BS in Business - Management

This program is offered by the Department of Management Studies.

This area of emphasis enables students to develop timely skills related to managing people, projects, equipment, information and other resources used in the production of goods and services. It helps the students understand the decision-making process involved in all business steps and develops in them an orderly and systematic way of thinking. It also prepares them for graduate work or for supervisory positions in all key areas in business.  

Emphasis Curriculum (Before Fall 2026) 

The changes in Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS), business electives, and free electives requirements are applicable for the entering class of Fall 2021. Existing students may choose to follow the old or below new curriculum.

A minimum of 92 creditsare required to graduate, distributed as follows:

• Business Core Requirements (36 credits)
• Emphasis Requirements (12 credits)
• Other Requirements — Business Electives (12 credits)
• LAS Requirements (30 credits)*
• Free Electives (8 credits)

* The core business courses ECO201and ECO202fulfill 6 of these credits, as they are also LAS Social Sciences requirements.

Business Core Requirements (36 credits)

• ACC203Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• ACC204Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
• BUS213Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
• BUS299Civic Engagement (0 cr.)
• ECO201Microeconomics (3 cr.)
• ECO202Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
• FIN301Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
• ITM211Information Technology Management (3 cr.)
• MGT201Introduction to Management (3 cr.)
• MGT420Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation (3 cr.)
• MKT201Introduction to Marketing (3 cr.)
• OPM301Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
• QBA201Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)

Emphasis Requirements (12 credits)

• MGT301Organizational Behavior (3 cr.)
• MGT401Project Management (3 cr.)
• MGT411Innovation & Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
• MGT441Human Resources Management (3 cr.)

Other Requirements (12credits)

Business Electives: Choose any 12 credits of the following courses: 

BLOCK A: Minimum 6 credits

• FEM301 Entrepr. & Small Bus. Mgt. (3 Cr.)
• FIN302 Financial Instit. & Markets (3 cr.)
• FEM304 Family Business Mgt. (3 cr.)
• IBS311Managing Multinational Corporations (3 cr.)
• FEM333 Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance (3cr.)
• FEM312 Digital Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
• FEM410 Corporate Governance (3cr.)
• MGT450Special Topics in Management (3 cr.)

BLOCK B: Maximum 6 credits

1- Soft Skills: Maximum 3 ​​

• MGT236Communication Skills (1 cr.)
• MGT336Developing a Business Plan (1 cr.)
• MGT338 Negotiation Skills (1 cr.)
• MGT436Personality & Career Development (1 cr.)
• MGT438Leadership Skills (1 cr.)
• MGT399Internship / Practicum (1 cr.)

2- Vertically Integrated Projects: Maximum 3 credits

• VIP201
• VIP301
• VIP401

3- Other Electives

• BDA211Introduction to Data Analytics (3 cr.)
• QBA301Intermediate Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)
• BUS311 Research Methods (3 cr.)

LAS Requirements (30 credits)

Free Electives (8 credits)

Emphasis Curriculum (As of Fall 2026)

A minimum of 92 credits are required to graduate, distributed as follows:

• Business Core Requirements (36 credits)
• Emphasis Requirements (12 credits)
• Business Electives (12 credits)
• LAS Requirements (30 credits)*
• Free Electives (8 credits)

* The core business courses ECO201 and ECO202 fulfill 6 of these credits, as they are also LAS Social Sciences requirements.

Business Core Requirements (36 credits)

• ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
• BUS299 Civic and SDG Engagement (0 cr.)
• ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
• ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
• FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
• ITM211 Information Systems and AI for Business (3 cr.)
• MGT201 Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
• MGT338 Negotiation Workshop (1 cr.)
• MGT438 Leadership Workshop (1 cr.)
• MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation (3 cr.)
• MKT201 Contemporary Marketing (3 cr.)
• OPM301 Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
• QBA201 Statistics for Business Insights (3 cr.)
• XXX399 Management Internship / Practicum* (1 cr.)

* Major-specific course with the appropriate code: ACC399, FIN399, FEM399, ITM399, IBS399, MGT399, or MKT399.

Management Emphasis Requirements (12 credits)

• MGT301 Organizational Behavior (3 cr.)
• MGT401 Project Management (3 cr.)
• MGT411 Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Start-up Lab (3 cr.)
• MGT441 Human Resources Management (3 cr.)

Business Electives (12 credits)

Block A: Minimum 6 credits

• FEM301 Entrepr. & Small Bus. Mgt. (3 Cr.)
• FEM304 Family Business Mgt. (3 cr.)
• FEM312 Digital Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
• FEM333 Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Valuation (3 cr.)
• FEM410 Corporate Governance (3cr.)
• FIN302 Financial Instit. & Markets (3 cr.)
• IBS311 Managing Multinational Corporations (3 cr.)
• MGT317 Conflict Resolution Tools for the Business World (3 cr.)
• MGTXXX Business Ethics (3 cr.)
• MGT450 Special Topics in Management (3 cr.)

Block B: Maximum 6 credits

1- Soft Skills: Maximum 3 credits

• MGT236 Communication Skills (1 cr.)
• MGT336 Developing a Business Plan (1 cr.)
• MGT436 Personality & Career Development (1 cr.)

2- Vertically Integrated Projects: Maximum 3 credits

• VIP201 (1 cr.)
• VIP301 (1 cr.)
• VIP401 (1 cr.)

3- Other Electives

• ACC300 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
• BDA211 Introduction to Applied Data Analytics (3 cr.)
• BDA214 AI for Business (3 cr.)
• BUS311 Research Methods (3 cr.)
• QBA301 Intermediate Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)

LAS Requirements (30 credits)

Recommended Study Plan (Before Fall 2026) 

Year One

Fall (15 credits)

• ACC203Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• MGT201Introduction to Management (3 cr.)
• ECO201Microeconomics (3 cr.) (SS LAS Elective)
• ENG202 Liberal Arts Core (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.) 

Spring (16 credits)

• ACC204Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
• MKT201Introduction to Marketing (3 cr.)
• ECO202Macroeconomics (3 cr.) (SS LAC Elective)
• ENG203 Liberal Arts Core (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)
• Free Elective (1 cr.)

Year Two

Fall (15 credits)

• QBA201Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)
• ITM211Information Technology Management I (3 cr.)
• FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.) 
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

• BUS213Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
• OPM301 Operations and Production Management (3 cr.)
• MGT301 Organizational Behavior (3 cr.)
• Business Elective I (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.) 

Year Three

Fall (16 credits)

• BUS299Civic Engagement (0 cr.)
• MGT411 Innovation & Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
• MGT401 Project Management (3 cr.)
• Business Elective II (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)
• Free Elective (3 cr.)
• Free Elective (1 cr.) 

Spring (15 credits)

• MGT420Strategic Planning & Policy Formation (3 cr.)
• MGT441 Human Resources Management (3 cr.)
• Business Elective III (3 cr.)
• Business Elective IV (3 cr.)
• Free Elective (3 cr.)

Recommended Study Plan (As of Fall 2026)

Year One

Fall (15 credits)

• ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• MGT201 Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
• ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
• LAS Core Requirement (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

• MKT201 Contemporary Marketing (3 cr.)
• ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
• Business Elective I (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
• LAS Core Requirement (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Year Two

Fall (16 credits)

• QBA201 Statistics for Business Insights (3 cr.)
• ITM211 Information Systems and AI for Business (3 cr.)
• MGT338 Negotiation Workshop (1 cr.)
• MGT301 Organizational Behavior (3 cr.)
• MGT401 Project Management (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (15 credits)

• BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
• FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
• BUS299 Civic and SDG Engagement (0 cr.)
• MGT411 Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Start-up Lab (3 cr.)
• Business Elective II (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)

Summer (after Year Two) 

• MGT399  Management Internship / Practicum (1 cr.) (Minimum 120 hours; prerequisite: BUS299.) 

Year Three

Fall (16 credits)

• OPM301 Operations & Production Management (3 cr.)
• MGT438 Leadership Workshop (1 cr.)
• MGT441 Human Resources Management (3 cr.)
• Business Elective III (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)
• Free Elective (3 cr.)

Spring (14 credits)

• MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation (3 cr.)
• Business Elective IV (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
• LAS Elective (3 cr.)
• Free Elective (2 cr.)
• Free Elective (3 cr.) 

Career Prospects

This emphasis allows flexibility, seeing that the array of skills acquired from the courses is widely applicable. 

Some of the job titles related to management are:

• Management Specialist
• HR Executive
• Consultant
• Administrative Executive
• Sales Manager