Our department is dedicated to provide high quality management education that prepares students to become leaders for the region, the state, and the world. Through our world class academic offerings, students learn how to plan, organize, and direct the activities of small businesses and large corporations.
Core Curriculum – 42 hours
The Core Curriculum serves as a broad foundation for the undergraduate degree. All candidates for a bachelor’s degree must achieve core student learning outcomes, including communication, critical thinking, empirical and quantitative skills, teamwork, personal responsibility and social responsibility, by completing courses within each category or component area of the Core Curriculum as outlined below.
The University has approved specific courses that satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements. Approved courses can be found on the Core Curriculum Page. Students seeking the most efficient way to complete the core curriculum and major or minor requirements are advised to take approved courses that can fulfill both requirements. Although core curriculum courses can also be used to fulfill major or minor requirements, earned credits hours are only applied once.
The courses listed below fulfill core curriculum and major requirements. Students who have completed a core curriculum category with courses other than those listed below will still be required to take the listed course(s) to meet major requirements.
020 Mathematics – 3 hours
| MATH 1324 | Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences | 3 |
Students who completed this category thru transfer course or who have changed their major to business will be allowed to apply MATH 1314 or MATH 1414 or MATH 2412 or MATH 2413 if it was passed with a ‘C’ or better
080 Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 hours
Students who have taken another course in section 080 will still need to complete ECON 2301 with a ‘C' or better.
090 Integrative and Experiential Learning - 6 hours
Students who completed this category thru other coursework should consult with an advisor.
Major Requirements – 78 hours
Required Courses - 48 hours
Business Foundation – 18 hours
Advanced Business Core – 18 hours
Management Foundation - 12 hours
Prescribed Electives - 30 hours
Management Information Systems – 3 hours
Choose one:
International Business - 3 hours
Choose one:
Ethics - 3 hours
Choose one:
| MARK 3330 | Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility | 3 |
| MGMT 4304 | Business and Society | 3 |
Business Communication - 3 hours
Choose one:
| COMM 3313 | Business and Technical Communication | 3 |
| MARK 3320 | Personal Branding and Communication | 3 |
| MGMT 3335 | Communication Policy and Strategy | 3 |
Advanced Management Core - 18 hours
Choose 18 hours from:
Advanced Management (3000 and 4000 level) prescribed elective courses not already satisfying another requirement for Management, Information Systems, International Business, Ethics and Business Communication above. The following courses cannot be applied to the 18 hour Advancement Management Core: MGMT 3361, MGMT 3362, MGMT 4321, MGMT 4356, MGMT 4363, and MGMT 4389.
| ACCT 3324 | Cost Accounting and Management | 3 |
| ENTR 4351 | Entrepreneurship in the Border Corridor | 3 |
Students are encouraged to consult with an advisor prior to selecting electives.
Total Credit Hours: 42