Department of Management & Marketing

Business Management

Business Management prepares students to manage organizations of all types.  Managers help businesses improve the way that they get these products and services to their customers.  They keep businesses running smoothly by bringing together suppliers, employers, workers and the tools they use to create the products and services sold everywhere.  Business management students have opportunities to participate in experiential learning such as working with ATU’s Small Business Technology and Development Center to help local businesses to manage more efficiently.

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  PSY 2003 General Psychology	3	U.S. History/Government1	3
  MATH 1113 College Algebra2	3	MATH 2223 Quantitative Business Analysis2	3
  BUAD 1111 Introduction to Business	1	COMM 2173 Business and Professional Speaking	3
  BUAD 2003 Business Information Systems	3
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	15

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  ACCT 2003 Accounting Principles I	3	ACCT 2013 Accounting Principles II	3
  ACCT 2000 Accounting Principles I Lab	0	ECON 2013 Principles of Economics II	3
  ECON 2003 Principles of Economics I	3	Science with Lab1	4
  Science with Lab1	4	BUAD 2053 Business Statistics	3
  BDA 2003 Business Problem Solving	3	MGMT 3003 Management and Organizational Behavior	3
  BLAW 2033 Legal Environment of Business	3
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	16

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  BUAD 3023 Business Communications	3	FIN 3063 Business Finance	3
  MGMT 3023 Principles of Human Resource Management	3	MGMT 3103 Operations Management	3
  MGMT 3123 Business Ethics	3	Management Elective (3000-4000)	6
  MKT 3043 Principles of Marketing	3	Elective	3
  Management Elective (3000-4000)	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  MGMT 4013 Management Information Systems	3	MGMT 4083 Business Policy	3
  MGMT 4053 Small Business Management	3	MGMT 4103 Supply Chain Management	3
  MGMT 4213 Strategy and  Leadership	3	Management or College of Business Elective (3000-4000)	3
  Management Elective (3000-4000)	3	Elective	3
  Elective	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	12

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in “General Education Requirements”.
²Students who have two years of high school algebra with a grade of “C” or better and a math ACT score of 22 or above may omit College Algebra and enroll directly in MATH 2223 Quantitative Business Analysis. If omitted, an additional 3 hours of electives will be required. Students considering graduate school are advised to use free elective hours to take MATH 2914 Calculus I.