Courses include:
MGMT 101 - entrepreneurial leadership
Examine the attributes required of successful entrepreneurs in contemporary leadership roles. You will learn how to take an idea to impact and consider important concepts, such as ethics, sustainability, economic Darwinism, and managing uncertainty. You will discuss product invention, service implementation, economic choice, risk and return, scale and scope, value creation, and small business generation. You will develop a strategic plan for a product, service, startup or organization.
MGMT 120 - economic principles or principles of economics
Gain a foundational understanding of microeconomic theory necessary to pursue enterprises in contemporary markets. Key topics include: economic principles guiding various types of organizations; rational behavior; competition vs. monopoly power; simple game theory; pricing strategies; and production costs and behavior in the short and long-term.
MGMT 201 - quantitative tools
Learn accounting, statistical and Excel skills with all examples in Excel. The accounting techniques covered include: accounting terminology; the accounting equation; how to prepare and analyze financial statements (the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows); operational costing considerations; cost behavior and cost-volume-profit analysis; differential analysis and product pricing; and budgeting.
MGMT 210 - Fundamentals of Marketing
Learn and hone your skills to manage successful marketing campaigns. Topics address customer and market analysis segmentation, targeting and positioning, product pricing and placement, social media strategies, regulation, ethical considerations, and communication strategies.
MGMT 215 - managerial accounting
Explore the need and purpose of accounting information systems. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation of financial statements, terms and accounting theories used by management to effectively participate in managerial activities such as long-range planning, capital budgeting, investments, internal control and various managerial scenarios. The class also covers key regulatory agencies and requirements, including the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
MGMT 220 - Social innovation
Learn the foundations of social innovation and social enterprise to become future social entrepreneurs. Students work through social entrepreneurship frameworks, so they can become changemakers who understand the many facets of social change. Learn the basics of social enterprise, specifically earned-income strategies to serve social missions. Undertake critical perspectives when examining the social impacts of enterprises asking questions like, “Can purpose and profit can go together?” Deepen learning with in-class and out-of-class experiential cases.
MGMT 310 – managerial finance
Develop the fundamental skills necessary to analyze and understand how businesses make investment and finance decisions. Topics covered include: the concept of present value, discounted cash flow analysis, valuation techniques, capital structure, capital management and investment priorities, risk management, short- and long-term financing, and selected topics in international finance.
MGMT 315 - organizational management
Engage with materials that will enhance your knowledge of the art and science of management across sectors (i.e., for-profit, nonprofit, public, etc.).
MGMT 400 – capstone
Identify a problem and learn how to apply creative solutions. Projects may include the development and launch of a product, service or organization (for-profit, non-profit, low-profit, hybrid, government service, etc.).
To major in Business Management and Entrepreneurship, students must take four courses in a Concentration, listed below. Students interested in finance can select the Data Analytics concentration or pursue a degree in Economics with a concentration in Finance.
Finance and Data Analytics
- Data Analytics (see also Economics major with Finance concentration)
International Business
- German for Business Management and Entrepreneurship
- Spanish for Business Management and Entrepreneurship
Environment and Sustainability
- Climate and Resource Management
- Ecopreneurship
- Food and Culture
Public Relations and Marketing
- Strategic Communication and Professional Writing
Cultural Intelligence and Inclusion
- Food and Culture
- Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice
- Meanings and Values across Cultures
Health Care
Fine and Performing Arts
- Dance Administration
- Museum Management
- Music Administration
Politics
