The Major
The major in management is
designed to provide graduates with the fundamental personal,
interpersonal, conceptual, and technical knowledge and skills they need to
effectively manage organizational operations.
All students are expected to
master a variety of business communication forms (e.g., formal
presentations, written reports, etc.) and to develop the basic behavioral
competencies necessary for those who intend to plan, organize, lead, and
control the work of others in an organization. These behavioral
competencies imperatively include team-building and small group management
skills. Management students must also analyze complicated business
problems and seek to become adept at using both quantitative and
qualitative decision making techniques. Likewise, current and
historically important theories of organization and human work behavior
are studied so that students might acquire a context for understanding the
complex and dynamic processes which occur in contemporary
organizations. The required courses in the management major place an
emphasis on learning that should facilitate long-term development as a
management professional.
The focus of the management
program is on the knowledge-base and skills which underlie effective
management practice irrespective of organization- or industry-type.
Thus, graduates of the management program typically seek
college-entry-level positions in general management or management-trainee
positions in virtually any field – from banking to health care to
manufacturing to sports or transportation (and so on).
Curriculum
Students majoring in management are required
to complete a comprehensive program of general education, business
administration, management, and elective coursework.
General education courses include English
composition and literature, speech, history, science, mathematics and
statistics, humanities, and social and behavioral sciences.
Business administration courses
include accounting, economics, finance, information systems, business
communication, and marketing.
Management courses include managerial and
organizational behavior, human resources administration, organizational
change and improvement, business policy and strategy, and production and
operations management – as well as a choice of management electives in
areas such as international, total quality, or small business management.
Elective coursework can be chosen in a
variety of fields outside of business, as a particular student's interests
dictate. Students must complete at least 58 semester hours of non-College
of Business coursework (of which the general studies or other graduation requirements
can be a part).
Students majoring in management must complete
the 23 courses listed below (several of these also fulfill general studies requirements). Students
must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.50 after having
completed the 11 courses marked with an asterisk in the list – plus
ENG 101 College Writing, ENG 291 Advanced Writing, and SPE 101 Principles
of Speech Communication. Transfer students must complete at least 50%, 12
of the required 24 courses, in residence at NKU.
I. Requirements for a major in
Management:
| MAT
109 Algebra for College Students |
| MAT
114 Finite Math w/Bus Applications |
| STA
212 Statistics for Business Applications I |
| STA
213 Statistics for Business Applications II |
|
BUS 330 Ethics in Business |
| ECO 300
International Context of Business |
| ENTP 300
New Venture Creation |
| MGT 300 Behavior in Organizations |
| MGT
490 Business Policy |
| COB
305 External Context of Business |
| SPE
220 Interpersonal Communications |
| MGT
205 Introduction to Business & Management |
| MGT
240 Management Communications |
| MGT
310 Managerial Behavior |
| MGT
340 Human Resources Administration |
| MGT
206 Leadership Development I |
| MGT
406 Leadership Development II |
|
Required Management Electives (6
hours) |
When choosing management
electives students may choose from the following courses: MGT
360, MGT 394 (MGT 390 & 395), MGT 485, ENTP 333, ENTP 485, ENTP
375, ENTP 376, ENTP 377, ENTP 405.
II. Requirements for a minor in
Business Administration:
| ACC
200 Principles of Accounting I - Financial |
| ACC
201 Principles of Accounting II - Managerial |
| BUS
230 Legal Environment |
| ECO
200 Principles of Macroeconomics |
| ECO
201 Principles of Microeconomics |
| FIN
305 Principles of Finance |
| IFS
300 Management Information Systems |
| MGT
305 Operations Management in Business |
| MKT
305 Principles of
Marketing |
Program
Features:
The full-time
faculty in the
Department
of Management and Marketing bring a real dedication to teaching
and student intellectual/professional development to the program, along
with outstanding academic credentials, many years of business experience,
and authorship of a long list of scholarly articles and books. The
contributions of this group are complemented by a select cadre of business
executives who share their expertise and experience with students through
part-time teaching.
The innovative management curriculum at NKU, with its emphasis on active learning
pedagogies and the development of applied management skills, has been
recognized for its excellence, twice in recent years – once in a
competition open to all colleges and universities in the Midwest and a
second time in a regional competition for colleges and universities in the
southeastern U.S.
Other features include: Cooperative education
options and job placement services through the
Career
Development Center; a clean, safe, and modern campus; choice of
on-campus or near -campus housing; and newly
expanded library and computing facilities.