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Management

Management Major

The Management major is designed to provide students with the analytical and conceptual background necessary for effective management of businesses and other organizations. Students develop expertise in the major sub-areas of organizational behavior, production and operations management, human resources, and strategy. Students with management majors find employment in all types of profit and non-profit organizations. Students pursuing a Management major may also choose the Human Resource Management track.

Human Resource Management Track

The Human Resource Management track provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively serve in a Human Resource Management position. Students obtain knowledge in the legal environment of employment, job analysis, recruitment and selection, performance appraisals, compensation, training and labor relations.

Major Requirements

Major: Management

Degree Type: B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 126

General Education Requirements

First Year Experience (F):
BUSN 189Skills for Academic Success (Students transferring in 24 or more credits do not need to take BUSN 189.)1
Communication (C):
ENGL 110College Composition I *3
ENGL 120College Composition II *3
ENGL 320Business and Professional Writing3
COMM 110Fundamentals of Public Speaking *3
Quantitative Reasoning (R):
STAT 330Introductory Statistics *3
Science & Technology (S):
CSCI 116Business Use of Computers *4
A one-credit lab must be taken as a co-requisite with a general education science/technology course unless the course includes an embedded lab experience equivalent to a one-credit course. Select from current general education list6
Humanities & Fine Arts (A):
PHIL 216Business Ethics *3
Select from current general education list3
Social & Behavioral Sciences (B):
ECON 201Principles of Microeconomics *3
ECON 202Principles of Macroeconomics *3
Wellness (W): Select from current general education list2
Cultural Diversity (D): Select from current general education list
Global Perspectives (G):
ECON 201Principles of Microeconomics *3
or ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
Total Credits40

Major Requirements

General Education Requirements40
Pre-College of Business Requirements
ACCT 200Elements of Accounting I *3
ACCT 201Elements of Accounting II *3
MATH 103College Algebra (This is waived for students who place into Math 105 or higher.) *3
PSYC 111Introduction to Psychology *3
STAT 331Regression Analysis *2
Pre-Management Requirements
MATH 144Mathematics for Business *4
SOC 110Introduction to Sociology *3
Management Major Requirements **
FIN 320Principles of Finance 13
MGMT 320Foundations of Management 13
MGMT 330Foundations of Organizational Behavior3
MGMT 360Operations Management3
MRKT 320Foundations of Marketing 13
BUSN 430Legal and Social Environment of Business 13
MGMT 450Human Resource Management3
BUSN 489Strategic Management (Capstone Course) 14
MIS 320Management Information Systems 13
300-400 Level Management Courses **12
Select courses from current MGMT curriculum
300-400 Level Courses **9
Select courses from 3 of the following areas:
1) ACCT
2) FIN
3) MRKT
4) MIS
5) Environment of Business:
Taxation in Management Decisions
International Business
Business Environment of the European Union
Principles of Real Estate
Organizational Communication I
Business Law I-Contracts, Property and Torts
Business Law II-Business Organization and Commercial Transactions
BUSN 433
International Business Law
Cooperatives
Additional 300-400 Level Courses **6
These additional 300-400 level electives cannot be used to satisfy other requirements.
Degree Electives: Potential of 10 credits to reach 12610
Total Credits126
*

 Pre-college and pre-management major courses. A grade of 'C' or better for pre-college and pre-management major courses is required for admission into the Management Major. 

**

 Students must earn a grade of 'C' or better, and have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA, in ALL courses included in the professional program (i.e., all required courses, elective requirements, and additional 300-400 level CoB electives or breadth electives).  

1

 Denotes Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) course.

Degree Requirements and Notes

  • Students must include one of the following international courses in their plan of study:
    BUSN 340International Business3
    BUSN 341Business Environment of the European Union3
    FIN 440International Finance3
    MGMT 440International Management3
    MRKT 440International Marketing3
  • Business courses from programs that do not hold AACSB International accreditation cannot be used for major or minor requirements in the College of Business (CoB); such courses may be eligible for use as free electives.
  • The CoB accepts a maximum of nine credits of non-NDSU 300-400 level business courses from AACSB programs with approval of the department.

  • Admission into the Management major: Students must earn a 'C' or better in the pre-college and pre-management major courses that are indicated with an asterisk (*), achieve junior standing (60 credits), and earn a 2.50 institutional cumulative grade point average.  Students must submit an online application to the CoB.

  • Admission to the Management major is required to enroll in the advanced 300 or 400 level courses in the CoB.

  • A grade of 'C' or better is required in transfer courses accepted for ACCT 200 Elements of Accounting I and ACCT 201 Elements of Accounting II and all 300-400 level accounting, business administration, finance, management, management information systems, and marketing courses.

  • A letter grade must be earned in any course that fulfills a major requirement.

  • Requirements for graduation are those in existence at the time of admission to the Management major.

  • Student may choose to take the Human Resource Management Track within the Management major:

    MGMT 452Compensation Management (Required)3
    Select two of the following:
    MGMT 454Labor-Management Relations3
    MGMT 451Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution3
    MGMT 453Understanding and Managing Diversity in Organizations3
  • A 2.50 cumulative grade point average is required to enroll in 300-400 level CoB courses.
  • Students must earn a 2.50 institutional GPA to graduate.
  • Of the credits completed in residence at least 30 credits must be in 300-400 level CoB courses.
  • Students must be accepted to the Management major prior to the completion of the last 30 credits in 300 and 400 level CoB courses.
  • A Business Administration minor is NOT offered with this major.
  • For multiple majors within the CoB, at least 15 unique credits of 300-400 level CoB courses must exist between the majors.
  • Internship and cooperative education credits may be applied toward the total credits required for graduation as non-major electives or 300-400 level electives not used in pre-major categories.
  • Students should refer to www.ndsu.edu/business for current and complete listing of the major requirements.