives or University Core | 6 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Sophomore Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| ACTG 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 | |
| ECNS 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| BMGT 240IS - Business Analytics | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary electives, free electives or University Core | 6 | |
| ACTG 202 - Principles of Managerial Accounting** or ACTG 223 - Principles of Financial Accounting II | 3 | |
| ECNS 204IS - Microeconomics | 3 | |
| BMGT 205 - Prof Business Communication | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary electives, free electives or University Core | 6 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Junior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| BMGT 335 - Management and Organization | 3 | |
| BMKT 325 - Principles of Marketing | 3 | |
| BMIS 312 - Data Analytics II | 3 | |
| BGEN 361 - Principles of Business Law | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary electives, free electives or University Core | 3 | |
| BMGT 322 - Operations Management | 3 | |
| BFIN 322 - Business Finance | 3 | |
| BMGT 366 - Leading and Managing People | 3 | |
| BMGT 329 - Human Resource Management | 3 | |
| Interdisciplinary electives, free electives or University Core | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Senior Year | Credits | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| BMGT 466 - Team and Process Facilitation | 3 | |
| BMGT 475R - Management Research Experience | 3 | |
| Choose two of the following management electives: (other BMGT electives may be considered) | 6 | |
BMGT 406 - Negotiation/Dispute Resolution | ||
BMGT 410 - Sustainable Business Practices | ||
BMGT 448 - Entrepreneurship | ||
BMGT 461 - Small Business Management | ||
BMGT 463 - Entrepreneurial Experience | ||
BMGT 464 - International Management | ||
BMGT 469 - Community Entrepreneurship & Nonprofit Management | ||
BMGT 498 - Internship (Must be taken for at least 3 cr, but counts as 1 BMGT elec) | ||
BGEN 365 - International Practicum | ||
| Advisor Approved Electives*** | 3 | |
| BGEN 499 - Senior Thesis/Capstone: Strategy Seminar | 3 | |
| Advisor Approved Electives*** | 6 | |
| Interdisciplinary electives, free electives or University Core | 6 | |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| Total Program Credits: | 120 | |
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BGEN 104US preferred, but any University Seminar (US) core course may satisfy this requirement.
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ACTG 202 preferred.
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Advisor Approved Electives: Three courses (9 credits), all in addition to University Core, of any relevant upper-division courses that are pre-approved by the student's advisor.
A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation; 42 of these credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above; University Core credit requirements must be satisfied.
Interdisciplinary Electives: All business students are required to complete 9 credits of electives outside of business, economics and agriculture business. Course may be any level (100-400) but must be in addition to MSU University Core general education requirements.
All students transferring to Jabs must meet the MSU & Jabs residency requirements.