Management is concerned with effective and efficient utilization of resources to achieve organizational goals. If resources were unlimited, there would be no need to manage them. The BSBA in Management program explores the fundamental concepts of management drawn from behavioral sciences to help students understand the nature of the rapidly changing workplace, the underlying forces contributing to this change, and leverage such understanding to enhance organizational performance.
Students enrolled in the BSBA in Management program will take required courses in subjects such as Project and Quality Management, Managing Individuals in Organizations, and Leadership. In addition, they are also required to choose one of three tracks - Management Information Systems, Supply Chain Management, and General Management.
All business majors are strongly encouraged to complete internships. Internships are career-related work experiences that enable students to apply their knowledge and skills in an organizational setting. In the WCBA, internships that are approved for academic credit must be paid. Completing a career-related internship increases a student's job opportunities upon graduation.
BSBA in Management students at Youngstown State University have the opportunity to build their leadership skills through various WCBA student organizations.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS SEMINAR | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or SS 1500 | Strong Start Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Mathematics Requirement Met through MATH 1552 (see Business Tool Courses) | ||
| Arts & Humanities (6 SH) | ||
| PHIL 2628 | Business Ethics Arts & Humanities required for major | 3 |
| Arts & Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Natural Science One Science Class must include a lab | 7 | |
| Social Sciences (6 SH) Met through ECON 2610 and ECON 2630 (see Business Tool courses) | ||
| Social & Personal Awareness | 6 | |
| BUSINESS TOOL COURSE REQUIREMENTS | ||
| BUS 1500 | Exploring Business | 3 |
| BUS 2600 | Business Applications of Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| MATH 1552 | Applied Mathematics for Management | 4 |
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2630 | Principles 2: Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MGT 2604 | Legal Environment of Business 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 2602 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 2603 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 3788 | Statistics for Business and Economics 1 | 3 |
| BUSINESS CORE REQUIREMENTS | ||
| To enroll in upper level business courses students must have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA and successful completion of all business tool courses. | ||
| All Upper Level Business Classes must be complete with the grade of a "C" or higher and cannot be taken credit/no credit | ||
| BUS 3715 | Principles of International Business | 3 |
| BUS 3700 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| FIN 3720 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MKTG 3702 | Business Professionalism | 1 |
| MKTG 3703 | Marketing Concepts and Practice | 3 |
| MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| MGT 3761 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MGT 3789 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MGT 4850 | Strategic Management and Leadership | 3 |
| MGT 3715 | Employee Relations and Workplace Ethics | 3 |
| MANANAGEMENT MAJOR COURSE REQUIREMENTS | 9 | |
| MGT 3750 | Managing Individuals in Organizations | 3 |
| MGT 4801 | Leadership in Business and Society | 3 |
| MGT 4881 | Project and Quality Management | 3 |
| MANAGEMENT TRACKS (9 SH) | ||
Students will take 3 classes from one of the following tracks: Management Information Systems, Supply Chain Management or General Management. | ||
| Management Information Systems Track (9 SH) | ||
| Social Media and E-Commerce | ||
| Systems Analysis and Design | ||
| Database Management Systems | ||
| Supply Chain Management Track (9 SH) | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Scheduling and Inventory Management | ||
| Seminar in Logistics | ||
| General Management Track (9 SH) | ||
| Fundamentals of Occupational Safety | ||
| Employee Relations and Workplace Ethics | ||
| Managing Workplace Diversity | ||
| Compensation and Performance Appraisal | ||
| Selection, Training, and Development | ||
| Strategic Human Resource Management Corequisite: MGT 4845 | ||
| Nonprofit Leadership | ||
| Financial Management and Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| Entrepreneurship New Venture Creation | ||
| Entrepreneurship-Small Business Financial Management | ||
| Entrepreneurship-Business Plan Development | ||
| UPPER LEVEL BUSINESS ELECTIVE Select four classses (12 SH) of upper level business courses (ACCT, ADV, BUS, ENT, FIN, MKTG, MGT 3000-5000 LEVEL) | 12 | |
| NON BUSINESS ELECTIVES | 6 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 121-123 | |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 or SS 1500 | Success Seminar or Strong Start Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| BUS 1500 | Exploring Business | 3 |
| MATH 1552 | Applied Mathematics for Management | 4 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Social & Personal Awareness | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 17-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| ECON 2610 | Principles 1: Microeconomics | 3 |
| MGT 2604 | Legal Environment of Business 1 | 3 |
| BUS 2600 | Business Applications of Microsoft Excel | 3 |
| GE: Natural Science | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECON 2630 | Principles 2: Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ACCT 2602 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ENGL 3742 | Business Writing | 3 |
| PHIL 2628 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| GE: Lab Science | 4 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 2603 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 3788 | Statistics for Business and Economics 1 | 3 |
| MKTG 3702 | Business Professionalism | 1 |
| MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| GE: Arts & Humanities | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 13 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGT 3750 | Managing Individuals in Organizations | 3 |
| MKTG 3703 | Marketing Concepts and Practice | 3 |
| BUS 3700 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| Upper Level Management Track Course | 3 | |
| Upper Level Business Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 4801 | Leadership in Business and Society | 3 |
| BUS 3715 | Principles of International Business | 3 |
| FIN 3720 | Business Finance | 3 |
| Upper Level Management Track Course | 3 | |
| Upper Level Business Course Internship Recommended | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGT 4881 | Project and Quality Management | 3 |
| MGT 3761 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MGT 3789 | Operations Management | 3 |
| Upper Level Business Elective | 3 | |
| Non Business Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 4850 | Strategic Management and Leadership | 3 |
| Upper Level Management Track Course | 3 | |
| Upper Level Business Elective | 3 | |
| GE: Social & Personal Awareness | 3 | |
| Non Business Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 121-122 | |
ENGL 1550, ENGL 1551, Busines Tool and upper level business courses (ACCT, ADV, BUS, ENT, FIN, MGT, MKTG) must be completed with the grade of a "C" or higher and cannot be taken credit/no credit.
To enroll in upper level Business courses students must have successfully completed ENGL 1550, ENGL 1551, PHIL 2628, CMST 1545, all Business Tool courses AND have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA.
- Develop communication skills to succeed in managerial and leadership roles;
- Lead high-performance teams in an organizational setting;
- Decision making under risk and uncertainty;
- Address significant problems and opportunities in an organizational setting;
- Motivate employees to excel in their jobs;
- Leading organizational change.