Management Concentrations
General Business Concentration
The concentration in general business offers students the opportunity to acquire a general overview of the skills necessary to manage human and physical resources. Although primarily designed for distance education students, students on campus may choose this concentration. Enrollment in this concentration will be limited by the resources available. Distance education students will receive priority in enrollment in distance education courses. Complete 18 s.h. of credit as detailed below:
ACCT 3101 Fraud Examination
FINA 3144 Financial Markets
MGMT 3362 Organizational Behavior or PSYC 3241 Personnel and Industrial Psychology
MKTG 4732 Consumer Behavior
OMGT 4733 Project Management
Choose 3 s.h. from
FINA 3904 Investments
MGMT 4402 Human Resource Management
Other course approved by advisor
INFORMATION FOR OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS
Human Resource Management Concentration
Human Resource Management (HRM) is one of the faster growing business disciplines and is critically important to enabling organizations to build and sustain high performance. Recent surveys of business leaders have identified organizational effectiveness, change management, and attracting and retaining the best talent as critical to long-term competitiveness and success. The U.S. Bureau of labor Statistics (BLS) reports that an average of 9% growth is expected in the United States across all reported HRM positions through 2026. BLS also reports an expected growth of 13% in North Carolina. The HRM concentration is designed in alignment with the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) competency model for human resources practitioners, and coupled with internship experience and HR certification, coursework will prepare students to enter this critically important field.
Requirements (18 semester hours)
Required Courses (15 semester hours)
MGMT 3362 Organizational Behavior
MGMT 4402 Human Resource Management
MGMT 4502 Talent Acquisition: Recruitment and Selection
MGMT 4512 Managing Compensation and Benefits
MGMT 4522 Training and Talent Development
Elective Course (choose one – 3 semester hours)
BUSI 4003 Internship in Business (must be approved)
MGMT 4342 Organizational Change and Development
MGMT 4343 Organizational Leaders and Leadership
MGMT 4452 Contemporary Ethical Studies in Management
MGMT 4532 Human Resource Information Systems
MGMT 4952 Topics in Management
INFORMATION FOR OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS
International Business Concentration
The international business major in the College of Business is a highly structured program that is best suited to students in their first semester of the freshman year. There are certain requirements that are unique to this major including a full semester study abroad and the fulfillment of a foreign language requirement.
INFORMATION FOR OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS
Choose 15 s.h.
Note: The 3 s.h. business core international perspectives course requirement cannot be counted as part of this 15 s.h. requirement.
ACCT 4451 – International Accounting
ANTH 2010 – Societies Around the World or
POLS 2020 – Introduction to International Relations
FINA 4454 – International Finance
MGMT 3352 – International Business
MGMT 4352 – Management in a Global Economy
MKTG 3852 – Cultural Environment of International Business
MKTG 4992 – International Marketing
MGMT 3552 – Global Perspectives in Business
Choose 12 s.h. of foreign language from a chosen world region: Africa, Asia, Europe or South America.
Additional requirements:
In addition to a minimum of one semester abroad, enrolled in an approved academic program with a focal world region, students must attain competency in a second language. Students may prove competency by:
- Completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework (GPA 2.5 or higher) in a foreign language (1001 – 2004) and demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language by scoring an average of Intermediate-Mid, as determined by the the Department of Management Chair or the International Business Program Coordinator based on test scores on the AAPPL Test (AAPPL stands for ACTFL Assessment of Performance towards Proficiency in Languages).
or
- Students who demonstrate a language proficiency (based on test scores on the AAPPL) without taking 12 hours of foreign languages, must complete 12 hours of international coursework during required study abroad as approved by the Department of Management Chair or the International Business Program Coordinator.
Management Concentration
A concentration in management can provide you with the skills you need to succeed in future business enterprises. The concentration is designed to help you learn how to deal with the people-based challenges you will encounter in a management position.
Requirements (18 semester hours)
Required Courses (6 semester hours)
MGMT 3362 Organizational Behavior OR PSYC 3241
MGMT 4482 Managerial Negotiation
Elective Courses (12 semester hours)
Select four from:
MGMT 4252 Entrepreneurship
MGMT 4272 Managing the Family Business
MGMT 4342 Organizational Change & Development
MGMT 4343 Organizational Leaders & Leadership
MGMT 4352 Management in a Global Economy
MGMT 4402 Human Resource Management
MGMT 4422 Labor Relations
MGMT 4952 Topics in Management